Gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender (GLBT) History Month is almost over. The final videos highlighting different historical figures will air on the LGBT Center website in the coming days. Visit the LGBT Center website's GLBT History Month Featured Videos section to find a new video each day during October.
This week’s highlighted historical figures are:
October 21: John A. Perez, Speaker of California Assembly
October 22: Eleanor Roosevelt, First Lady
October 23: Jalal al-Din Rumi, Sufi mystic/poet
October 24: David Sedaris, writer/humorist
October 25: Maurice Sendak, author/illustrator
October 26: Matthew Shepard, hero
October 27: Johanna Siguroardottir, Icelandic Prime Minister
October 28: Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, composer
October 29: Rufus Wainwright, singer/songwriter
October 30: Mel Whit, minister/activist
October 31: Emmanuel Xavier, poet
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.
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