Rita Hester, Simon Nkoli, Oscar Wilde
Born: Rita Hester (1963)
Died: Simon Nkoli (1998), Oscar Wilde (1900)
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30NovDied 199828th anniversary of death
Simon Nkoli
On trial for treason under apartheid, he came out as gay – and helped make South Africa the first country to protect gay people in its constitution.
30NovDied 1900126th anniversary of deathOscar Wilde
The wittiest writer of Victorian London was sent to prison for loving men – and became a symbol of gay persecution.