Betty White: Here’s What The TV Icon Up To In 2021
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There’s no denying that
Betty White is a natural treasure. For decades, this venerable TV actress has been making audiences laugh, whether she was playing the dim-witted Rose Nyland on
The Golden Girls, the devilish Sue Ann Nevins on
The Mary Tyler Moore Show, or the hard-living Elka Ostrovsky on
Hot in Cleveland. She’s never really retired, despite the fact that she’s nearing her 100
th birthday. So what’s Betty White up to now? Here’s a look at the life of this iconic TV star in 2021.
There are as many paths to exploring queer history as there are people who have lived it, and many legends we’ve nearly forgotten about who, in a more just world, would be household names. History can provide inspiration, and can also help us to avoid making the same damn mistakes again and again mistakes like forgetting that trans people of color were at the vanguard of gay liberation.
Pride is a time to celebrate, honor, and remember all of it, whether you’re trans, bi, ace, poly, pan, intersex, nonbinary, or anywhere else on the gender and sexual identity and expression spectrum. or just proud to support your queer friends.
Today in History
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Today in History
Today is Thursday, June 3, the 154th day of 2021. There are 211 days left in the year.
Today’s Highlight in History:
On June 3, 1989, Iran’s spiritual leader, Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, died. On the same day, Chinese army troops began their sweep of Beijing to crush student-led pro-democracy demonstrations.
On this date:
In 1621, the Dutch West India Co. received its charter for a trade monopoly in parts of the Americas and Africa.
In 1861, Illinois Sen. Stephen A. Douglas, the Democratic presidential nominee in the 1860 election, died in Chicago of typhoid fever; he was 48.
In 1937, Edward, The Duke of Windsor, who had abdicated the British throne, married Wallis Simpson in a private ceremony in Monts, France.