On this day
27
November

Lara Dickenmann, Gloria Fuertes, Harvey Milk

Born: Lara Dickenmann (1985)
Died: Gloria Fuertes (1998), Harvey Milk (1978)

Born on this day

27NovBorn 198541st birthday

Lara Dickenmann

Switzerland’s most successful footballer won the Champions League twice – and came out publicly as a lesbian.

Died on this day

27NovDied 199828th anniversary of death

Gloria Fuertes

Generations of Spanish children grew up with her poems – and under Franco she never concealed that she loved women.

27NovDied 197848th anniversary of death

Harvey Milk

A San Francisco politician whose election and speeches made openly gay public life a source of hope.