George Washington

• Birth date: 1732
  

He put her on the spot about her anti-LGBTQ+ views, and she froze.

Both the American and British governments have taken the first steps toward reckoning with their past ostracization of LGBTQ servicemembers. But more must be done.

In 1778, George Washington had a soldier drummed out of the military for sodomy. 243 years later, the Fife and Drum Corps, Honor Guard Company, and the Commander-in-Chief’s Guard were all there to celebrate a lesbian general’s retirement.

Do you know?

Fun fact: President’s Day isn’t an actual federal holiday. It’s George Washington’s birthday. Some states make it more inclusive.

What better time to make an “orange fool” – a dessert fit for a former president?

“I should go spit on his grave,” the filmmaker said about one slave-owning ancestor.

And the internet had a good laugh.

Deborah Sampson dressed as a man to join the Army. While she married and had children after the war, her gender identity wasn’t important on the battlefield.

This is the dude who deserves the credit, and we bet you never heard of him.