October is LGBT History Month, a time to celebrate the achievements of members of the Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender Community. Each day this month, the civil rights organization Equality Forum will honor a notable LGBT icon on their website www.lgbthistorymonth.com and will encourage schools to participate and host their own celebrations. This year’s featured icons are a diverse group that includes Frank Ocean, Billie Holiday, Lord Byron and Marc Jacobs.
As Open Road Media proudly publishes a wealth of LGBT Fiction, Biography/Memoir, History, and Young Adult Fiction, we’re pleased to offer a selection of our titles for $2.99 or less throughout the month of October, which you can find here.
Organizations such as GSA Network are offering resources to educators and GSA has even compiled a downloadable guide to teaching LGBT History in the classroom which can be found here.
The Stonewall Riots are seen as inaugurating the modern Gay Rights movement, so to kick off LGBT History Month, we’re sharing our Remembering Stonewall video below.