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: Liberace
Pianist & Entertainer
b. May 16, 1919
d. February 4, 1987
“Nakedness makes us democratic; adornment makes us individuals.”
Liberace was a world-class pianist and showman, as famous...
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: Karine Jean-Pierre
Deputy White House Press Secretary
b. August 13, 1977
“America is progressing towards a stronger, more inclusive future — and I know women of color are...
LGBT History Month Icon 2021: Janis Ian
Singer-Songwriter
b. April 7, 1951
“Truth is not the enemy, and whatever does not kill us sets us free.”
Janis Ian is a folk singer-songwriter and lifelong...
LGBT History Month Icon 2021: Jerry Herman
Award-Winning Composer
b. July 10, 1931
d. December 26, 2019
“Writing for me is like putting together a jigsaw puzzle.”
Gerald “Jerry” Herman was an openly gay Broadway...
