October is LGBT History Month

Rodney Wilson:

...As a teacher, I had long been a supporter of various history months, the annual reminders that not all history is made by straight white men. Carter Woodson founded Negro History Week in 1926 because he believed African-Americans had been neglected in the canon, and that a remembrance of things past empowered the present. Decades later, Latinos and women and Asian-Americans, feeling likewise, founded Hispanic Heritage Month, Women’s History Month, and Asian-Pacific Islander Heritage Month. 

I wanted the same for our community and in January 1994 proposed that October 1994 be recognized as the first annual LGBT History Month. The idea took hold quickly and each year since has witnessed more participating colleges and community groups.