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Oct 1, 2018 · The event was the brainchild of Rodney Wilson, a high school teacher and the founder of the first chapter of GLSEN — the LGBTQ organization dedicated to students and educators — outside of the...
He said, “LGBT history gave me self-confidence as a gay person and strengthened my resolve to live, as best I could, an honest, open and integrated life.” In 1994, as a teacher at Mehlville High School in suburban St. Louis, Wilson came out to his history class during a
Oct 2, 2023 · Making history of his own in 1994. Earlier in March, during a lesson on posters, Wilson stood in front of his class and pointed to a pink triangle on one of the posters and said, “If I was alive during this time, I would be wearing this patch, because I am gay.”
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. [2]
Oct 7, 2015 · Not long after earning his master’s degree in history from UMSL, Wilson spoke at a gathering of the Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation, known as GLAAD, about LGBT History Month.
In 1994, Rodney Wilson, a Missouri high school teacher, believed a month should be dedicated to the celebration and teaching of gay and lesbian history, and gathered other teachers and community leaders.
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Oct 31, 2023 · Rodney Wilson, the educator who envisioned LGBTQ+ History Month, delves into evolving inclusivity, tackling exclusionary trends, and the dire need for continuous education amid a changing...
