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LGBTQ History Month provides role models, builds community, and represents a civil rights statement about the contributions of the LGBTQ community. [3] As of 2022, LGBTQ History Month is a month-long celebration that is specific to Australia, Canada, Cuba, Finland, Germany, Hungary, Italy, the United Kingdom and the United States.
Estimates of the size of the trans population in the UK is between 65,000 and 300,000. The size of the transsexual population or people experiencing gender dysphoria was estimated at between 2,400 and 10,500. [8] Stonewall concludes that it is hard to define the LGBT population of the UK because some LGBT people are not out. [9]
1979 – The Gay Humanist Group (later LGBT Humanists UK) was founded, launching at the Brighton conference of the Campaign for Homosexual Equality. [137] The group sought to challenge "ignorance, superstition, dogma and bigotry", and "to encourage more gays and humanists to come out and declare themselves and their convictions with pride".
1 – A law allowing same-sex marriages comes into effect on January 1, 2025, in Liechtenstein. [1]20 – President of the United States Donald Trump signs an executive order "Defending Women from Gender Ideology Extremism and Restoring Biological Truth to the Federal Government".
This year’s best lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer titles include "My Government Means to Kill Me," "Gods of Want," "Brown Neon" and "Flung Out of Space."
LGBT History Month provides role models, builds community, and represents a civil rights statement about the contributions of the LGBTQ+ community. [3] As of 2022, LGBT History Month is a month-long celebration that is specific to Australia, Canada, Cuba, Finland, Germany, Hungary, Italy, the United Kingdom and the United States.
LGBT History Month: October: 1994: It was declared a national history month by President Barack Obama in 2009. 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 ...
“The next time someone asks you why LGBT Pride marches exist or why Gay Pride Month is June tell them, ‘A bisexual woman named Brenda Howard thought it should be.’” — Brenda Howard