Boy George, FannyAnn Eddy, Sarah Hegazi, June Jordan

Born: Boy George (1961), FannyAnn Eddy (1974)
Died: Sarah Hegazi (2020), June Jordan (2002)

Born on this day

Culture Club’s singer brought an androgynous image and a distinctive soul voice into mainstream 1980s pop.

A Sierra Leonean activist who insisted that LGBTQ people be seen and protected.

She raised a rainbow flag at a concert in Cairo in 2017 – and was imprisoned for it.

A poet who wrote about race, gender and justice – and who defended bisexuality as a political stance long before it was common.