Karl Maria Kertbeny, Stephen Spender, Kehinde Wiley
Born: Karl Maria Kertbeny (1824), Stephen Spender (1909), Kehinde Wiley (1977)
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28FebBorn 1824202nd birthday
Karl Maria Kertbeny
He invented the word “homosexual” – and used it to argue against the criminal laws of his time.
28FebBorn 1909117th birthdayStephen Spender
A poet of the “Auden generation” who loved men and women and wrote frankly about it in his autobiography.
28FebBorn 197749th birthdayKehinde Wiley
He paints young Black men and women in the poses of European kings – and painted Barack Obama’s official portrait.