LGBT History Month — October 31: Chely Wright
Award-Winning Country Music Star
Chely Wright is an award-winning country singer-songwriter and LGBT activist.
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LGBT History Month — October 30: Perry Watkins
Pioneering Military Activist
Perry J. Watkins was an African-American soldier who won a landmark lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of his military discharge due to his homosexuality.
LGBT History Month — October 29: Leo Varadkar
Prime Minister of Ireland
Leo Eric Varadkar is the first openly gay Taoiseach (prime minister) of the Republic of Ireland.
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LGBT History Month — October 28: Ethel Mary Smyth
Composer & Suffragette
Ethel Mary Smyth was a pioneering British composer who helped popularize opera in the United Kingdom.
LGBT History Month — October 27: Michelangelo Signorile
Journalist & Radio Host
Michelangelo Signorile is an outspoken American journalist, author and radio personality.
LGBT History Month — October 26: Danica Roem
Transgender State Legislator
Danica Roem is a journalist and the first openly transgender person in the United States to win a seat in a state legislature.
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LGBT History Month — October 25: Adam Rippon
Olympic Figure Skater
Adam Rippon is an Olympic figure skater and an advocate for LGBT rights. In 2018 he became the first openly gay American athlete to win a medal at the Winter Olympics.
LGBT History Month — October 24: Ann Northrop
Pioneering AIDS Activist & Journalist
Ann Northrop is a pioneering journalist and news producer who spearheaded media strategy for ACT UP and AIDS awareness during the height of the epidemic
LGBT History Month — October 23: Tarell Alvin McCraney
Oscar-Winning Screenwriter
Tarell Alvin McCraney is an award-winning playwright and an actor.
LGBT History Month — October 22: Rachel Levine
Transgender Secretary of Health
Rachel Levine, M.D., is the Secretary of Health for the Pennsylvania Department of Health. She is the first transgender cabinet officer in Pennsylvania history and one of the highest-ranking transgender public officials in the United States.
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