News Briefs for 11.27.20
Beyond the Carolinas
News briefs from across the globe for 11.27.20.
Capital Idea
An Interview with Kim Roberts, Editor of ‘By Broad Potomac’s Shore’
As compared to New York, San Francisco or Chicago, Washington, D.C. might not be among the first places the average person thinks of when it comes to poetry. But thanks to queer poet/historian/educator Kim Roberts, that is changing.
Equality Forum’s LGBT History Month Icons: Oct. 31 – Lil Nas X
Rapper
Montero Hill, known as Lil Nas X, is a Grammy Award-winning rapper and social media sensation. A trailblazer in the hip-hop community as a gay rapper who speaks freely about his sexuality, Nas X entered the international spotlight with his single “Old Town Road.”
A Century of Gay Rumors Surround Miami’s Iconic Vizcaya Estate
LGBTQ History Month Retrospectives from the LGBT History Project
An opulent mansion in Miami, James Deering’s Vizcaya has played host to many a wedding, elaborate engagement shoot and field trips of schoolchildren learning about Miami’s past.
Equality Forum’s LGBT History Month Icons: Oct. 30 – Deborah Waxman
National Rabbinical Leader
Rabbi Deborah Waxman is the first woman and the first lesbian to lead a Jewish seminary and national congregational union. She serves as president of the Reconstructionist Rabbinical College (RRC) and of Reconstructing Judaism, the leading organization of the Reconstructionist movement.
The Intersection of LGBTQ History and Disability
LGBTQ History Month Retrospectives from the LGBT History Project
Disabled people have long been hidden from history, and unsurprisingly, disabled LGBTQ historical figures too have been hidden. The LGBTQ community itself has been slow to address disability as an issue, yet some of the most beloved and most commonly invoked LGBTQ historical figures also had disabilities…
Equality Forum’s LGBT History Month Icons: Oct. 28 – Baron von Steuben
Revolutionary War General
b. September 17, 1730 d. November 28, 1794 “You say to your soldier, ‘Do this’ and he does it. But I am obliged to say to the American, ‘This is why you ought to do this’ and then he does it.” Baron Friedrich von Steuben was a German-born American general and a hero of the …
Equality Forum’s LGBT History Month Icons: Oct. 27 – Megan Smith
U.S. Chief Technology Officer
Megan Smith is an award-winning technology expert, entrepreneur and activist who served as the nation’s chief technology officer in the Obama administration. She is the first female and the first lesbian to hold the position.
Equality Forum’s LGBT History Month Icons: Oct. 26 – Sappho
Seventh Century B.C. Poet
Sappho was a lone female voice among the great ancient Greek lyric poets. She flourished in an age when women were rarely afforded a formal education, a place outside the home or a standing among men.
SF House Includes Joplin, Log Cabin Republicans in its History
LGBTQ History Month Retrospectives from the LGBT History Project
The building is a city landmark and is on the National Register of Historic Places. The iconic intersection was named a national treasure by the National Trust for Historic Preservation in May 2019, and has a rich LGBTQ history.
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