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 October is GLBT History Month.  Each day throughout the month a video highlighting a different historical figure will be available from a special section of the LGBT Center Website: GLBT History Month Featured Videos

Each of these 31 leaders were nominated by leaders of state, national and international LGBT organizations, and have achieved success in a variety of different endeavors, were national heroes, or advanced LGBT civil rights.

The LGBT Community is one of the only communities worldwide that does not always learn its history at home, in the public schools, or in religious or other institutions. GLBT History Month teaches our heritage, provides role models, builds community, and educates about our unique national and international contributions.

This week’s highlighted historical figures are:

October 1: Eric Alva, Hero/Activist

October 2: George Washington Carver, Scientist

October 3: George Eastman, Entrepreneur/ Philanthropist

October 4: Sharon Farmer, White House Photographer

October 5: Leslie Feinberg, Author/Activist

October 6: Tom Ford, Designer/Filmmaker

October 7: E. Lynn Harris, Author  

October 8: David Huebner, Ambassador to New Zealand 

October 9: Kevin Jennings, Educator/Activist 

October 10: Mara Keisling, Transgender Activisit

GLBT History Month videos and other materials are made possible by the Equality Forum, a national and international GLBT civil rights organization with an educational focus.