Danielle Bunten Berry, Justin Fashanu, Marta, André Gide, Derek Jarman, Sylvia Rivera
Born: Danielle Bunten Berry (1949), Justin Fashanu (1961), Marta (1986)
Died: André Gide (1951), Derek Jarman (1994), Sylvia Rivera (2002)
Born on this day
Danielle Bunten Berry
The creator of M.U.L.E. was a pioneer of multiplayer computer games – “no one ever said on their deathbed, ‘I wish I had spent more time alone with my computer.’”
19FebBorn 196165th birthdayJustin Fashanu
The first professional footballer to come out as gay – a step that cost him dearly in the game he loved.
19FebBorn 198640th birthdayMarta
Often called the greatest female footballer of all time, she has scored more World Cup goals than any man or woman.
Died on this day
André Gide
The Nobel laureate challenged conventional morality and defended homosexuality in print, leaving a complex legacy.
19FebDied 199432nd anniversary of deathDerek Jarman
He brought queer history and political anger into experimental cinema, then made illness, love and a coastal garden part of his final work.
19FebDied 200224th anniversary of deathSylvia Rivera
A Latina trans activist who fought at the front of the gay liberation movement – and was pushed out by the very movement she helped build.