Yun Hyon-seok, Benedetta Carlini, Tyra Hunter, Everett Klippert
Born: Yun Hyon-seok (1984)
Died: Benedetta Carlini (1661), Tyra Hunter (1995), Everett Klippert (1996)
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07AugDied 1661365th anniversary of death
Benedetta Carlini
Benedetta Carlini's visions and reported sexual acts became the subject of church investigations. Her surviving case offers rare evidence of intimacy between women, filtered through unequal authority and the demands of religious judgement.
07AugDied 199531st anniversary of deathTyra Hunter
A hairdresser denied proper emergency treatment after a car crash, Tyra Hunter became central to a landmark fight against discrimination in Washington, D.C.
07AugDied 199630th anniversary of deathEverett Klippert
Imprisoned indefinitely for consensual sex with men, Everett Klippert became an unwilling catalyst for reform of Canada's criminal law.