LGBTQ+ civil rights have always been fought for, never simply given. This collection covers legal protections, advocacy history, and resources for understanding the rights that exist, where they fall short, and what communities are doing to expand them. Knowing your rights is a form of care.
Making Gay History is an award-winning podcast that brings LGBTQ+ history to life through archival recordings of the community’s own voices. Created by Eric Marcus, the show draws on decades of interviews originally recorded for his book of the same name, giving listeners direct access to the words of activists, survivors, artists, and everyday people…
The National LGBTQ Task Force is one of the oldest national LGBTQ+ advocacy organizations in the United States. Founded in 1973, the organization works to advance freedom, justice, and equality for LGBTQ+ people and their families through advocacy, public education, leadership development, and movement-building. The Task Force focuses on helping build long-term power in LGBTQ+…
Equality Florida is the largest civil rights organization dedicated to securing full equality for Florida’s LGBTQ community. Through lobbying, grassroots organizing, education, and coalition building, the organization works to protect LGBTQ people from discrimination and help build a safer, more inclusive Florida. Equality Florida also maintains a full-time presence in the State Capitol, making it…
The Human Rights Campaign (HRC) is one of the largest LGBTQ advocacy organizations in the United States. Through policy work, public education, research, and corporate accountability initiatives, HRC works to advance equality and protect the rights of LGBTQ people nationwide. HRC advocates for nondiscrimination protections in employment, housing, healthcare, and public accommodations. The organization also…
James Baldwin transformed pain into poetry and truth into liberation. His life and words lit a fire that still burns within the struggle for queer freedom. Through his courage and clarity, he showed that love and truth are the heart of liberation itself.
Bayard Rustin was the openly gay strategist who introduced Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. to nonviolence and organized the 1963 March on Washington. Despite prejudice, Rustin’s resilience left a lasting mark on both civil rights and queer history. His story reminds us that justice and authenticity must walk hand in hand, making him a vital ancestor to honor during LGBTQIA+ History Month.
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