01/19/2026
Check out these awesome facts about January in q***r history that we collected!
Jan 1, 1928—The First Le***an Novel to Be Published in the United States and Britain,The Well of Loneliness, was banned for obscenity when published in 1928. It became an international bestseller, and for decades was the single most famous le***an novel.
January 1975—Elaine Noble (D) starts serving in the Massachusetts House of Representatives for two terms. She becomes the first openly le***an or gay candidate elected to a state legislature.
January 21, 1993—Melissa Etheridge comes out publicly as a le***an at the Triangle Ball, a gay celebration of President Bill Clinton’s first inauguration.
January 1976—The Consenting Adult S*x Bill passed in California in 1975 and became effective the following year, repealing the so**my law in CA making gay s*x legal for the first time.
Jan 22, 1973 —Roe v. Wade, 410 U.S. 113, was a landmark decision of the U.S. Supreme Court in which the Court ruled that the Constitution of the United States generally protected a right to have an abortion.
