"GLBT History is Black History Too..."

 

BARBARA JORDAN

Did you know that this lesbian was the first black woman from the South elected to the U.S. Congress?

ALVIN AILEY

Did you know Alvin Ailey's Revelations is one of the most watched and easiest recognized dance performances of all time?

RANDALL WINSTON

Did you know that this gay man was the producer for the hit TV series Scrubs?























BAYARD RUSTIN

Did you know that this gay man was an advisor to MLK and the organizer of the 1963 March on Washington? 

GLENN BURKE

Did you know that this out black professional baseball player is often credited with inventing the "high five" 

















ROY SIMMONS

Did you know that Simmons was the first African-American NFL player to come out as homosexual?















JUSTIN FASHANU

Did you know that Fashanu was the first black football (soccer) player to earn a million pounds?











JOHN AMEACHI

Did you know that Ameachi was the first professional NBA player to come out as homosexual?