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LGBT History Month is an annual month-long observance of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender history, and the history of the gay rights and related civil rights movements. [1] It was founded in 1994 by Missouri high-school history teacher Rodney Wilson. [ 2 ]
The month was created with the intent to encourage openness and education about LGBT history and rights. LGBT Pride Month: June [97] [98] [99] June is celebrated as Pride in honor of the Stonewall Riots, though Pride events occur all year round. It also marks the month that same-sex marriage was legalized in the United States. Pulse Night of ...
LGBTQ history dates back to the first recorded instances of same-sex love, diverse gender identities, and sexualities in ancient civilizations, involving the history of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer peoples and cultures around the world. What survives after many centuries of persecution—resulting in shame, suppression, and ...
The first National March on Washington for Lesbian and Gay Rights in 1979. Sixteen years after Black Americans marched in Washington, D.C., to protest discrimination, about 75,000—both LGBTQ+ ...
Pride Month is celebrated annually in June to honor the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer community. Its roots trace back to the 1969 Stonewall riots.
Here's a look back at Texas queer history, beginning with the first public Pride events in the 1970s. ... President Clinton declared June "Gay and Lesbian Pride Month" and again in 2000.
In June 2009, Obama became the first president to declare the month of June to be LGBT pride month; President Clinton had declared June Gay and Lesbian Pride Month. [ 125 ] [ 126 ] Obama did so again in June 2010, [ 127 ] June 2011, [ 128 ] June 2012, [ 129 ] June 2013, [ 130 ] June 2014, [ 131 ] and June 2015.
Caroline Radesky, PhD, is a visiting assistant professor of history at the University of Iowa, teaching courses in American history, queer history, transnational sexualities, women's and gender ...