“I had to come out because it was too hard not being myself”
Kye Allums is the first openly transgender athlete to play NCAA Division 1 basketball. More
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“My poetry is disjunct, but then so is life.”
John Ashbery is one of the most successful American poets - winning almost every major literary award, including the Pulitzer Prize. More
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“The comic strip is about all kinds of things, not just gay and lesbian issues."
Alison Bechdel is a celebrated cartoonist and author of the long running comic strip Dykes To Watch Out For. More
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“Each time we act against discrimination, we add a ring of life to the American tree of liberty.”
John Berry is the highest-ranking openly gay federal employee in U.S. history. More
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All could be described as "common people" -- No one riding the white horse and carrying a torch through the city, but each together being a strong building block.
Thanks for the information.
would i sound stupid if i said i do not know any of these people
You're welcome, Silvereagle, you are right and that is what makes the GLBT community so extraordinary.
No, you wouldn't, Becca. I had only heard of John Berry (and even he I didn't exactly know his name, just known of him) before I did this post. Each October and throughout the month, I post the list of 31 Icons for LGBT History Month as chosen by Equality Forum. Some of their choices are well-known, others not so well-known, but each are individuals that I think we should know about.
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