In 1998, Anglican bishops from around the world attended the Lambeth Conference, an assembly of bishops every ten years. This particular year, 185 bishops (out of 800) signed “A Pastoral Statement to Lesbian and Gay Anglicans from Some Member Bishops of the Lambeth Conference.” The names of the 185 are arranged by country and may…
Statement on the Trump Administration’s Censorship of Matters Related to the LGBTQ+ Community The International Committee on LGBTQ+ History Months (ICoHM), founded in November 2021, believes that every person has a human right to unrestricted access to a history that is whole and complete. We also believe that every person has a human right to…
The Pride Guide is an interactive resource for exploring lesbian, gay,bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) history and places in theUnited States. Intended for teenagers and gay-straight alliances, the PrideGuide can also be used by adults and communities interested inlearning more about the topic material. The Pride Guide may also beused by teachers to meet state…
In the last year of the US presidential administration of Barack Obama, 2016, the National Park Service published a 1000+-page resource called LGBTQ America: A Theme Study of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer History. Should the current presidential administration remove this document from US government websites – as the NPS has recently removed references to…
We have curated an ever-growing list of queer archives and museums from cities around the globe. These invaluable institutions are dedicated to preserving and celebrating queer history, offering a rich tapestry of stories, artifacts, and experiences. Each entry on the list represents a unique facet of LGBTQ+ heritage. This collection is continuously expanding, ensuring that…
“The first series of events organized in October 1994 for the inaugural LGBTQ+ History Month was a film festival on the campus of the University of Missouri-St. Louis, where I was completing a graduate degree in history. Ten films were screened on four successive Monday nights: October 3, 10, 17 and 24.” To read more,…
In this 2020 piece for SQS magazine, published by the Society for Queer Studies in Finland, Sue Sanders, co-founder of LGBT+ History Month United Kingdom and co-founder of ICoHM, reflects on her life experiences growing up in the 1950s, coming of age in the 1960s, and embarking on a life of LGBT activism that included…
It might seem like a monumental task but starting a national LGBTQ+ History Month is easier than one might think. In this 2023 essay, Rodney Wilson recalls his experiences founding LGBTQ+ History Month USA in 1994.