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Lighthouse LGBTQ hosts program about new inclusive Illinois school curriculum
Lighthouse LGBTQ is hosting a special program and discussion on Wednesday, Oct. 16, about the Illinois Inclusive Curriculum bill passed by the Illinois legislature this spring.
QCast LGBT History Month- The Legacy Wall in Palm Springs, CA
Our conversation with Victor Salvo, founder and Executive Director of the Legacy Project, talks with us about the upcoming Legacy Wall coming to Palm Springs during Pride. The Legacy Wall displays information about significant LGBT people throughout history and their contributions.
The fight for visibility: Legacy Wall celebrates LGBTQIA* history on campus
The Legacy Wall, a traveling installation created by The Legacy Project (TLP), stopped in Hillman Hall Oct. 1, giving Washington University students the opportunity to visualize and learn about the past and present of the LGBTQIA* community.
Where to Find Meaningful LGBTQ Monuments Around the World
Public memorials honoring figures from the LGBTQ community say a lot about a city’s culture and serve as a reminder that coming out can be its own heroic milestone.
The Legacy Project at Washington University in St. Louis
The Legacy Project is a nationally-recognized traveling monument that celebrates 4,000 years of LGBTQIA+ history around the globe.
Legacy Wall Showcases LGBTQ Faces of Greatness
How LGBTQ history will be taught in public schools
What do Walt Whitman, Jane Addams, Harvey Milk, Sally Ride and Rock Hudson have in common? They were trailblazers and pioneers in their respective fields. They also were gay.
Illinois Will Soon Require All Public Schools to Teach LGBTQ History
Illinois just officially became the fifth state to require its public schools to include LGBTQ history in the curriculum.
Illinois schools to spotlight LGBTQ contributions under new law: ‘The right kind of mandate’
Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed a bill last week mandating Illinois public schools teach students about the contributions to American society of people that identify as LGBTQ, and now advocates who pushed for the law must develop a curriculum by the next school year. (Mentions the Legacy Project)