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British Museum hosts event for LGBT History Month

Pink News  Nov 05 09

The British Museum is helping to kick off preparations for next year's LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual and trans) History Month with a special event for teachers and youth workers and a reception.
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Gay History Month: Zora Neale Hurston

365 Culture and Ideas  Oct 31 09

Zora Neale Hurston, a folklorist, novelist and anthropologist, was a staple figure during the Harlem Renaissance.
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British Museum to host LGBT History month preparations

Pink Paper  Oct 30 09

The British Museum will host an event in November to help teachers and youth workers to plan ahead for LGBT History Month.
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Gay History Month: Yves Saint Laurent

365 Culture and Ideas  Oct 30 09

Yves Saint-Laurent is one of the most renowned figures in 20th century French fashion. As a child, Laurent was incessantly taunted by his peers.
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School Board Objects to Pictures of Gay Americans

Topix Gay News  Oct 29 09

A school board in Michigan decided last week that a display by the Diversity Club had put up for gay history month which showed pictures of successful gay Americans was just too offensive for their precious high school aged children.
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LGBT History: A British Bisexual and American Religious Liberty

Bilerico  Oct 29 09

Seldom do LGBT historians have the chance to write about pre-1800 historical figures whose orientation was clearly non-hetero.
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Gay History Month: Urvashi Vaid

365 Culture and Ideas  Oct 29 09

Urvashi Vaid is an openly lesbian civil rights activist and attorney. She has dedicated herself to pursuing equal rights for LGBT persons for over 25 years.
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Gay History Month: Todd Oldham

365 Culture and Ideas  Oct 28 09

Todd Oldham is an openly gay American fashion designer. He was born in Texas in 1961. He discovered his love of fashion and design after designing his first dress at age 15.
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GLBT History Month

Kenneth in the 212  Oct 27 09

It's Week 5 of GLBT History Month. This week's featured icons are Hilary Rosen, Yves St. Laurent, Esera Tuaolo, Urvashi Vaid, Gus Van Sant and B.
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Gay History Month: Tammy Baldwin

365 Culture and Ideas  Oct 27 09

Tammy Baldwin is the first woman from Wisconsin to serve in the U.S. House of Representatives and is the first openly gay person elected to Congress.
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Gay History Month: Suze Orman

365 Culture and Ideas  Oct 26 09

Suze Orman is a financial advisor, motivational speaker, television personality and book author. Her financial career began in 1980 when she became an account executive at Merill Lynch.
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Gay History Month: Ruth Ellis

365 Culture and Ideas  Oct 25 09

Ruth Ellis  is regarded by many as "America's Oldest Lesbian." She was an African-American woman who came out as a lesbian in 1915 before graduating from Springfield High School in Illinois.
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Gay History Month: Robert Rauschenberg

365 Culture and Ideas  Oct 24 09

Robert Rauschenberg was an American artist whose work provided the transition between Abstract Expressionism and Pop Art.
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Featured Music Video: YMCA

Gay News Bits  Oct 23 09

This week’s featured music video is the original 1978 YMCA music video by the Village People. (I’m in a nostalagic mood and it is LGBT History Month…) Village People: YMCA Related Links: - Wikipedia: Y.
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Gay History Month: Rainer Fassbinder

365 Culture and Ideas  Oct 23 09

Rainer Werner Fassbinder was a polemic filmmaker associated with the New German Cinema movement. Fassbinder was born in 1946 to a bourgeois family in Munich.
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A month of GLBT history – where do you fit in?

Gay and Lesbian Times  Oct 22 09

Our success can be measured by the influence we are having on the world around us. October, which marks GLBT History Month, has truly been a momentous month for the GLBT community both state and nationwide.
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Gay History Month: Rachel Maddow

365 Culture and Ideas  Oct 22 09

Rachel Maddow is the first openly gay anchor to be hired to host prime-time news in the United States.
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GLBT History Month, Week 4

Kenneth in the 212  Oct 21 09

During Week 4 of GLBT History Month, better-know these 2009 Icons: Pauli Murray, Joan Nestle, Todd Oldham, Suze Orman, Christine Quinn, Robert Rauschenberg, Jerome Robbins.
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Gay History Month: Pauli Murray

365 Culture and Ideas  Oct 21 09

Pauli Murray was an American lawyer, civil rights activist and ordained priest who fought for race and gender equality.
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Fresh Ten (11) GLBT History Month Icons (21-31)

Cherry Grrl  Oct 20 09

Launched in 2006, GLBT History Month in October honors 31 Icons—one each day—with a video, bio, bibliography, downloadable images, educational resources, and special features for students.
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