Dale Sheldon: "Gay History Wiki", September 26, 2009

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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


Criminal Records


Geography


Victims


Random Articles


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