Dale Sheldon: "Gay History Wiki", September 26, 2009
Accessed from 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.
Biographies Index
The following is a list of Biographies within the Gay History Wiki. You can also check the 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
