LGBT History Month 2026 is almost here, but the annual celebration of queer history and individuals is observed at different times of the year in different countries. In the UK it’s celebrated in ...

In October 1977 the LGBT community throughout California was embattled. Conservative Orange County state Senator John Briggs was circulating a statewide ballot initiative that would ban homosexuals ...

Lesbians, like gay men, have always existed. If there is a singular lesson to be learned this LGBT History Month, it is that lesbians didn't just appear suddenly in the 20th century, anomalous figures ...

October is LGBT History Month, the creation of history teacher Rodney Wilson. He began working on the idea while completing graduate studies at the University of Missouri-St. Louis in 1994. Rodney ...

October is the 30th Annual National LGBT History Month. Rodney Wilson, a Missouri social studies teacher, founded the event in response to the exclusion of LGBT history from public education. At the ...

Jenna Smith, a senior at Duke University, was in high school when the COVID-19 pandemic hit. During that time, she set out to learn more about queer history, so she created The LGBT History Project.

In the study of history, almost nothing can provide the kind of context and authenticity of a primary source – an original, firsthand account of a moment or a period in time. Known as “the raw ...

Houston is not a city known for keeping its history well-preserved. "I want to give back to the community," Doyle said. "Because being part of the community has meant so much to me over the last 50 ...

Ugandan authorities have perpetrated widespread discrimination and violence against LGBT people in the two years since the Anti-Homosexuality Act became law. The Ugandan authorities have spread ...