Historical Calendar - May 15th

• 1897 - The Scientific-Humanitarian Committee, (Wissenschaftlich-Humanitres Komitee) was founded by Dr Magnus Hirschfeld in Berlin, Germany.
• 1969 - Canada decriminalizes private same sex acts.
• 1977 - 60 Minutes broadcasts a segment on child pornography, concentrating on "adult homosexuals who prey on small boys."
• 1981 - A fraternity at the University of Florida circulates a petition stating, "Homosexuals need bullets - not acceptance" during Lesbian/Gay Awareness Week.
• 1988 - Teenagers from a conservative Catholic high school go on a bashing spree, beating one victim to death. They are later sentenced to 35 and 40 years in prison.