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LGBT rights by country or territory

A six-band rainbow flag representing the LGBTQ community

LGBTQ people are individuals who are lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, or questioning. Many variants of the initialism are used; LGBTQIA+ people incorporates intersex, asexual, aromantic, agender, and other individuals. The group is generally conceived as broadly encompassing all individuals who are part of a sexual or gender minority. (Full article...)

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"Cowboys Are Frequently, Secretly Fond of Each Other" is a 1981 song by Latin country musician Ned Sublette featuring a "lilting West Texas waltz", widely known as the "gay cowboy song". The song satirizes stereotypes associated with cowboys and gay men, with lyrics relating western wear to the leather subculture: "What did you think all them saddles and boots was about?"

Following Sublette's recording on the 1982 GPS release Life is a Killer, the song was covered by the Canadian alternative country band Lost Dakotas on the 1993 Cargo release Sun Machine, and the queercore band Pansy Division on the 1995 album Pile Up. (Full article...)

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Cook in 2025

Timothy Donald Cook (born November 1, 1960) is an American business executive who is the current chief executive officer of Apple Inc. Cook had previously been the company's chief operating officer under its co-founder Steve Jobs. Cook joined Apple in March 1998 as a senior vice president for worldwide operations, and then as vice president for worldwide sales and operations. He was appointed chief executive of Apple on August 24, 2011, after Jobs resigned.

During his tenure as the chief executive of Apple and while serving on its board of directors, he has advocated for the political reform of international and domestic surveillance, cybersecurity, national manufacturing, and environmental preservation. Since becoming CEO, Cook has also replaced Jobs' micromanagement with a more liberal style and implemented a collaborative culture at Apple. (Full article...)

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There is some sort of perverse pleasure in knowing that it's basically impossible to send a piece of hate mail through the Internet without its being touched by a gay program. That's kind of funny.

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—Eric Allman (1955–), on Sendmail, his widely used email routing software

Current events

23 January 2025: A law allowing same-sex marriages come into effect on January 23, 2025, in Thailand.
1 January 2025: A law allowing same-sex marriages come into effect on January 1, 2025, in Liechtenstein.
28 June 2024: On the campaign trail in the USA, May 2024
16 February 2024: Same-sex marriages come into effect on 16 February 2024 in Greece.
5 July 2023: Germany: Esslingen am Neckar hosts first Christopher Street Day
27 June 2023: France: Quimper, Finistère hosts second pride festival
22 June 2023: Estonian parliament passes legalization of same-sex marriage
20 June 2023: Wikinews interviews Tom Pashby, leader of campaign group Include Mx
12 June 2023: Tens of thousands march in 25th Tel Aviv Pride parade

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Demonstration against "don't ask, don't tell", Times Square

2006 demonstration against the United States military's "don't ask, don't tell" policy, in front of the Armed Forces Recruiting Center in New York City's Times Square.

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... that the Heian period Japanese story Torikaebaya Monogatari is the tale of a man who lives as a woman and his sister who lives as a man, who eventually swap places in order to lead happy lives?
... that in his 1999 book The Trouble With Normal, gay author Michael Warner argued that same-sex marriage is an undesirable goal for the gay rights movement?
... that the 2009 book Unfriendly Fire argues that bans on gays in the military were based on prejudices and fears, not empirical data?
... that sexual activism group Sex Panic! criticized the efficacy of 1990s US anti-HIV campaigns that, they argued, demonized public sexual culture?

This month's birthdays

1 – Yves Saint Laurent (1936–2008), French fashion designer
2 – James Baldwin (1924–1987), American novelist
4 – Walter Pater (1839–1894), English essayist and art critic
4 – Marcus Urban (1971–), German footballer and diversity adviser
4 – Rudi van Dantzig (1933–2012), Dutch choreographer, ballet dancer, and writer
4 – Sapphire (1950–), American author & performance poet
5 – Heward Grafftey (1928–2008), Canadian politician and business executive
6 – Jim McGreevey (1957–), American seminarian & politician, former Governor of New Jersey (2002–2004)
6 – Carole Pope (1950–), Canadian rock singer-songwriter
6 – Andy Warhol (1928–1987), American painter, printmaker, and filmmaker
8 – Michael Urie (1980–), American actor, television producer, and director
9 – Michael Kors (1959–), American fashion designer
10 – Andrew Sullivan (1963–), English author and political commentator
11 – Quinn (1995–), Canadian professional soccer player, first transgender Olympic gold medalist
11 – Angus Wilson (1913–1991), English novelist and short story writer
12 – Gladys Bentley (1907–1960), American blues singer
12 – Cara Delevingne (1992–), English model and actress
12 – Merikukka Forsius (1972–), Finnish politician
12 – Radclyffe Hall (1880–1943), English writer and poet
13 – Gluck (1895–1978), English painter
13 – Herb Ritts (1952–2002), American fashion photographer
13 – Jennifer Pritzker (1950–), American investor, philanthropist, and former Lt. Col. in U.S. Army
13 – Domenico Dolce (1958–), Italian fashion designer (Dolce & Gabbana)
13 – Sam Champion (1961–), American TV personality and weather anchor
13 – Andrea Gibson (1975–), American spoken word poet
14 – Jill Bennett (1975–), American actress
14 – Horst P. Horst (1906–1999), German-American fashion photographer
14 – Mark Pocan (1964–), American Democratic congressman (Wisconsin)
16 – Rina Sawayama (1990–), Japanese singer, actress and model
18 – Marcel Carné (1906–1996), French film director
19 – Malcolm Forbes (1919–1990), American magazine publisher
19 – Renée Richards (1934–), American ophthalmologist, author and former professional tennis player
20 – Maria Louise Pool (1841–1898), American writer
21 – Luisa Isabel Álvarez de Toledo, 21st Duchess of Medina Sidonia (1936–2008), Spanish aristocrat
21 – Miguel Vale de Almeida (1960–), Portuguese anthropologist, LGBT activist, professor, and politician
22 – Diana Nyad (1949–), American author, journalist, motivational speaker, and long-distance swimmer
24 – Stephen Fry (1957–), English actor, screenwriter, comedian, and television presenter
24 – Marsha P. Johnson (1945–1992) Gay Liberation Activist
25 – Ludwig II of Bavaria (1845–1886), King of Bavaria
25 – Leonard Bernstein (1918–1990), American conductor, composer, music lecturer, and pianist
26 – Christopher Isherwood (1904–1986), English novelist
27 – Tom Ford (1961–), American fashion designer and film director
28 – Nancy Kulp (1921–1991), American actress
29 – Jean Lorrain (1855–1906), French poet, novelist, and dandy
29 – Meshell Ndegeocello (1968–), American singer-songwriter, rapper and musician
29 – Jeanette Winterson (1957–), English writer, broadcaster and activist
31 – Alex Blackwell (1983–), Australian cricketer