LGBT History Month is an annual month-long observance of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender history, and the history of the gay rights and related civil rights movements. It was founded in 1994 by Missouri high-school history teacher Rodney Wilson. LGBT History Month provides role models, builds community, and represents a civil rights statement about the contributions of the LGBTQ+ community. As of 2020, LGBT History Month is a month-long celebration that is specific to Hungary, the United States, Canada, Australia, Brazil, Greenland, and the city of Berlin.

In the United States, Canada, and Australia, it is celebrated in October to coincide with National Coming Out Day on October 11 and to commemorate the first and second marches for LGBT rights on Washington in 1979 and 1987. In Hungary and the United Kingdom, it is observed during February; in the UK this coincides with a major celebration of the 2003 abolition of Section 28, which formerly prohibited the promotion of homosexuality in Great Britain. In Berlin, it is known as Queer History Month and is celebrated in May.

More Information:

• LGBT History Month (Wikipedia)

See Also:

• lgbt pride
• pride colors
• pri(demon)th

Months

• February – (United Kingdom)
• March – (Hungary)
• May – (Cuba and as Queer History Month in Berlin, Germany)
• October – (Australia, Canada, and the United States)