LGBT History Month

VIDEO: Equality Forum seeking nominations for 2013 LGBT History Month icons

PHILADELPHIA -- As LGBT History Month 2012 has wrapped up, Equality Forum is accepting nominations for its 2013 icon program.

Each October, Equality Forum spotlights the achievements of 31 LGBT individuals who have made notable contributions throughout time. The organization seeks input from a number of sources, including nominations from the community.

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VIDEO: Meet LGBT History Month icon the Rev. Robert Wood

(Editor's note: Today is the last day of LGBT History Month, celebrated each October to recognize the notable achievements of LGBT people throughout time. Each day this month, Equality Forum has featured one LGBT icon who has made notable contributions to society and SDGLN has published their stories here in the Causes section. Learn more about today's icon, Rev. Robert Wood, below, and read about all of this year's icons HERE.)

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VIDEO: Meet LGBT History Month icon Tom Waddell

(Editor's note: October is LGBT History Month, celebrated annually to recognize the notable achievements of LGBT people throughout time. Each day this month, Equality Forum will feature one LGBT icon who has made notable contributions to society and SDGLN will publish the story here in the Causes section.)

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VIDEO: Meet LGBT History Month icon Jon Stryker

(Editor's note: October is LGBT History Month, celebrated annually to recognize the notable achievements of LGBT people throughout time. Each day this month, Equality Forum will feature one LGBT icon who has made notable contributions to society and SDGLN will publish the story here in the Causes section.)

Jon Stryker is a philanthropist and leading funder of national and international LGBT organizations.

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VIDEO: Meet LGBT History Month icon Billy Strayhorn

(Editor's note: October is LGBT History Month, celebrated annually to recognize the notable achievements of LGBT people throughout time. Each day this month, Equality Forum will feature one LGBT icon who has made notable contributions to society and SDGLN will publish the story here in the Causes section.)

Billy Strayhorn was a celebrated composer and arranger. Best known for his collaborations with bandleader Duke Ellington, Strayhorn had an important influence on the American jazz movement.

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VIDEO: Meet LGBT History Month icon Pierre Seel

(Editor's note: October is LGBT History Month, celebrated annually to recognize the notable achievements of LGBT people throughout time. Each day this month, Equality Forum will feature one LGBT icon who has made notable contributions to society and SDGLN will publish the story here in the Causes section.)

Pierre Seel was deported for being gay from France to a German concentration camp during World War II. He is known for speaking out about his Holocaust experience.

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VIDEO: Meet LGBT History Month icon RuPaul, San Diego native

(Editor's note: October is LGBT History Month, celebrated annually to recognize the notable achievements of LGBT people throughout time. Each day this month, Equality Forum will feature one LGBT icon who has made notable contributions to society and SDGLN will publish the story here in the Causes section.)

RuPaul is one of the world’s most famous drag queens. He is a successful actor, singer and television host.

Lafayette Hotel to host LGBT History Month Happy Hour

SAN DIEGO -- In honor of LGBT History Month, which is observed each year in October, Imig's Kitchen Bar, located within The Lafayette Hotel, will host a special happy hour on Tuesday, Oct. 30, from 6-8 pm.

Guests at the event will be able to enjoy specialty cocktails named after LGBT icons, as well as complimentary hors d'oeuvres and half-off bottles of wine throughout the event. Short bios of the 31 icons honored this month will be displayed in the venue for attendees to read and learn about.

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VIDEO: Meet LGBT History Month icon Holly Near

(Editor's note: October is LGBT History Month, celebrated annually to recognize the notable achievements of LGBT people throughout time. Each day this month, Equality Forum will feature one LGBT icon who has made notable contributions to society and SDGLN will publish the story here in the Causes section.)

Holly Near is a singer, songwriter and activist for social change. She is an articulate political artist.

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VIDEO: Meet LGBT History Month icon Katherine Miller

(Editor's note: October is LGBT History Month, celebrated annually to recognize the notable achievements of LGBT people throughout time. Each day this month, Equality Forum will feature one LGBT icon who has made notable contributions to society and SDGLN will publish the story here in the Causes section.)

Katherine Miller was the last West Point cadet discharged under “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” (DADT). She is a 2012 Yale graduate. With the repeal of DADT, Miller enlisted in the Army as an officer.

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