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Happy Birthday to Eddie Izzard!
7 February 1962
Comedian, actor, and gender-nonconforming trailblazer whose career challenged rigid ideas of identity, fashion, and performance long before mainstream acceptance.
#EddieIzzard
7 February 1962
Comedian, actor, and gender-nonconforming trailblazer whose career challenged rigid ideas of identity, fashion, and performance long before mainstream acceptance.
#EddieIzzard
February 7, 2026 at 3:29 PM
Happy Birthday to Eddie Izzard!
7 February 1962
Comedian, actor, and gender-nonconforming trailblazer whose career challenged rigid ideas of identity, fashion, and performance long before mainstream acceptance.
#EddieIzzard
7 February 1962
Comedian, actor, and gender-nonconforming trailblazer whose career challenged rigid ideas of identity, fashion, and performance long before mainstream acceptance.
#EddieIzzard
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On this day in queer history: 7 February 1970
The Gay Liberation Front organized a protest at Barney’s Beanery in LA, forcing the removal of a long-displayed homophobic sign reading “FAGOTS – STAY OUT.” Though it reappeared at times, the sign was permanently removed in 1984.
#QueerHistory
The Gay Liberation Front organized a protest at Barney’s Beanery in LA, forcing the removal of a long-displayed homophobic sign reading “FAGOTS – STAY OUT.” Though it reappeared at times, the sign was permanently removed in 1984.
#QueerHistory
February 7, 2026 at 3:31 PM
On this day in queer history: 7 February 1970
The Gay Liberation Front organized a protest at Barney’s Beanery in LA, forcing the removal of a long-displayed homophobic sign reading “FAGOTS – STAY OUT.” Though it reappeared at times, the sign was permanently removed in 1984.
#QueerHistory
The Gay Liberation Front organized a protest at Barney’s Beanery in LA, forcing the removal of a long-displayed homophobic sign reading “FAGOTS – STAY OUT.” Though it reappeared at times, the sign was permanently removed in 1984.
#QueerHistory
February 6, 2026 at 3:12 PM
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On this day in queer history: 6 February 1993
The Netherlands passed anti-discrimination legislation banning discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation—a key early legal protection for LGBTQ+ people at the national level.
#QueerHistory #LGBTQHistory #Netherlands
The Netherlands passed anti-discrimination legislation banning discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation—a key early legal protection for LGBTQ+ people at the national level.
#QueerHistory #LGBTQHistory #Netherlands
February 6, 2026 at 3:05 PM
On this day in queer history: 6 February 1993
The Netherlands passed anti-discrimination legislation banning discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation—a key early legal protection for LGBTQ+ people at the national level.
#QueerHistory #LGBTQHistory #Netherlands
The Netherlands passed anti-discrimination legislation banning discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation—a key early legal protection for LGBTQ+ people at the national level.
#QueerHistory #LGBTQHistory #Netherlands
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Happy Birthday to William S. Burroughs!
5 February 1914
Writer and Beat Generation provocateur whose work confronted sexuality, control, and power with unsettling honesty, reshaping experimental literature and queer expression.
#WilliamSBurroughs
5 February 1914
Writer and Beat Generation provocateur whose work confronted sexuality, control, and power with unsettling honesty, reshaping experimental literature and queer expression.
#WilliamSBurroughs
February 5, 2026 at 5:14 PM
Happy Birthday to William S. Burroughs!
5 February 1914
Writer and Beat Generation provocateur whose work confronted sexuality, control, and power with unsettling honesty, reshaping experimental literature and queer expression.
#WilliamSBurroughs
5 February 1914
Writer and Beat Generation provocateur whose work confronted sexuality, control, and power with unsettling honesty, reshaping experimental literature and queer expression.
#WilliamSBurroughs
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On this day in queer history: 5 February 2005
IRIN reported that “honor killings” of gay men were common in Iraq and that a 2001 law prescribing the death penalty for homosexuality remained unchanged, despite orders to roll back the criminal code—highlighting the severe risks LGBTQ+ people faced.
IRIN reported that “honor killings” of gay men were common in Iraq and that a 2001 law prescribing the death penalty for homosexuality remained unchanged, despite orders to roll back the criminal code—highlighting the severe risks LGBTQ+ people faced.
February 5, 2026 at 5:17 PM
On this day in queer history: 5 February 2005
IRIN reported that “honor killings” of gay men were common in Iraq and that a 2001 law prescribing the death penalty for homosexuality remained unchanged, despite orders to roll back the criminal code—highlighting the severe risks LGBTQ+ people faced.
IRIN reported that “honor killings” of gay men were common in Iraq and that a 2001 law prescribing the death penalty for homosexuality remained unchanged, despite orders to roll back the criminal code—highlighting the severe risks LGBTQ+ people faced.
February 4, 2026 at 3:49 PM