Openly gay American playwright Terrence McNally, best known for his plays “Frankie & Johnnie”, “Love! Valour! Compassion!” and “Master Class” and musical adaptations of “Kiss of the Spiderwoman” and “Ragtime”, was BOTD in 1938. #terrencemcnally #supergays #bornonthisday
Terrence McNally
American playwright Terrence McNally was BOTD in 1938. Born in Florida to a working-class Irish-American family, he was raised in Corpus Christi, Texas. In 1956, he moved to New York City to study …
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November 3, 2025 at 6:50 AM
Openly gay American playwright Terrence McNally, best known for his plays “Frankie & Johnnie”, “Love! Valour! Compassion!” and “Master Class” and musical adaptations of “Kiss of the Spiderwoman” and “Ragtime”, was BOTD in 1938. #terrencemcnally #supergays #bornonthisday
English actress, model and foxy ginger Saffron Burrows was BOTD in 1972, turning 53 today. #saffronburrows #supergays #bornonthisday
Saffron Burrows
English actress and model Saffron Burrows was BOTD in 1972. Born in North London to middle-class Socialists, she studied acting in her teens, and began modelling at 15, living between London and Pa…
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October 22, 2025 at 6:09 AM
English actress, model and foxy ginger Saffron Burrows was BOTD in 1972, turning 53 today. #saffronburrows #supergays #bornonthisday
Italian poet, filmmaker and SuperGay Deluxe Pier Paolo Pasolini was BOTD in 1922. #pierpaolopasolini #supergays #bornonthisday
Pier Paolo Pasolini
Italian poet and filmmaker Pier Paolo Pasolini was BOTD in 1922. Born in Bologna and raised in Friuli, he began writing poetry from early childhood. He studied at the University of Bologna, self-pu…
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March 5, 2025 at 8:22 AM
Italian poet, filmmaker and SuperGay Deluxe Pier Paolo Pasolini was BOTD in 1922. #pierpaolopasolini #supergays #bornonthisday
Insanely funny closeted gay English comedian Kenny Everett was BOTD in 1944, dying in 1995 of an AIDS-related illness aged 50. #kennyeverett #supergays #bornonthisday
Kenny Everett
English comedian and broadcaster Kenny Everett was BOTD in 1944. Born Maurice Cole in Lancashire, he attended a junior seminary with the intention of becoming a Catholic priest, leaving in his teen…
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December 25, 2025 at 12:28 AM
Insanely funny closeted gay English comedian Kenny Everett was BOTD in 1944, dying in 1995 of an AIDS-related illness aged 50. #kennyeverett #supergays #bornonthisday
French writer, actor and filmmaker Cyril Collard, her known for his novel and film “Les Nuits Fauves” (Savage Nights), was BOTD in 1957, dying of AIDS in 1993, aged 35. #cyrilcollard #bornonthisday #savagenights #supergays #aids
Cyril Collard
French writer, actor and filmmaker Cyril Collard was BOTD in 1957. Born in Paris to a prominent middle-class family, he was educated at private boarding schools, and studied engineering at the Inst…
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December 19, 2025 at 12:24 AM
French writer, actor and filmmaker Cyril Collard, her known for his novel and film “Les Nuits Fauves” (Savage Nights), was BOTD in 1957, dying of AIDS in 1993, aged 35. #cyrilcollard #bornonthisday #savagenights #supergays #aids
Danish children’s writer and frustrated homosexual Hans Christian Andersen was BOTD in 1805. #supergays #bornonthisday #hanschristianandersen
Hans Christian Andersen
Danish writer Hans Christian Andersen was BOTD in 1805. Born in Odense, he had a turbulent childhood, raised in a brothel and supporting himself as a tailor before being accepted into the Royal Dan…
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April 2, 2025 at 1:26 AM
Danish children’s writer and frustrated homosexual Hans Christian Andersen was BOTD in 1805. #supergays #bornonthisday #hanschristianandersen
New Zealand writer and filmmaker the great Peter Wells was BOTD in 1950. #peterwells #newzealand #supergays #bornonthisday
Peter Wells
New Zealand filmmaker and writer Peter Wells was BOTD in 1950. Born in Auckland, he studied in England before returning to New Zealand to make films with his then-partner Stewart Main. Their early …
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February 8, 2025 at 12:48 AM
New Zealand writer and filmmaker the great Peter Wells was BOTD in 1950. #peterwells #newzealand #supergays #bornonthisday
Australian writer David Malouf, one of Australia’s most distinguished novelists, was BOTD in 1934, turning 91 today. #davidmalouf #bornonthisday #supergays
David Malouf
Australian writer David Malouf was BOTD in 1934. Born in Brisbane to a Lebanese-English immigrant family, he studied at the University of Queensland. He moved to London in the 1950s, working as a t…
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March 20, 2025 at 7:07 AM
Australian writer David Malouf, one of Australia’s most distinguished novelists, was BOTD in 1934, turning 91 today. #davidmalouf #bornonthisday #supergays
American filmmaker Lisa Cholodenko, best known for her lesbian-themed films “High Art” and “The Kids Are All Right” and the TV drama series “Olive Kitteridge” and “Unbelievable”, was BOTD in 1964, turning 61 today. #lisacholodenko #supergays #bornonthisday
Lisa Cholodenko
American filmmaker Lisa Cholodenko was BOTD in 1964. Born in the San Fernando Valley, California to a middle-class Jewish family, she studied anthropology at San Francisco State University, where s…
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June 5, 2025 at 4:39 AM
American filmmaker Lisa Cholodenko, best known for her lesbian-themed films “High Art” and “The Kids Are All Right” and the TV drama series “Olive Kitteridge” and “Unbelievable”, was BOTD in 1964, turning 61 today. #lisacholodenko #supergays #bornonthisday
American television personality, musician and journalist Lance Loud was BOTD in 1951. He became a national celebrity after his family appeared in 1973 reality TV series “An American Family”, making him one of the first openly gay people on American television. #lanceloud #supergays #bornonthisday
Lance Loud
American television personality, musician and journalist Lance Loud was BOTD in 1951. Born Alanson Loud in San Diego, California to a middle-class family, he was raised in Eugene, Oregon, before ba…
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June 26, 2025 at 3:59 PM
American television personality, musician and journalist Lance Loud was BOTD in 1951. He became a national celebrity after his family appeared in 1973 reality TV series “An American Family”, making him one of the first openly gay people on American television. #lanceloud #supergays #bornonthisday
German sexologist and writer Benedict Friedlaender, a colleague and sometime rival of #MagnusHirschfeld, was BOTD in 1866. #benedictfriendlaender #supergays #bornonthisday
Benedict Friedlaender
German sexologist and writer Benedict Friedlaender was BOTD in 1866. Born in Berlin in the Kingdom of Prussia to a distinguished academic family, he was a gifted student, completing a doctorate in …
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July 8, 2025 at 8:11 AM
German sexologist and writer Benedict Friedlaender, a colleague and sometime rival of #MagnusHirschfeld, was BOTD in 1866. #benedictfriendlaender #supergays #bornonthisday
American singer, actress, activist and trans icon Justin Vivian Bond was BOTD in 1963, turning 62 today. Vive la Reine! #justinvivianbond #bornonthisday #supergays #transicon #kikiandherb
Justin Vivian Bond
American singer, actress and activist Justin Vivian Bond was BOTD in 1963. Born in Hagerstown, Maryland, they studied theatre at Adelphi University before moving to San Francisco, starring in Kate …
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May 9, 2025 at 3:06 AM
American singer, actress, activist and trans icon Justin Vivian Bond was BOTD in 1963, turning 62 today. Vive la Reine! #justinvivianbond #bornonthisday #supergays #transicon #kikiandherb
The great American actress and feminist icon Katharine Hepburn was BOTD in 1907. Discreetly lesbian for most of her life, she had a loving (though probably sexless) relationship with fellow closet case Spencer Tracy. #katharinehepburn #supergays #bornonthisday
Katharine Hepburn
American actress Katharine Hepburn was BOTD in 1907. Born in Hartford, Connecticut to a family of wealthy New England liberals, she was encouraged from an early age to be athletic, independent and …
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May 12, 2025 at 8:14 AM
The great American actress and feminist icon Katharine Hepburn was BOTD in 1907. Discreetly lesbian for most of her life, she had a loving (though probably sexless) relationship with fellow closet case Spencer Tracy. #katharinehepburn #supergays #bornonthisday
Norman Scott, former lover of Liberal MP Jeremy Thorpe and subject of the TV series “A Very English Scandal”, was BOTD in 1940. #normanscott #jeremythorpe #averyenglishscandal #bornonthisday #supergays
Norman Scott
English model and crime victim Norman Scott was BOTD in 1940. Born Norman Josiffe in Kent, his father abandoned the family soon after his birth. After leaving school, he worked as a stable groom (a…
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February 12, 2025 at 6:47 PM
Norman Scott, former lover of Liberal MP Jeremy Thorpe and subject of the TV series “A Very English Scandal”, was BOTD in 1940. #normanscott #jeremythorpe #averyenglishscandal #bornonthisday #supergays
The gloriously bonkers French fashion designer Jean-Paul Gaultier was BOTD in 1952, turning 72 today. #jeanpaulgaultier #supergays #bornonthisday
Jean-Paul Gaultier
French fashion designer Jean-Paul Gaultier was BOTD in 1952. Born in Arcueil near Paris, he showed an early interest in fashion, making clothes for his mother and grandmother by his early teens. At…
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April 24, 2025 at 3:10 AM
The gloriously bonkers French fashion designer Jean-Paul Gaultier was BOTD in 1952, turning 72 today. #jeanpaulgaultier #supergays #bornonthisday
English poet and soldier Wilfred Owen, whose posthumously published poems chronicled the horrors of trench warfare, was BOTD in 1893. #wilfredowen #warpoets #supergays #bornonthisday
Wilfred Owen
English poet Wilfred Owen was BOTD in 1893. Born in Oswestry, Shropshire to a prosperous middle-class family, he studied at Shrewsbury Technical School before being privately tutored. He became a l…
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March 18, 2025 at 12:17 AM
English poet and soldier Wilfred Owen, whose posthumously published poems chronicled the horrors of trench warfare, was BOTD in 1893. #wilfredowen #warpoets #supergays #bornonthisday
American artist and writer Joe Brainard was BOTD [11 March] in 1942. #joebrainard #bornonthisday #supergays
Joe Brainard
American artist and writer Joe Brainard was BOTD in 1942. Born in Salem, Arkansas, he grew up in Oklahoma, moving to New York City in 1960 to pursue an artistic career. After studying briefly at th…
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March 12, 2025 at 12:24 AM
American artist and writer Joe Brainard was BOTD [11 March] in 1942. #joebrainard #bornonthisday #supergays
American photographer and filmmaker James Bidgood, best known for his 1963 erotic film “Pink Narcissus”, was BOTD in 1933. #jamesbidgood #pinknarcissus #supergays #bornonthisday
James Bidgood
American photographer and filmmaker James Bidgood was BOTD in 1933. Born in Stoughton, Wisconsin, he grew up (like many little gay boys) obsessed with the Ziegfeld Follies and Hollywood musicals. H…
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March 28, 2025 at 6:19 AM
American photographer and filmmaker James Bidgood, best known for his 1963 erotic film “Pink Narcissus”, was BOTD in 1933. #jamesbidgood #pinknarcissus #supergays #bornonthisday
Albanian ethnographer and photographer Bajazid Elmaz Doda was born in 1888, and was killed by his lover Baron Franz Nopcsa von Felső-Szilvás on this day in 1933. #bajazidelmazdoda #bajaziddoda #supergays #bornonthisday
Bajazid Elmaz Doda
Albanian ethnographer and photographer Bajazid Elmaz Doda was born in 1888 and died on this day in 1933. Born in Štirovica in North Macedonia, at the time part of the Ottoman Empire, little is know…
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April 25, 2025 at 4:39 AM
Albanian ethnographer and photographer Bajazid Elmaz Doda was born in 1888, and was killed by his lover Baron Franz Nopcsa von Felső-Szilvás on this day in 1933. #bajazidelmazdoda #bajaziddoda #supergays #bornonthisday
Hunky French actor Roland Lesaffre, best known for his films made with long-term partner Marcel Carné, was BOTD in 1927. #rolandlesaffre #bornonthisday #supergays
Roland Lesaffre
French actor Roland Lesaffre was BOTD in 1927. Born in Clermont-Ferrand, he claimed to have joined the French Resistance during the Nazi occupation during World War Two. He then joined the French M…
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June 26, 2025 at 3:56 PM
Hunky French actor Roland Lesaffre, best known for his films made with long-term partner Marcel Carné, was BOTD in 1927. #rolandlesaffre #bornonthisday #supergays
German filmmaker, actor and chaotic bisexual Rainer Werner Fassbinder was BOTD in 1945. A titan of post-WWII German cinema, his films “Fox and His Friends”, “Petra von Kant”, “In a Year of 13 Moons” and “Querelle” have become LGBT classics. #rainerwernerfassbinder #bornonthisday #supergays
Rainer Werner Fassbinder
German filmmaker and actor Rainer Werner Fassbinder was BOTD in 1945. Born in Bad Wörishofen, three weeks after Germany’s surrender at the end of World War Two, he was raised by his mother in…
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May 31, 2025 at 3:13 AM
German filmmaker, actor and chaotic bisexual Rainer Werner Fassbinder was BOTD in 1945. A titan of post-WWII German cinema, his films “Fox and His Friends”, “Petra von Kant”, “In a Year of 13 Moons” and “Querelle” have become LGBT classics. #rainerwernerfassbinder #bornonthisday #supergays
SuperGay English singer-songwriter Marc Almond, Bret known as the lead singer of 1980s synth pop band Soft Cell, was BOTD in 1957, turning 68 today. #markalmond #softcell #supergays #bornonthisday
Marc Almond
English singer-songwriter Marc Almond was BOTD in 1957. Born in Southport, Lancashire to a military family, he had an itinerant childhood, raised in various towns and cities in Yorkshire. He was ed…
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July 9, 2025 at 7:26 AM
SuperGay English singer-songwriter Marc Almond, Bret known as the lead singer of 1980s synth pop band Soft Cell, was BOTD in 1957, turning 68 today. #markalmond #softcell #supergays #bornonthisday
American writer Herman Carroll, better known by his pseudonym H. G. Carrillo, was BOTD in 1960. #hermancarroll #hgcarrillo #supergays #bornonthisday #badgays
H. G. Carrillo
American writer Herman Carroll, better known by his pseudonym H. G. Carrillo, was BOTD in 1960. Born in Detroit, Michigan to a middle-class African-American family, he was a brilliant student, open…
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April 26, 2025 at 3:28 AM
American writer Herman Carroll, better known by his pseudonym H. G. Carrillo, was BOTD in 1960. #hermancarroll #hgcarrillo #supergays #bornonthisday #badgays
Australian screenwriter and director Colin Higgins, best known for his screenplay for “Harold and Maude” and for directing feminist comedy classic “9 to 5”, was BOTD in 1941. #colinhiggins #bornonthisday #supergays #haroldandmaude #9to5
Colin Higgins
Australian screenwriter and director Colin Higgins was BOTD in 1941. Born in Nouméa, French New Caledonia to Australian parents, his family returned to Australia shortly after his birth and he was …
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July 28, 2025 at 6:24 AM
Australian screenwriter and director Colin Higgins, best known for his screenplay for “Harold and Maude” and for directing feminist comedy classic “9 to 5”, was BOTD in 1941. #colinhiggins #bornonthisday #supergays #haroldandmaude #9to5