LGBT History Month Icon 2021: Frank Bruni
New York Times Columnist
b. October 31, 1964
“It’s a hell of a thing to have your identity, your dignity — your very hold on happiness...
LGBT History Month Icon 2021: Carlos Elizondo
White House Social Secretary
“In both my professional and personal life, it has always been important to me to represent our community in a positive...
LGBT History Month Icon 2021: Janis Joplin
Rock Star
b. January 19, 1943
d. October 4, 1970
“Don’t compromise yourself. It’s all you’ve got.”
Janis Joplin was a trailblazing 1960s blues-rock singer and songwriter. Celebrated...
LGBT History Month Icon 2021: Janelle Monáe
Singer, Songwriter & Actor
b. December 1, 1985
“I’ve never lived my life in a binary way.”
Janelle Monáe is an eight-time Grammy-nominated singer and songwriter and...
LGBT History Month Icon 2021: Claude McKay
Author & Poet
b. September 15, 1889
d. May 22, 1948
“If a man is not faithful to his own individuality, he cannot be loyal to anything.”
Claude...
LGBT History Month Icon 2021: Althea Garrison
Transgender State Representative
b. October 7, 1940
“It pays not to quit when you want something. You have to keep working until you get it.”
Althea Garrison...
