Daily Updates: Marking the 15th Anniversary of LGBT History Month with 31 Icons in 31 Days
From LGBT History Month
“In 1994, Rodney Wilson, a Missouri high school teacher, believed a month should be dedicated to the celebration and teaching of gay and lesbian history, and gathered other teachers and community leaders. They selected October because public schools are in session and existing traditions, such as Coming Out Day (October 11), occur that month.
Gay and Lesbian History Month was endorsed by GLAAD, the Human Rights Campaign, the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force, the National Education Association and other national organizations. In 2006 Equality Forum assumed responsibility for providing content, promotion and resources for LGBT History Month.”
Equality Forum is a national and international LGBT civil rights organization with an educational focus. Equality Forum coordinates LGBT History Month, produces documentary films, undertakes high-impact initiatives and presents the largest annual national and international LGBT civil rights summit. For more information, visit www.equalityforum.com.
(Updated daily by LGBT History Month)
2020 Icons
As each Icon is honored, their video will be linked to them in the list
- Nikolay Alexeyev
- .Deborah Batts
- Angie Craig
- Emily Dickinson
- Felicia Elizondo
- Rob Epstein
- Emile Griffith
- Menaka Guruswamy & Arundhati Katju
- Alexander von Humboldt
- Christopher Isherwood
- Moisés Kaufman
- Lori Lightfoot
- Claudia López
- Bernárd Lynch
- Anne McClain
- Kate McKinnon
- Harris Glenn Milstead “Divine”
- David Mixner
- Lauren Morelli
- Ifti Nasim
- Jess O’Connell
- Mary Oliver
- Billy Porter
- Laura Ricketts
- Angelica Ross
- Sappho
- Megan Smith
- Baron von Steuben
- Laxmi Narayan Tripathi
- Deborah Waxman
- Lil Nas X
LGBTHistoryMonth.com
