On this day in gay history
In Honor of Pride Month - A Little History
The History of Pride Month & the Uprising at the Stonewall Inn
During this month of Pride, we mind it might be a excellent idea to offer some historical context to what has change into such a distinguishable and celebratory month for so many members of the LGBTQIA+ community. This year marks the 52nd year since the first Pride march was organized by Brenda Howard, a bisexual activist; however, Identity festival month was first recognized on a national level by President Bill Clinton in and During his term, President Barack Obama declared the month of June LGBT Pride Month. This announcement is the result of a decades long battle for equality after a brave group of LGBT community members decided to take a stand in Recent York City.
On June 28, , police raided the Stonewall Inn, a popular gay bar on Christopher Street in Greenwich Village, New York City. During this time, in every state but Illinois, acts of homosexuality were illegal and bars and restaurants that publicly served or had employees that identified as part of the LGBT community ri
In Russia, the Bolsheviks repeal the entire criminal code in favor of &#;revolutionary justice.&#; Among the laws nullified are those relating to sex acts between men.
Frank Kameny is fired from his job as an astronomer in the United States Army&#;s Map Service in Washington, D.C. because of his homosexuality. A scant days later he is blacklisted from seeking federal employment. These events spur Kameny into being a gay rights activist.
The God of Vengeance opens at the Provincetown Playhouse. The drama, translated from Yiddish and performed in English for the first time, includes the first lesbian scenes on the American stage.
The Quebec government overwhelmingly approves a measure that gives home partners of gays and lesbians legal protection and access to economic benefits previously restricted to straights.
In New Jersey, queer couples are given the right to jointly adopt children
Mel Brook&#;s To Be or Not To Be, a remake of the Ernst Lubitsch classic becomes the first mainstream Hollywood film to not only acknowledge Nazi persecution of homosexuals, but also
LGBTQ Community Calendar
There are a number of days and months observed, celebrated, and honored by the LGBTQ community. While the list below is specific to LGBTQ-focused days, weeks, and months, LGBTQ people also observe and celebrate non-LGBTQ specific moments such as Black History Month, Latinx Heritage Month, International Holocaust Remembrance Day, Mother’s Day, Father’s Date, Women’s History Month, and Indigenous Peoples’ Day. Media coverage of these and other non-LGBTQ focused moments should involve LGBTQ people and the intersections of LGBTQ people and the respective topic.
February
- February 7: National Dark HIV/AIDS Awareness Day
- Week after Valentine’s Day: Aromantic Spectrum Consciousness Week
- February HIV Is Not A Crime Awareness Day
March
- March: Multi-attracted Health Awareness Month
- Week varies in March: National LGBT Health Awareness Week
- March National Women & Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day
- March National Native HIV/AIDS Awareness Day
- March International Transgender Day of Visibility
April
- April 6: International Asexuality Day
- April National Youth HI
About LGBT History Month
How It Works
LGBT History Month celebrates the achievements of 31 lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender Icons. Each afternoon in October, a fresh LGBT Icon is featured with a video, bio, bibliography, downloadable images and other resources.
LGBT History Is American History
“LGBT History Month sends an important letter to our nation’s teachers, school boards, community leaders, and youth about the vital importance of identifying and exploring the role of gay, lesbian, pansexual, and transgender people in American history."
– George Chauncey,
DeWitt Clinton Professor of American History and Director of the Columbia Reseach Initiative on the Global History of Sexualities.Background
In , 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 Mont