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Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (DEI): October - LGBTQ+ History Month

LGBTQ+ History Month (October)

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portrait of Elliot Page

Elliot Page

Actor and trans activist

Frypie, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

portrait of Oscar Wilde

Oscar Wilde

Writer

painted portrait of Sappho

Sappho

Greek Poet

portrait of James Baldwin

James Baldwin

Writer and activist

Allan warren, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

photo of Alice Walker

Alice Walker

Writer

Virginia DeBolt, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

photo of Dylan Mulvaney

Dylan Mulvaney

Actress, Influencer

Stay Tuned NBC, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

photo of Miss Major Griffin-Gracy

Miss Major Griffin-Gracy

Trans right activist, civil rights pioneer

Quinn Dombrowski, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Photo of Audre Lorde

Audre Lorde

Poet and lesbian activist

K. Kendall, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

portrait of Christine Jorgenson

Christine Jorgensen

The first person in the U.S to undergo a successful gender-reassignment

photo of Barbara Gittings with a chalkboard

Barbara Gittings

Gay pioneer and civil rights activist

Barbara Gittings and Kay Tobin Lahusen gay history papers and photographs, Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library

painting of Marsha P. Johnson in a flower crown

Marsha P. Johnson

Activist

Marsha P Johnson Illustration © 2024 by QueerAF, Trans+ History Week, Sunday Avanti is licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 4.0

portrait of Stormé DeLarverie

Stormé DeLarverie

Stonewall veteran, community leader, Master of Ceremonies, singer, performer, drag king

From Digital Transgender Archive copyright unknown

photo of Harvey Milk

Harvey Milk

American politician and gay-rights activist.

Ted Sahl, Kat Fitzgerald, Patrick Phonsakwa, Lawrence McCrorey, Darryl Pelletier, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

photo of Bayard Rustin

Bayard Rustin

American civil rights activist, MLK's adviser, main organizer of the March on Washington

portrait of Gladys Bently in tuxedo, top hat and bow tie

Gladys Bently

Blues pianist, singer, performer, and drag king pioneer

portrait of Alok

Alok

Writer, performance artist

photo of Pidgeon Pagonis

Pidgeon Pagonis

Activist, writer, filmmaker

Pidgeon Pagonis, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

photo of Andrea Jenkins

Andrea Jenkins

Politician, writer, performance artist, poet and transgender activist

Tony Webster from Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

photo of Margaret Cho

Margaret Cho

Comedian, actress, fashion designer, author, and singer-songwriter

Ryan Van Etten from W. Orange, NJ; modified by User:Animalparty, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

NASA portrait of Sally Ride

Sally Ride

Astronaut

picture of Sylvia Rivera

Sylvia Rivera

Activist

Dramamonster CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons

Resources on LGBTQ+ History and Culture

LGBTQ Rights Milestones Fast Facts
A concise timeline of events documenting the history of the LGBTQ rights movements from 1924.
History Unerased
History UnErased is an education non-profit bringing life-affirming, life-changing, and life-saving LGBTQ US history into the mainstream curriculum in K-12 schools across the nation.
LGBTQ Digital Collections by GLBT Historical Society
A compilation of photos, videos, newspapers, and radio broadcasts that show groundbreaking LGBTQ history as it happened.
Stonewall History - Library of Congress
An in depth history lesson about the Stonewall Uprising and how it sparked the gay rights movement.
LGBTQ Population in America
Current population count and percentage state by state of people who identify as LGBTQ in 2023.
LGBT History Month
LGBT History Month celebrates the achievements of 31 lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender Icons. Each day in October, a new LGBT Icon is featured with a video, bio, bibliography, downloadable images, and other resources.
A Moment to Consider: LGBTQ+ History Month
LGBTQ+ History Month should serve as a moment to consider all of the rich diversity of our spectrum and work to remember all of the stories of those who brought us to this moment—those who have died and those who live on.
GLBT Historical Society
The GLBT Historical Society collects, preserves, exhibits and makes accessible to the public materials and knowledge to support and promote understanding of LGBTQ history, culture and arts in all their diversity.
GLSEN LGBTQ+ History
The GLSEN LGBTQ+-inclusive curriculum items to help students and educators better understand our world and our differences.
Hagerstown Hope
Hagerstown Hope is a Hagerstown, MD nonprofit focused on bringing unity, education, and services to support our local LGBTQ+ and local communities.
The Trevor Project
The Trevor Project is an American nonprofit organization founded in 1998. Focused on suicide prevention efforts among lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, and questioning youth, they offer a toll-free telephone number where confidential assistance is provided by trained counselors.

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