February 6 (1989):
The American Bar Association's House of Delegates urges federal rights legislation
for lesbians & gay men.
The vote: 251-121.

February 9 (1977):
San Francisco hosts the world's first lesbian & gay film festival.

February 10 (1976):
Garry Trudeau's Doonesbury becomes the first mainstream comic strip to feature
a gay male character.

February 11 (1965):
A San Francisco judge orders a jury to acquit four people arrested at a New Year's ball sponsored by the Council on Religion and the Homosexual. The judge was disgusted by the actions of police, and the decision quickly became a landmark in the movement for gay and lesbian rights.
(photo of ball above)

February 25 (1982):
Wisconsin becomes the first state to pass civil rights protection for
lesbians & gay men.

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February 1 (1902):
Langston Hughes
(photo above)

February 3 (1874):
Gertrude Stein

February 8 (1931):
James Dean

February 9 (1874):
Amy Lowell

February 10 (1893):
William "Big Bill" Tilden

February 15 (1926):
John Schlesinger

February 21 (1907):
Harry Stack Sullivan

February 23 (1685):
George Handel