Stephen Fry, Marsha P. Johnson, James Tiptree Jr., Bayard Rustin
Born: Stephen Fry (1957), Marsha P. Johnson (1945), James Tiptree Jr. (1915)
Died: Bayard Rustin (1987)
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24AugBorn 195769th birthday
Stephen Fry
Stephen Fry’s work spans comedy, fiction and classical storytelling, alongside a sustained commitment to mental health campaigning.
24AugBorn 194581st birthdayMarsha P. Johnson
Marsha P. Johnson combined gay liberation activism with daily acts of care, helping shelter homeless queer young people while living with poverty and insecurity herself.
24AugBorn 1915111th birthdayJames Tiptree Jr.
A science-fiction writer whose male pen name unsettled assumptions about gender and authorship.