Pride Month

The LGBTQ+ community has a rich and extraordinary history. Unfortunately, due to many laws in the US, education about these people are often prohibited in public schools, so many of us may not have learned any of it! Their history has some amazing and prominent figures that have paved the way for the world to advance in remarkable ways. As we recognize this long and controversial history, we would be remiss not to mention these important and famous people of the community throughout time. 

Find out more about these amazing individuals and their achievements and contributions to the world by visiting the link below!

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TV Shows:

• Heartstopper: British coming-of-age romantic comedy streaming television series
• Please Like Me: Australian television comedy-drama series
• Feel Good: British comedy-drama television program

Activists:

• Alok Vaid-Menon: writer, performing artist, and media personality
• Chase Strangio: American lawyer and transgender rights activist
• Schuyler Bailar: First trans D1 NCAA men's athlete
• Raquel Willis: African American writer, editor, and transgender rights activist
• Ashlee Marie Preston: first trans woman to become editor-in-chief of a national publication
• Ceyenne Doroshow: author, activist, and the founder and executive director of G.L.I.T.S., an organization dedicated to creating sustainable housing and healthcare for Black transgender people

Musicians:

• Kim Petras: German singer and songwriter
• Lil Nas X: American rapper and singer
• Hayley Kiyoko: American singer, songwriter, dancer and actress
• Tegan & Sara: Canadian indie pop duo
• Janelle Monae: American singer, songwriter, rapper, science-fiction author and actress
• King Princess: American singer, songwriter, and multiinstrumentalist

Authors:

• Akwaeke Emezi: Nigerian fiction writer and video artist
• Casey McQuiston: an American author of romance novels
• Roxane Gay: American writer, professor, editor, and social commentator
• Emery Lee: author, artist, and YouTuber hailing from a mixed-racial background

Seanan McGuire: (author of October Daye and Wayward Children) https://seananmcguire.com/index.php

Tracy Chapman, Melissa Etheridge, KD Lang

Mercedes Lackey's fantasy fiction

Frida Kahlo https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frida_Kahlo

Aaron Copland https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aaron_Copland

David Sedaris https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Sedaris

John Waters https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Waters

A Queer History of the United States by Michael Bronski https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/216629/a-queer-history-of-the-united-states-by-michael-bronski/

Brooklyn Nine Nine https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brooklyn_Nine-Nine 

Viva (movie)

I’m queer and a professional musician (megandejarnett.com) 

Rosiee Thor (rosieethor.com) 

C.L. Polk (clpolk.com) 

DISCLOSURE on Netflix

Casey McQuiston (author of RED, WHITE AND ROYAL BLUE and forthcoming ONE LAST STOP)

Aiden Thomas (author of CEMETERY BOYS); Nina Varela (author of CRIER’S WAR)

Amy Wombach - https://brenebrown.com/podcast/brene-with-abby-wambach-on-the-new-rules-of-leadership/ 

There's a movie on Hulu called Happiest Season that was really great. It's about a woman going to meet her partner's family over Christmas, only the partner hasn't come out to her family yet and asks her to pretend they're just roommates. It stars Kristen Stewart and Daniel Levy. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt8522006/ Christmas in June, perhaps?

"Straightlaced—How Gender's Got Us All Tied Up" (https://www.amazon.com/Straightlaced-Genders-Tied-Debra-Chasnoff/dp/B003IM8KM2)