June is Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT) Awareness Month. EQUAL! is planning activities to celebrate the contributions of the LGBT communities and raise awareness of the issues faced both within and outside the workplace that impact the lives of employees, friends or family members who are gay, lesbian, bisexual, or transgender. Events during the […]
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May 17th: International Day Against HOmophobia 2011 (IDAHO)
On May 17th 1990, the World Health Organization (WHO) removed homosexuality from its list of mental illnesses. Although homosexuality was decriminalized in many countries since the 80s, this day was chosen as a universal symbol for the fight against homophobia, later it was extended to also include transphobia. This annual celebration started in Canada in […]
Transgender Day of Remembrance 2010
Saturday, November 20 is Transgender Day of Remembrance (TDOR). Transgender Day of Remembrance is an occasion in the LGBT community set aside to memorialize those who were killed due to anti-transgender hatred or prejudice (transphobia). The event is held yearly on November 20 and was founded by Gwendolyn Ann Smith to honor Rita Hester, whose […]
EQUAL! National Coming Out Day Event
Monday, October 11 is National Coming Out Day (NCOD) 2010. NCOD is a day when lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender people and their allies are encouraged to take the next step in coming out of the closet or increasing awareness. In observance of NCOD, EQUAL! will host the following event: What: NCOD and the Safe […]
Share Your LGBT Icon
Hope you enjoyed reading about the LGBT Awareness Month icons which were posted in June. Did we miss one of your favorites? If so, feel free to share it with us. Regards, Ryk Koscielski and Glenda Childress
Ruth Ellis – Activist
Every week day in June, EQUAL! is posting information on a LGBT icon. Today’s LGBT Awareness Month icon is Ruth Ellis – Activist. “I never expected I’d be 100 years old. It didn’t even come to my mind.” Ruth Ellis, who lived to be 101, was credited with being the oldest known lesbian and LGBT […]
Gene Robinson – Religious Leader
Every week day in June, EQUAL! is posting information on a LGBT icon. Today’s LGBT Awareness Month icon is Gene Robinson – Religious Leader. “It’s not so much a dream as a calling from God.” In 2003, The Rt. Rev.V. Gene Robinson was elected bishop of the diocese of New Hampshire, making him the first […]
Deirdre McCloskey – Economist
Every week day in June, EQUAL! is posting information on a LGBT icon. Today’s LGBT Awareness Month icon is Deirdre McCloskey – Economist. “We make ourselves, which is our freedom as human beings.” Deirdre McCloskey is an internationally renowned economist and economic historian. She is the author of a memoir recounting her transition from male […]
Zhou Dan – Chinese Gay Pioneer
Every week day in June, EQUAL! is posting information on a LGBT icon. Today’s LGBT Awareness Month icon is Zhou Dan – Chinese Gay Pioneer. “Law and policy always involve compromise and sometimes being a progressive means taking things one step at a time.” One generation removed from the persecution of gays under the People’s […]
Cherry Jones – Actress
Every week day in June, EQUAL! is posting information on a LGBT icon. Today’s LGBT Awareness Month icon is Cherry Jones – Actress. “I was never in the closet. From the moment…I stepped onto the theatrical stage, I was always out. It was never an issue.” Cherry Jones is a theater, film and television actress […]