LGBTQ+ AMERICANS
This page is filled with resources regarding LBGTQ+ history. The articles and videos below cover important court cases, the Stonewall Riots, marriage equality, and the struggles of Black transgender women. The page also includes resources on how to teach LGBTQ+ history.
The American Psychological Association uncovers the “History of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Social Movements.”
The New York Times highlights “The Court Cases that Changed L.G.B.T.Q. Rights.”
“As More States Require Schools to Teach LGBTQ History, Resources for Teachers Expand” presented by TIME.
This article from Teaching LGBTQ History explains “How to Teach LGBTQ History.”
The Harvard Gazette presents “Stonewall then and now,” highlighting the Stonewall Riots in the summer of 1969.
“How the Stonewall riots inspired today’s Pride celebrations” summarized by CNN.
The Atlantic highlights “An Amazing 1969 Account of the Stonewall Uprising” in this article.
The National Park Service provides information on “Stonewall,” a National Monument in New York.
American Experience by PBS presents the film, “Stonewall Uprising: The Year That Changed America.”
ABC News releases an article on a modern struggle for members of the LGBTQ+ community, “Calls to ‘protect trans kids’ after Trump administration reverses transgender bathroom guidance.”
“9 Battles The LGBTQ Community In The US Is Still Fighting” from Global Citizen.
The Atlantic addresses how “America Moved On From Its Gay-Rights Moment—And Left a Legal Mess Behind.”
In this article, Harvard Civil Rights-Civil Liberties Law Review examines “America’s War on Black Trans Women.”
This video starts from the 1800s and reviews important events that contributed to the LGBTQ+ movement.
This video is chapter 1 of PBS”s Stonewall Uprising series on the American Experience.
Use this video to learn more information about the Stonewall Riots.
In this video, LGBTQ+ students share what they wish other individuals would take the time to ask.
This video focuses on marriage equality and LGBTQ+ civil rights.