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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
