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UHart Celebrates LGBT History Month

October 04, 2021
Submitted By: Office of Diversity and Community Engagement

LGBT History Month was created in 1994 by Rodney Wilson, a high school history teacher in Missouri. In 1995, a resolution passed by the General Assembly of the National Education Association included LGBT History Month within a list of commemorative months. October was selected to coincide with National Coming Out Day (Oct. 11), which was already established, and the anniversary of the first march on Washington for gay and lesbian rights in 1979.

This is a time for the UHart community to honor the identities, history, and contributions of the LGBTQIA+ community. We encourage everyone across the University to take some time this month to further their learning about LGBTQIA+ history and understanding of the experiences of the LGBTQIA+ community.   

Educational Resources:

Organizations:

Campus Pride

GLAAD

GLSEN

National Center for Transgender Equality

PFLAG

 

Podcasts:

LGBTQ&A

One From the Vaults

Nancy

 

Articles:

About LGBT History Month

LGBTQ Rights Timeline in American History

12 historic LGBTQ figures who changed the world

Why Do We Celebrate Pride Month in June and LGBT History Month in October?

HRC Glossary of Terms

Glossary of LGBT Terms for Health Care Teams

 

Books:

Tomorrow Will Be Different by Sarah McBride

The Stonewall Reader

Untamed by Glennon Doyle

Sister Outsider by Audre Lorde

We Have Always Been Here by Samra Habib

 

Documentaries:

How to Survive a Plague (2012)

The Death and Life of Marsha P. Johnson (2017)

Paris Is Burning (1990)

 

If you know of a great resource and don’t see it on the list, let us know! Email Lisa Coté (licote@hartford.edu) to have your recommended resources added to the DEIJ website.