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Oct 2, 2023 · In the suburbs of St. Louis, Mo. in 1994, Rodney Wilson was a 29-year-old teacher of American history and American government at Mehlville High School. He realized that even his curriculum’s 800-page history textbook fell short of any queer history.
Oct 26, 2022 · Rodney Wilson is the founder of LGBTQ History Month, a project that aims to promote and preserve the history of sexual and gender minorities worldwide. He shares his story of how he started the movement in the USA and how he is now working with a global network of partners to spread it across the world.
Oct 1, 2018 · Who is Rodney Wilson? The event was the brainchild of Rodney Wilson, a high school teacher and the founder of the first chapter of GLSEN — the LGBTQ organization dedicated to students and...
Oct 31, 2023 · Rodney Wilson, who initiated LGBTQ+ History Month in 1994, shares his views on the challenges and evolving conversations within the community and the educational sphere. He urges unity over division, understanding over ignorance, and respect for diversity in the LGBTQ+ acronym.
Learn how Rodney Wilson, a Missouri high school teacher, initiated LGBT History Month in 1994 to celebrate and teach the achievements of LGBT icons. Find out how Equality Forum coordinates and promotes this annual event and other initiatives.
Sep 2, 2015 · RODNEY WILSON founded LGBT History Month and GLSEN-St. Louis. He was the first openly gay K-12 teacher in Missouri and wrote the first history of gay St. Louis to be published by the Missouri...
Rodney Wilson is a high school teacher who founded Gay History Month. “The greatest act of advocacy for civil rights for LGBT Americans is the act of coming out.”
