@icolgbtqhm

icolgbtqhm has been a member of Linktree for 3 years and joined in March 2023. The social media accounts linked to from icolgbtqhm are: Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, LinkedIn, X, Bluesky. Besides social media accounts, icolgbtqhm has populated their site with Website of the International Committee on LGBTQ+ History Months, We need to shout our LGBTQ+ history from the rooftops! (2026, by ICoHM member Norena Shopland), Welsh National Treasure Norena Shoplan: Pinc List 2025, "LGBT+ History Month Italia: Building Bridges Between Universities, Education and Activism" (by ICoHM member Chiara Beccalossi), "We Received Threatening And Insulting Letters" • media.am (about ICoHM member Mamikon Hovsepyan), Mes Historia LGBTIAQ+ España (LGBTIAQ+ History Month Spain) - Website of the 21st History Month in the World - February 2025, Missouri History Museum VIDEO: Celebrating the 30th Anniversary of the First LGBTQ+ History Month (October 2024), Sue Sanders' Acceptance Speech at British LGBT Awards, Queer History Shines in the Light of a State Award  - Friends of Queer History Finland, The first Queer History Month New Zealand - July 2024, LGBT+ History Month UK 2024: Medicine: Under the Scope, Link to Instagram series about the world's 19 LGBTQ+ History Months, designed by @notstr8ight., 1973: When the LGBTQ+ Movement Caught Fire, These 5 Asian countries are ready for same-sex marriage right now, LGBTQ+ rights in Africa 2023: Progress and setbacks, #UnderTheScope the UK LGBT+ History Month 2024 theme launch, "It’s been proven time and time again that visibility cuts down discrimination," said prominent Welsh historian [+ ICoHM co-founder] Norena Shopland during a panel discussion at the ... opening": Exhibition showcases the work of queer artists in Wales, Included in this Pride & Progress conversation is ICoHM co-founder Sue Sanders: "Section 28 was in place for 15 years, and had an immeasurable impact on generations of LGBT+ young people.", Meet a wonderful Alabama (USA) teenager, her supportive father, and @Lavernecox as "The Kelly Clarkson Show" recognizes #TransgenderAwarenessWeek, LGBTQ History Month: Exploring 70 Years of Lesbian Publications - Dallas Voice, This November marks the sixth Queer History Month Finland!, "Rodney Wilson, the educator who envisioned LGBTQ+ History Month, speaks with The Advocate about evolving inclusivity, tackling exclusionary trends, and the dire need for continuous education amid a changing political landscape.", "To round out LGBTQ+ History Month, the Daily Texan compiled a list of documentaries spotlighting the struggles, achievements and joys of the LGBTQ+ community and their history.", The Open University last week awarded an honorary doctorate to ICoHM member Norena Shopland, a champion of sexual orientation and gender identity diversity and education in Wales., History is local and personal -- and here's a story about sisters and the founding of a PFLAG chapter in southwest Missouri in 1994: PFLAG was founded 50 years ago. Springfield's chapter is almost 30., 7 LGBT History Podcasts for LGBT History Month – New York Family, Every October for over a decade the online news magazine LGBTQ Nation has gone big for LGBTQ+ History Month USA, publishing several important and interesting articles. Check out this year's pieces and their vast catalog from history month's past., GLAAD: Netflix Debuts “Keep Doing the Most” Campaign to Celebrate LGBTQ Characters During LGBTQ History Month, The exhibit is part of the One Institute’s Circa festival, which includes 70 programs during October at locations across Los Angeles in recognition of LGBTQ+ History Month, LGBT History Month: When NOW Purged Lesbians - QSaltLake Magazine, “October is LGBTQ+ History Month in the US [+ seven other projects], presenting an opportunity to learn…Education creates change. By distributing resources like the biographies of historical LGBTQ+ figures, [we] foster allyship...grasping LGBTQ+ history.”, "In celebration of LGBTQIA+ History Month, the Los Angeles Lakers will hold their fifth annual Pride Night on Friday, Oct. 13... The Lakers will celebrate this special event by hosting members of the local LGBTQIA+ community.", To learn about the 19 history month projects around the world, check out the History Months page at our website., Equality Forum every October since 2006 has selected 31 LGBTQ icons -- one for each day of the month. The 31 new selectees for LGBTQ+ History Month USA 2023, which starts today, take the total number honored over the last 18 years to 558!, Syracuse University, in central NY state, currently has 24 events planned for October's 30th annual LGBTQ+ History Month USA. 🎉🌈, Join ICoHM member Rodney Wilson, founder of LGBTQ+ History Month USA, on October 2 for a virtual conversation with the American Association of Retired Person's (AARP) Nationwide Virtual Community Center. Free registration here., After disappointment in Miami-Dade, ICoHM is happy to pass on the news that Florida's Palm Beach County School District, the tenth largest in the USA with 190,000 students, will recognize this October's 30th-annual LGBTQ+ History Month USA., Miami-Dade School Board votes no to recognizing LGBTQ+ History Month, ICoHM member and Wikimedian John Samuel (France) was interviewed for this Slate article about ChatGPT and Wikipedia: “Samuel foresees a hopeful future in which Wikipedia has integrated some A.I. technology that helps human editors...", On September 6, the Miami-Dade County Public Schools Board of Education will debate and vote on a resolution recognizing October’s LGBTQ+ History Month USA. This link will open a convenient way to send a letter in support., Members of the International Committee on LGBTQ+ History Months, Making Gay History / Season 12 / Coming of Age During the 1970s / Eric Marcus, Remembering Pierre Seel, gay Holocaust survivor and LGBTQ pioneer, in this Euronews piece by Andrea Carlo., ‎During February's LGBT+ History Month UK recently, the History Extra Podcast, a production of BBC History Magazine, assembled a round-table discussion on “the big questions of LGBTQ history.”, How do you start an LGBTQ+ History Month? Our Resources page has two essays about that, written by the founder of LGBTQ+ History Month USA (1994) and the co-founder of LGBT+ History Month UK (2005), both also co-founders of ICoHM., Broward County Schools, the second-largest school district in Florida, is the first (known) K-12 school district to officially recognize October’s LGBTQ+ History Month USA. Despite Florida's "don’t say gay” law, the district again this year endorsed it., Susanna Cassisa essay about "moral panics" surrounding youth as LGBTQ rights advance: "Across the world, visibility and advances in LGBTQ rights have sometimes been met with panics around youths", "Across the Middle East, LGBTQ communities face a growing crackdown, echoing efforts by prominent American conservatives to restrict the rights of gay and transgender people and erase their influence from society.", News From Hungary: "To wrap, or not to wrap? Hungarian bookstores face fines over closed packaging for LGBTQ+ books", We are teachers, professors, archivists, writers, and activists from 21 locations around the world – from Armenia to Uganda. We believe in memory, in history, and in the energy and lessons the past brings to the present. All member bios are here., ICoHM member Rodney Wilson (USA) was the educational guest speaker at the June pride festival in Rolla, Missouri, a town of 20,000 in rural Missouri: "Pride event celebrated by hundreds in downtown Rolla", ICoHM member Alessio Ponzio (Canada), assistant professor of Modern European History and History of Gender and Sexuality at the University of Saskatchewan contributed to this CBC Kids News piece on the initialism that describes the queer community., William Dorsey Swann was born into slavery in Maryland, USA. In the 1880s, twenty years after the American Civil War, Swann began organizing drag balls in Washington, D.C., created the House of Swann, and called himself a “queen of drag.”, Eldorado: Everything the Nazis Hate - Movie Reviews, The LGBT+ History Month UK project each year selects a February theme and holds a competition to design the upcoming year’s official History Month badge. The 2024 badge design competition closes on July 15., ICoHM member Norena Shopland (Wales) contributed to this LGBTQ+ timeline for Denbighshire County, Wales (21 additional counties to be added to project)., ICoHM member Rodney Wilson (founder of HM USA) in a short conversation with the LGBTQ+ History Month Cuba podcast., ICoHM member Norena Shopland (Wales) was honored this Pride Month to be named in the ninth-annual Wales Online Pinc List, celebrating 40 individuals across Wales making a positive difference for the LGBTQ+ community., Premiering during May's 2nd-annual Mes de la Historia LGBTQ+ Cuba, the first season of HM Cuba's podcast continues into Pride Month with today's episode, found wherever you get your podcasts., A piece published by the Queer Archive of Norway about the International Committee on LGBTQ+ History Months., ICoHM member Peter Hanzli is the co-author of From Persecution to Pride, a comprehensive history of Hungarian LGBTQI people from the Middle Ages to the turn of the millennium. Available online (in Hungarian), it has recently been published in print., ICoHM member Rodney Wilson writes about the synergistic interplay between Pride and History months: “Pride Month and History Month stand together as resolute assertions that every human being has a right to their history, their stories, and their pride.", Radio Pluriel recently interviewed ICoHM member John Samuel and Roméo Isarte of the association “Mémoires Minoritaires - Le Brrrazero”. John shared the importance of queer history and about Francophone HM and history months worldwide., ICoHM member Alessio Ponzio (Italy) is featured in this piece about the creation of an interdisciplinary certificate program at the University of Saskatchewan with focus on queer studies and gender and sexuality diversity., On the occasion of the opening of the 11th LGBT History Month Hungary in March, ICoHM member Sue Sanders delivered the keynote. Sue's talk begins at minute 23., ICoHM member Tuula Juvonen (Finland), doctor of social sciences and lecturer in gender studies, in this (free downloadable) English article writes about the history of lesbian bar culture in the city of Tampere, Finland. The 26-page piece is here., ICoHM member Raúl Pérez Monzón, historian at University of Havana, was just named a recipient of the National Prize for Social Sciences by the Academy of Sciences of Cuba, along with co-author of the 2-volume La Sociedad Antigua: El Mundo Greco-Latino., LGBTQ+ History Month Cuba premiered a new website during this 2nd History Month Cuba! Link here!, ICoHM member Norena Shopland's new book on women workers in Welsh coal mines is out! These laborers were charged with having "unsexed" themselves by working in violation of UK law that forbade women from mine work and sometimes by dressing as men., ICoHM member Raúl Pérez Monzón is interviewed in this IPS piece as part of this month's 2nd Mes de la historia LGBTQ+ Cuba: "Cuba reinforces family and sexual rights, but other remain pending", ICoHM members from France, Cuba, Italy, Uganda, and the USA conclude the Pride in Education 6 event one week from today. Free conference. Online., The LGBTQ+ History Month Cuba team -- Mes de la Historia LGBTQ+ Cuba -- put together a short video about the International Committee on LGBTQ+ History Months. Thank you, Raúl Pérez Monzón and Juan Carlos Guitérrez Pérez., Held annually in the Netherlands on May 4, Remembrance of the Dead commemorates Dutch civilian and military deaths in WW2 and after. ICoHM member Mamikon Hovsepyan (Armenia) spoke (5 minutes, English) at last week’s event in The Hague. Begins at 25:43., It’s the 2nd LGBTQ+ History Month Cuba and ICoHM member Raúl Pérez Monzón spoke earlier this week with Radio Nacional Argentina about the origin and meaning of Mes de la Historia LGBTQ+ Cuba and about recent LGBTQ rights developments in Cuba., The second LGBT+ History Month Italia was a wonderful success in April with 111 events across Italy! You can read more about it at this link: "Il secondo LGBT+ History Month Italia: un successo! - LGBT+ History Month", ICoHM member Sue Sanders, co-founder of LGBT+ History Month UK, delivered the opening ceremony keynote speech for the 11th annual LGBT History Month Hungary in March. She also sat that day for this wide-ranging interview with a Hungarian journalist., As we begin the 2nd LGBTQ+ History Month Cuba and the 10th Queer History Month Berlin, here's a “Being LGBTQ” podcast with ICoHM members Raúl Pérez Monzón (Cuba) and Giuseppina Lettieri (Berlin); co-hosted by Sam Wise and ICoHM member Rodney Wilson (USA)., Queer History Month Berlin began in 2014. This is their website: Startseite - Queer History Month, Since 2006, the History Month USA Icons Project at Equality Forum has highlighted 31 LGBTQ+ individuals--one for every day in October. Honorees for 2023 will be revealed this October. Nominations for LGBTQ+ History Month USA 2024 are now open., Among presenters at the Pride in Education 6 conference on May 20 are ICoHM members from Cuba (Raúl Pérez Monzón), France (John Samuel), Italy (Chiara Beccalossi), Uganda (Anonymous), UK (Sue Sanders), and USA (Rodney Wilson). Online. Free. Inspiring., ICoHM member Lynne Nicholls, London housing specialist and co-chair of Schools OUT UK, writes that housing providers and association boards must recognize LGBT+ housing needs and representation: "Why should Housing providers learn from LGBT+ History?", ICoHM member Runar Jordåen, research librarian at Skeivt arkiv (queer archive) of Norway, contributed a chapter and co-edited the first research-based anthology about queer history in Norway, In a series of eight short videos at the LGBTQ+ History Month Cuba YouTube channel, ICoHM member Juan Carlos Gutiérrez Pérez addresses (in Spanish) themes related to sexuality and gender., ICoHM member Viktória Sulyok (Hungary) organized an Asexual Pride Parade in Budapest on April 15, the first public Ace Pride Parade in Hungary (perhaps the world), with 150 present. Lots of pics: "First Ace Pride Parade has come to an end in Budapest", ICoHM member Rodney Wilson at the Missouri History Museum on the eve of the National Day of Silence: LGBTQIA+ Voices in Schools, ICoHM member Line Førre Grønstad, PhD in Cultural Studies, in November was named professional manager at the Skeivt arkiv (queer archive) of Norway., ICoHM member Kaura Raudaskoski (Finland) co-wrote with Jean Lukkarinen this piece on space and architecture in Helsinki: “Following the history of queer architecture and queer space.” Photo: Eva Isaksson, 1981, in English: “You can be gay too.”, ICoHM member Clare O'Leary (New Zealand) is a producer and documentarian. In this article, she discusses her 2022 film _Geoff Dixon: Portraits of Us_, about gay New Zealand artist and environmentalist Geoff Dixon: "A bird’s-eye view", ICoHM member Keio Soomelt (Estonia) is head organizer of the Festheart LGBT+ Film Festival, founded in 2016, which now takes place in five Estonian cities. In this interview, Keio discusses Festheart’s founding, purpose, and expansion., HM Italia highlighted by journalist Andrea Carlo, insights from ICoHM members Chiara Beccalossi and Oscar Bertolissi, LGBT activist Francesco Lepore, Monica Romano, Milan's first transgender councillor:"Italy celebrates its second ever LGBT History Month", LGBT+ HM Italia team members and ICoHM members Chiara Beccalossi and Alessio Ponzio and ICoHM member Rodney Wilson on the importance of HM Italia particularly and history months generally in this piece by journalist Francesco Lepore., ICoHM member Tuula Juvonen (Finland), doctor of social sciences and lecturer in gender studies, speaks about gender research and how “Trans people have been taken as political pawns”: "The right is trying to break up the feminist field", ICoHM member Ryan Silverio (Philippines), executive director of the ASEAN SOGIE Caucus (ASC), discusses the relevance of activist solidarity around the world and how to better use international institutions in maximizing human rights for LGBTQIA+ people., ICoHM member Mamikon Hovsepyan founded Pink Armenia in 2007. It has coordinated LGBTQ+ History Month Armenia since 2019. This article is about the state of LGBT+ rights in Armenia: "US Department of State 2022 report on LGBT+ human rights in Armenia", On the first day of the 2nd History Month Italia, an episode of “Being LGBTQ” with ICoHM members Chiara Beccalossi, Alessio Ponzio, and Oscar Silvi Bertolissi, three of the team that founded HM Italia, co-hosted by ICoHM member Rodney Wilson., Essay on the history of LGBTQ+ History Months back to the 1920s and through the founding of HM Italy in 2022 – written by ICoHM member Chiara Beccalossi. ICoHM members Oscar Silvi Bertolissi, Alessio Ponzio, Sue Sanders, and Rodney Wilson are referenced., ICoHM member Mary Ellen Campbell (N. Ireland) is featured in this article about The Troubles I've Seen project and documentary of LGBTQ history in N. Ireland in the 1980s-90s: "National Lottery celebrates first large scale LGBT project in N. Ireland", International Committee members Raúl Pérez Monzón (Cuba), Juan Carlos Gutiérrez Pérez (Cuba), Alessio Ponzio (Italy), and Rodney Wilson (USA) are quoted in this article about the 1st HM Cuba: "Cuba marks Latin America's first LGBTQ+ history month", International Committee members Sue Sanders, co-founder of History Month UK, and Lynne Nicholls discuss History Month UK in an episode of the "Pride & Progress" podcast., International Committee member Norena Shopland (Wales) is profiled in this piece: “The woman who dedicates her life to uncovering Wales’ LGBTQ history”, International Committee members Kate Drinane (Ireland) and Judith Finlay (Ireland) are quoted in this article: "Explore the history of the Irish AIDS quilt and its future in new workshops", International Committee member Graham Willett (Australia) is the author of this opinion piece in the Sydney Morning Herald: "Don’t let a row over rainbow lights fool you. The Shrine has room for all of us".