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Strawberry Panic! is a series of Japanese illustrated short stories written by Sakurako Kimino, which focus on a group of teenage girls attending three affiliated all-girl schools on Astraea Hill. A common theme throughout the stories is the intimate lesbian relationships between the characters. The original artist was Chitose Maki, who was succeeded by Namuchi Takumi when production of the manga and light novels began.

Following Strawberry Panic!s first run in Dengeki G's Magazine it was six months before results began to indicate that the series was a success, and that its fans were growing in number; the manga and light novels which followed were a reflection of its popularity. The series became sufficiently popular for Seven Seas Entertainment to license the manga series and light novels for English language distribution. Strawberry Panic! was one of the debut titles on the company's light novel and yuri manga production lines. An anime television series was produced in 2006 by Madhouse and is licensed by Media Blasters. A visual novel was produced in 2006 by MediaWorks for the PlayStation 2. ('Full article...)

McKellen at the 2013 San Diego Comic-Con

Sir Ian Murray McKellen CH (born 25 May 1939) is an English actor. With a career spanning over six decades, he is noted for his performances on the screen and stage in genres ranging from Shakespearean dramas and modern theatre to popular fantasy and science fiction. Regarded as a British cultural icon, he has received various accolades, including a Tony Award, a Golden Globe Award and six Laurence Olivier Awards, in addition to nominations for two Academy Awards, five BAFTA Awards and five Primetime Emmy Awards.

McKellen began his professional career in 1961 at the Belgrade Theatre as a member of their highly regarded repertory company. In 1965, McKellen made his first West End appearance. In 1969, he was invited to join the Prospect Theatre Company to play the lead parts in Shakespeare's Richard II and Marlowe's Edward II, and he firmly established himself as one of the country's foremost classical actors. In the 1970s, McKellen became a stalwart of the Royal Shakespeare Company and the National Theatre of Great Britain. In 1981 he received his first Tony Award nomination and win for Best Actor in a Play for his role as Antonio Salieri in Amadeus. (Full article...)

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I don't understand why it is considered by some people to be a threat to heterosexual marriage to allow it by gays and lesbians. Shouldn't we be promoting that kind of faithfulness and loyalty to one's partner regardless of sexual orientation?

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• August 5: DaBaby Levitating remix losing US radio audiences after the rapper's comments on HIV/AIDS
• May 19: Taiwan's legislature first in Asia to legalize same-sex marriage
• February 1: Toronto serial killer Bruce McArthur pleads guilty to eight murders
• October 30: 22nd annual ILGA-Europe conference meets in Brussels: in pictures
• October 30: In pictures: thousands attend 16th annual Taiwan Pride

Caino (1902) by Wilhelm von Gloeden

• ... that when reporter George Crile compared San Francisco to Sodom and Gomorrah when interviewing Dianne Feinstein for the CBS documentary Gay Power, Gay Politics, she threw him out of her office?
• ... that Dan Savage indulged in the seven deadly sins during research for his book Skipping Towards Gomorrah?
• ... that Bethany Black has been described as "Britain's only goth, lesbian, transsexual comedian"?
• ... that drag entertainer José Sarria was the first openly gay candidate for public office in the United States, garnering some 6,000 votes in his 1961 campaign for the San Francisco Board of Supervisors?
• ... that ABC moved the Roseanne episode "December Bride", which featured a same-sex wedding, from its usual broadcast time slot to one 90 minutes later, citing the episode's "adult humor"?

• 1 – Rachel Maddow (1973–), American cable television host
• 2 – Linda Hunt (1945–), American actress
• 3 – Anne Lister (1791–1840), English landowner and diarist
• 3 – Marlon Brando (1924–2004), American actor
• 3 – Cat Cora (1967–), American chef and TV personality
• 3 – David Hyde Pierce (1959–), American actor
• 4 – Robert Bauman, American politician and author, former Republican congressman (Maryland) (1973–1981)
• 4 – Clive Davis (1932–), American record producer and music industry executive
• 4 – Anthony Perkins (1932–1992), American actor
• 5 – Nigel Hawthorne (1929–2001), British actor
• 5 – Thomas Hitzlsperger (1982–), retired German soccer player
• 6 – Gale Wilhelm (1908–1991), American writer
• 7 – Harry Hay (1912–2002), American labor advocate, teacher, and LGBT rights activist
• 7 – Janis Ian (1951–), American singer-songwriter and musician
• 8 – Roberta Cowell (1918-2011), British racing driver and WWII fighter pilot
• 9 – Marc Jacobs (1963–), American fashion designer
• 9 – Cynthia Nixon (1966–), American actress
• 9 – Kristen Stewart (1990–), American actress
• 9 – Harris Wofford (1926–), American attorney & politician, U.S. Senator (Pennsylvania) (1991–1995)
• 10 – Gro Hammerseng-Edin (1980–), Norwegian handball player
• 10 – Tom Spencer (1948–), British politician and former Member of European Parliament
• 11 – Glenway Wescott (1901–1987), American writer
• 12 – Amy Ray (1964–), American singer-songwriter and member of Indigo Girls
• 12 – Magda Szubanski (1961–), Australian actress, comedian and writer
• 13 – Ole von Beust (1955–), German politician and former First Mayor of Hamburg
• 14 – Sir John Gielgud (1904–2000), English actor
• 14 – José María Mendiluce (1951–2015), Spanish writer and politician
• 14 – André Boisclair (1966–), Canadian politician & former leader of the Parti Québécois
• 14 – Da Brat (1974–), American rapper and actress
• 14 – Larissa França (1982–), Brazilian beach volleyball player
• 15 – Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519), Italian Renaissance polymath
• 15 – Luke Evans (1979–), Welsh actor and singer
• 15 – George Platt Lynes (1907–1955), American fashion photographer
• 15 – Bessie Smith (1894–1937), American blues singer
• 16 – Amelia Atwater-Rhodes (1984–), American fantasy/young adult lit author
• 16 – Raymond Chan Chi-chuen (1972–), Hong Kongese politician and radio host
• 16 – Dusty Springfield (1939–1999), English singer
• 17 – Thornton Wilder (1897–1975), American playwright and novelist
• 17 – Michal Jagelka (1977–), Czech actor and voice actor
• 18 – Alice Blinn (1889-1982), American educator, home efficiency expert, and magazine editor
• 18 – Maria Bello (1967–), American actress
• 19 – Prince Edmond de Polignac (1834–1901), French aristocrat & composer
• 19 – Dick Sargent (1930–1994), American actor
• 20 – Henry de Montherlant (1895–1972), French essayist and novelist
• 20 – Toller Cranston (1949–2015), Canadian figure skater and artist, 1976 Olympic Bronze Medalist
• 21 – Jessica Clark (1985–), English actress, model, and video blog host
• 22 – John Waters (1946–), American director, writer, visual artist, and media personality
• 23 – Élisabeth de Gramont, Duchess of Clermont-Tonnerre (1875–1954), French writer and aristocrat
• 23 – Halston (1932–1990), American fashion designer
• 23 – Dame Ethel Smyth (1858–1944), English composer and suffragist
• 24 – Jean-Paul Gaultier (1952–), French fashion designer
• 25 – Edward II (1267–1327), King of England
• 25 – Anja Pärson (1981–), Swedish alpine skier, 2006 Olympic Gold Medalist in Slalom
• 26 – Lily Parr (1905–1978), English professional women's association football player
• 26 – Ma Rainey (1886–1939), American singer
• 26 – Ludwig Wittgenstein (1889–1951), Austrian philosopher
• 27 – Russell T Davies (1963–), British television producer and screenwriter
• 27 – Prince Paul of Yugoslavia (1893–1976), Yugoslavian (Serbian) royalty
• 29 – Garrison Starr (1975–), American singer-songwriter
• 30 – Onir (1969–), Bengali Indian film director, editor, writer, and producer
• 30 – Alice B. Toklas (1877–1967), American-born member of Parisian avant-garde

• Timeline of LGBT history
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• List of LGBT bookstores
• List of gay, lesbian or bisexual people
• Lists of bisexual people
• List of LGBT African Americans
• List of LGBT writers
• List of LGBT artists
• List of pansexual people
• List of drag queens