Jack Nichols American activist John Richard (Jack) Nichols was BOTD in 1938. Born in Washington DC, he was raised in Maryland, coming out as gay to his parents when he was a teenager. In 1961, he co-founded the…

American activist Jack Nichols, Co-founder of the Mattachine Society of Washington and one of the Americans to talk publicly in the press about being gay, was BOTD in 1938. #jacknichols #supergays #bornonthisday #mattachinesociety