Barbara Gittings Age, Birthday, Zodiac Sign and Birth Chart

Barbara Gittings (July 31, 1932 – February 18, 2007) was a prominent American LGBTQ rights activist. She led the New York chapter of the Daughters of Bilitis from 1958 to 1963 and was an editor of its magazine from 1963 to 1966. In the 1960s, she collaborated with Frank Kameny in protests against laws prohibiting the employment of gay individuals by the U.S. government. In the 1970s, she contributed to the American Library Association, fostering positive literature about homosexuality. Gittings was instrumental in the movement to declassify homosexuality as a mental illness in 1972.

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Meaning of the name - Barbara

foreign, stranger, foreigner

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July 31, 1932 Facts

Generation Group

Barbara Gittings belongs to the Silent Generation group.

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Place of Birth: Vienna

Place of Death: Kennett Square

Cause of Death: breast cancer

Educated At: Northwestern University School of Communication | Northwestern University

Occupation: LGBTQI+ rights activist | journalist | librarian

Employers: Daughters of Bilitis | American Library Association

Awards Received: American Library Association Honorary Membership

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Astrology Analysis

Note: This birth chart is calculated using the date and place of birth, with the time set to noon (12:00 PM) local time. While this provides accurate planetary positions for most celestial bodies, the Ascendant (Rising Sign) and house cusps are not calculated since they require precise birth time. For a complete astrological analysis including houses and rising sign, please provide the exact birth time.