Jennifer Laude, Robert Mapplethorpe
Born: Jennifer Laude (1987), Robert Mapplethorpe (1946)
Born on this day
04NovBorn 198739th birthday
Jennifer Laude
She was killed by a US Marine in 2014 – his conviction, reduced sentence and pardon made her the face of violence against trans women in the Philippines.
04NovBorn 194680th birthdayRobert Mapplethorpe
His photographs of flowers, faces and gay sexuality were perfectly composed – and sparked America’s fiercest battle over art and censorship.