This October marks the fifth anniversary of LGBT Month. Equality Forum will commemorate the month by celebrating the lives and achievements of 31 lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgendered icons. The site will feature a new icon each day of the month and you can view the gallery at equalityforum.com.
The U. S. Department of Education is recognizing the month and Secretary of Education Arne Duncan will give welcoming remarks at the Department’s first LGBT History Month event. Ora Alger, president of the LGBTA Employees at the Department of Education said it best by stating, “For a community deprived of its history, GLBT History Month teaches heritage, provides role models, builds community, and recognizes extraordinary national and international contributions.” But in the midst of these milestones, teen suicide, school violence, and gay bullying are painful reminders of how far we have to go to make diversity and safe zones more than just empty phrases that appear on school web sites.
Follow this link to learn more about how you can help put an end to bullying in our schools: http://gayrights.change.org/petitions/view/stop_the_suicides_help_put_an_end_to_bullying_in_schools.
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