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...
LGBT History Month Icon 2021: Bob Hattoy
Gay Rights Pioneer
b. November 1, 1950
d. March 4, 2007
“Mr. President, your family has AIDS … and you are doing nothing about it.”
Bob Hattoy was...
LGBT History Month Icon 2021: LZ Granderson
Journalist & Commentator
b. March 11, 1972
“This is the gay agenda: equality. Not special rights, but the rights that are already written by .”
Elzie Lee...
