October brings many things—the changing of the leaves, pumpkins, new latte flavors… but one facet of October that sometimes gets missed is LGBTQ+ History Month.
This month commemorates National Coming Out Day on October 11th, as well as the first and second marches on Washington for LGBTQ+ rights in 1979 and 1987.
It’s also interesting to note that LGBTQ+ History Month directly follows Banned Books Week, the last week of September.
LGBTQ+ books are some of the most frequently challenged books in schools, from Captain Underpants to The Color Purple.
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