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LGBT/2SLGBTQI+ History Month: Honouring the Past, Shaping the Future 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️

This October, we celebrate the resilience, achievements, and contributions of diverse 2SLGBTQI+ communities whose advocacy have advanced equality, visibility, and human rights.

#LGBTHistoryMonth #Inclusion #HistoryMatters
October 29, 2026 at 7:04 PM
Though not out during her lifetime, Barbara Jordan, who served in the US House of Representatives from 1973 until 1979, was the 1st LGBTQ+ woman in Congress. During her tenure, Jordan's oratorical skills gained her national notoriety. #LGBTHistoryMonth en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barbara...
Barbara Jordan - Wikipedia
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October 28, 2026 at 3:35 PM
Our Halloween special details how Halloween customs like dressing in costumes and eating sweets owe their origin to a Queer Athenian festival to Dionysus called the Oschophoria.

Check it out!
#LGBTHistoryMonth #QueerHistory #LGBTHistory
October 30, 2026 at 10:23 PM
Dimanche 25 octobre retrouvez-nous à Lausanne chez Photo Élysée pour éditer @wikipediafr.bsky.social dans le cadre du mois de l'histoire LGBT ! Si vous êtes loin vous pouvez également participer en ligne.

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October 24, 2026 at 1:18 PM
After rising to the rank of Major in the US Army and being discharged due to the "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy, Anthony Woods in 2023 became the 1st openly gay man to head a state department in MD when appointed Secretary of Veterans Affairs. #LGBTHistoryMonth en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anthony...
Anthony Woods - Wikipedia
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October 26, 2026 at 11:28 PM
As I put the finishing touches on the next episode, for today's #ShoutOutSaturday, I hope you'll check out These Are the Gays of Our Lives - a humorous look at the lives of LGBTQ+ individuals through history. #history #LGBTHistoryMonth www.buzzsprout.com/2370400
These Are The Gays Of Our Lives
Drew and Sarah are college friends who share a love of pop culture from 80s music, old Hollywood movies, iconic closeted characters, and campy TV shows.  Countless LGBTQ+ stories remain hidden in...
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October 24, 2026 at 5:06 PM
"You know edgy comedians, they'll just come right out the block and do ten minutes slagging off trans people."

It's #LGBTHistoryMonth. Here's James Acaster on "edgy comedians" and how they always seem to punch downwards. Funny that isn't it? What with them being so anti-authoritarian and all?!
October 21, 2026 at 9:31 AM
It was a mark forced onto men whose government had decided that just being gay was enough to justify arrest, imprisonment, castration, medical experimentation and, for many, death."

#LGBThistorymonth
October 21, 2026 at 8:47 PM
Our International Pronouns Day Special is now live!
We explore some of the terms Romans used to describe their own loves.
Happy Pronouns Day!

#LGBTHistoryMonth #InternationalPronounsDay #QueerHistory
October 21, 2026 at 1:28 PM
During her two terms on the Hawai'i Board of Education, Kim Coco Iwamoto was the highest-ranking openly trans individual in the US & the 1st to win statewide office. In 2024, she became the 1st openly trans state legislator in Hawai'i. #LGBTHistoryMonth en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kim_Coc...
Kim Coco Iwamoto - Wikipedia
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October 21, 2026 at 4:28 PM
A former public school teacher from Brooklyn, after getting involved in civil rights and affordable housing activism, Jabari Brisport became the 1st out gay person of color elected to the NY state legislature in 2020. #LGBTHistoryMonth #history en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jabari_...
Jabari Brisport - Wikipedia
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October 20, 2026 at 1:49 PM
A former mixed martial artist, Sharice Davids became the first out LGBTQ+ Native American to serve in Congress and the first out LGBTQ+ person to represent Kansas when she took her seat in the US House in 2019. #LGBTHistoryMonth en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sharice...
Sharice Davids - Wikipedia
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October 19, 2026 at 1:54 PM
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LGBT History Month 2026 Overview Video
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October 16, 2026 at 9:09 PM
🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈LYNN CONWAY🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️

A TRANS WOMAN HELPED REVOLUTIONIZE COMPUTERS?!?!

Today during LGBT history month we are reminded of Lynn Conway and their absolutely incredible contributions to modern engineering and computer technology!!

#lgbt #vtuber #lgbthistorymonth #transgender #queerhistory
October 15, 2026 at 2:18 AM
Our Spirit Day Special is now Live!

In 186BC, Queer people in Rome and Italy faced discrimination and violence from the Senate's Great Decree on Bacchanals.
The Bacchanal 'crisis' reminds us to stay strong in our own troubles today.
#LGBTHistoryMonth #SpiritDay #LGBTHistory
October 16, 2026 at 2:55 AM
IT'S #BlackHistoryMonth in the UK & #LGBTHistoryMonth in the USA. Meet 16 queer Black trailblazers who made history - and discover the diversity of our communities and the challenges of living with more than one marginalised identity: nbcnews.to/4hqXu1R
October 14, 2026 at 11:21 AM
Our next episode is up!
We are exploring why it is important to use our words to describe the queer experience in the past.
Check it out wherever you do podcasts!
#LGBTHistoryMonth #LGBTHistory #QueerHistory
October 14, 2026 at 5:03 PM
In our current episode we explore why it is important to use our words when discussing gender and sexuality in the past.

Check it out wherever you do podcasts!
#LGBTHistoryMonth #QueerHistory #LGBTHistory
October 14, 2026 at 1:43 AM
After holding posts in numerous federal agencies, in 2009, John Berry became the 1st openly gay head of a federal agency when he became Director of the Office of Personnel Management. He later became US Ambassador to Australia. #LGBTHistoryMonth #history en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Be...
John Berry (ambassador) - Wikipedia
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October 12, 2026 at 11:40 AM
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Happy #LGBTHistoryMonth!🏳️‍🌈
#CatholicTeachers honour & celebrate the contributions, resilience, & progress made by & for 2SLGBTQIA+ individuals & communities everywhere!

Let’s continue our journey to foster inclusive & equitable spaces, within #OntEd & beyond!
October 9, 2026 at 1:00 PM
During the course of her public service career, Tammy Baldwin became the first out lesbian to serve in various legislative bodies including the WI state assembly, the US House of Representatives, and the US Senate. #history #LGBTHistoryMonth en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tammy_B...
Tammy Baldwin - Wikipedia
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October 9, 2026 at 2:54 PM
Sapphic love is something special! It represents an expansively powerful and affirming passion!
#InternationalLesbianDay #LGBTHistoryMonth #SapphicLove
October 8, 2026 at 8:04 PM