October is 🌈 LGBT History Month 🌈

October is LGBT History Month

October is Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT) History Month.  Each day throughout the month a video highlighting a different historical figure will be available for viewing in a special section of the LGBT Center Website: LGBT History Month Featured Videos

Each of these 31 leaders was nominated by leaders of state, national, and international LGBT organizations and from the public, and have achieved success in a variety of different endeavors, were national heroes, or advanced LGBT civil rights.

The LGBT Community is one of the only communities worldwide that does not always learn its history at home, in public schools, or in religious or other institutions. LGBT History Month teaches our heritage, provides role models, builds community, and educates us 🌈🌈🌈🌈🌈🌈🌈about our unique national and international contributions.

This week’s featured historical figures are:

• October 1: Hans Christian Andersen, Fairy Tale Author 
• October 2: Robina Asti, Transgender Rights Activist 
• October 3: Richard Avedon, Preeminent Photographer
• October 4: Ninia Baher & Genora Dancel, Marriage Equality Pioneers 
• October 5: Sue Bird, WNBA Superstar 
• October 6: Victor Blackwell, CNN News Anchor 
• October 7: Matt Bomer, Actor
• October 8: Raphael Bostic, Federal Reserve Bank CEO 
• October 9: Jennifer Finney Boylan, Author & Transgender Activist
• October 10: Kate Brown, Governor of Oregon 

LGBT History Month videos and other materials are made possible by the Equality Forum, a national and international LGBT civil rights organization with an educational focus.  (BY GRACE DOSDALL)