GLBT History Month Features Icons Throughout October

It's GLBT History Month and for the fourth year, the Equality Forum is spotlighting 31 men and women who have had an impact on the GLBT community. Each day in October, a GLBT icon is featured on the GLBT History Month website with a video, bio, bibliography, downloadable images and other resources - all provided for free. The 93 Icons from 2006, 2007 and 2008 also are archived on the site.

So far this year the Web site has received more than 1.7 million hits and more than 375,000 page views. What started in 2006 with 20 nonprofit organizations, educational institutions and for-profit corporations linking to the site, has grown to some 600 organizations this year. 

The 31 Icon videos can be embedded without charge on Web sites or blogs. Once embedded, the video player will automatically update the daily Icon video. Icon videos are offered without charge to educational institutions, nonprofit organizations, for-profit companies and the public.   

Equality Forum is a national and international GLBT civil rights organization with an educational focus.  Equality Forum coordinates GLBT History Month, produces documentary films, undertakes high impact initiatives and presents annually the largest national and international GLBT civil rights forum. 

GLBT History Month 2009 Icons

Alvin Ailey, Jr. - Choreographer

John Amaechi - Professional Basketball Player

Tammy Baldwin - Congresswoman

John Cage - Composer

Ruth Ellis - Activist

Rainer Fassbinder - Film Director

Michel Foucault - Philosopher

Harry Hay - Activist

Magnus Hirschfeld - Social Scientist

Zora Neale Hurston - Author

Jasper Johns - Painter

Cherry Jones - Actress

Kate Kendell - Attorney

Alfred Kinsey - Sexual Researcher

k.d. lang - Singer

Rachel Maddow - Commentator

Deirdre McCloskey - Economist

Paul Monette - Author

Pauli Murray - Attorney

Joan Nestle - Historian

Todd Oldham - Designer

Suze Orman - Financial Expert

Christine Quinn - New York City Council Speaker

Robert Rauschenberg - Painter

Jerome Robbins - Choreographer

Hilary Rosen - Commentator

Yves St. Laurent - Fashion Designer

Esera Tuaolo - Professional  Football Player

Urvashi Vaid - Activist

Gus Van Sant - Film Director

B.D. Wong - Actor