View source for Dale Sheldon: "Gay History Wiki", September 26, 2009

Accessed from [http://gayhistory.wikidot.com/start GayHistoryWiki.com], February 28, 2011.


=A History Discovered=


Welcome to the Gay History Wiki, a project organized and written by Dale Sheldon. Mr. Sheldon has been studying LGBT history since his own coming out in 1999 and will use this project as a repository for his findings. Unlike most Wiki's, this is not a collaborative project. This is due to the sensitive nature of the information, allowing a higher level of information integrity, so that it is not contaminated by the views of individuals of varying propagandist ideals. Mr. Sheldon will attempt to keep to the facts as much as possible, but it must also be understood that some "reading between the lines" is required when searching for the history of LGBT community. We do invite everyone to view the files and encourage any questions, comments or suggestions you may have.


Use the following pages as jumping off points to browse some of the research, or conduct a search in the box at the top-right of any page.


[http://gayhistory.wikidot.com/biographies-index Biographies Index]


[http://gayhistory.wikidot.com/biographies-index Criminal Records]


[http://gayhistory.wikidot.com/geography Geography]


[http://gayhistory.wikidot.com/lgbt-victimsLGBT Victims]


[http://gayhistory.wikidot.com/random-articles Random Articles]


=Biographies Index=

The following is a list of Biographies within the Gay History Wiki. You can also check the [http://gayhistory.wikidot.com/future-research future research list] for additional names and subjects that we will be looking into.


Name	Years	Orientation	Occupation

August, Edwin	(1883-1964)	Gay	Actor, Director, Writer

Booher, Ellsworth Clifford	(1892-?)	Gay	Singer / Activist

Boyle, Mansel Vardaman	(1877-1945)	Gay	Female Impersonator

Brown, Gilmor	(1884-?)	Gay	Founder of Pasadena Playhouse

Byrnes, Eleanor	(1901-1978)	Lesbian	Illustrator

Cox, Junior	(c. 1922-?)	Gay	Claw Hammer Killer

Daly, Blyth	(1901-1965)	Lesbian	Actress

Douglas, Lord Alfred	(1870-1945)	Gay	Poet

Gay, Jan	(1902-1960)	Lesbian	Author and Publicist

Gay, Zhenya	(1901-1978)	Lesbian	Illustrator

Goodwin, John	(1912-1994)	Gay	Writer

Hall, Caroline aka Charles Winslow Hall	(1860-1901)	Lesbian	Artist

Hall, Murray H.	(1840-1901)	Lesbian	NY Politician

Haines, William	(1900-?)	Gay	Actor

Henderson, Dell	(?-?)	Undetermined	Silent Film Actor

Hillsborough, Robert	(1945-1975)	Gay	San Francisco Gardner

Hughes, Gareth	(1894-1965)	Gay	Actor and Episcopal Monk

Hyde, Harry	(?-?)	Gay	Silent Film Actor

Isherwood, Christopher	(1904-1986)	Gay	Writer

Kennedy, King	(1903-1974)	Gay	Actor

Kerrigan, J. Warren	(1882-1947)	Gay	Silent Film Actor

Lanoe, J. Jiquel	(1875-?)	Gay	Silent Film Actor and Artist

Lewis, David	(1903-1987)	Gay	Film Producer / Writer

Lowe, Edmund	(1890-1971)	Bi-sexual	American Actor

Neddermeyer, Heinz	(1915-Aft. 1960)	Bi-sexual	factory worker

Novarro, Ramon	(1899-1968)	Gay	Silent Film Actor

O'Brien, Eugene	(?-?)	Gay	Actor

Ordynski, Ryszard	(1878-1953)	Bi-sexual	Theatre Producer

Reitman, Helen	(1902-1960)	Lesbian	Author and Publicist

Sperry, Almeda	(1881-?)	Bi-sexual	Housewife

Taylor, William Desmond	(?-?)	Gay	Film Director

Vassall, John William	(1924-1996)	Gay	Admiralty Officer

Vay, Count Sándor aka Countess Sarolta Vay	(1856-?)	Lesbian	Aristocrate

Vincent, James	(1882-1957)	Gay	Actor and Director

Webb, Clifton	(?-?)	Gay	Actor

Whale, James	(1889-1957)	Gay	Director

Williams, John Wayne	(?-?)	Gay	State Department Officer


=Criminal Records=

Alcatraz Prisoners

Sodomy Cases - a list of various cases found in historical newspaper records.

Washington State Criminal Files

Washington State Reformatory


=Geography=

This page is where I am going to organize a chronological history of events by geographic location. All locations are organized by current boarders, not historical ones, in order to keep the list simple and easy for those unfamiliar with the name changes of various countries. Since the majority of my research takes place in the United States and Canada, each state and province for these countries will be listed separately.

United States

State	Joined the Union	First Gay Reference

Alabama	1819	1880

Alaska	1959	1884

Arizona	1912	1903

Arkansas	1836	1993

California	1850	1493

Colorado	1876	1910

Connecticut	1788	1635

Delaware	1787	1946

Florida	1845	1528

Georgia	1788	1880

Hawaii	1959	1930

Idaho	1890	1864

Illinois	1818	1673

Indiana	1816	1820

Iowa	1846	1976

Kansas	1861	1994

Kentucky	1792	1880

Louisiana	1812	1721

Maine	1820	1909

Maryland	1788	1770

Massachusetts	1788	1629

Michigan	1837	1880

Minnesota	1858	1905

Mississippi	1817	1673

Missouri	1821	1870

Montana	1889	1877

Nebraska	1867	1871

Nevada	1864	1994

New Hampshire	1788	1899

New Jersey	1787	1896

New Mexico	1912	1851

New York	1788	1646

North Carolina	1789	1988

North Dakota	1889	1862

Ohio	1803	1914

Oklahoma	1907	1987

Oregon	1859	1811

Pennsylvania	1787	1880

Rhode Island	1790	1880

South Caroline	1788	1880

South Dakota	1889	1862

Tennessee	1796	1831

Texas	1845	1847

Utah	1896	1864

Vermont	1791	1861

Virginia	1788	1610

Washington	1889	1977

Washington DC	1788	1857

West Virginia	1863	1801

Wisconsin	1848	1880

Wyoming	1890	1994

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