Celebrating LGBT History Month and our differences
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The month of October provides FAS staff as well as the UT community a chance to learn about and observe lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) history.

Based on Binta Brown, manager of Diversity and Talent Management for FAS, the very first party of LGBT history happened in Oct. 1994 in the kind of a movie series coordinated by Missouri high school instructor Rodney Wilson.

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“In the 26 years since LGBT History Month has increased, now being celebrated yearly and globally,” Brown stated.

Later events are made to attract attention to the contributions and rights of LGBTQ+ people. (LGBTQ+ is composed of those who identify as queer or a different or no sexual identity). National Coming Out Day occurs on Oct. 11, and Oct. 14 marks the anniversary of their first march on Washington, D.C., for LGBT rights in 1979. Spirit Day, observed on the third Thursday in October (Oct. 15 this season ), was made in reaction to the tide of publicized suicides of homosexual students because of bullying. Solidarity Week, previously called Ally Week, can be celebrated in October; it combines and observes allies from LGBTQ+ bullying.

“The job of allies, activists and advocates started long before 1979, also goes on now as the LGBTQ+ community confronts continued social inequities,” Brown stated.

Brown encouraged FAS personnel to reflect LGBTQ+ background and adopt how precious diversity would be into the workforce.

“We dismiss differences among individuals to our detriment,” Brown stated. “Differences need to, rather, be leveraged for both collective and individual growth.”

Brown provided several ways that FAS workers can find out about themselves or about encouraging their LGBTQ+ coworkers.

- On October 22–24, head to the LGBTQ Studies and Center for Women’s and Gender Studies third biennial, first virtual Thinking Trans//Trans Thinking Conference on Oct. 22 through 24. The event is offered to both faculty and staff.

- Appear at LBGTQ+ milestones from the U.S. to get a snapshot of important events from 1924 to August 2020.

- See these documentaries that tell the tales of events which have formed the LGBTQ+ community

- Know about Audre Lorde, the celebrated feminist, lesbian, author, poet and activist for LGBTQ+ equality, who said in an interview, “My spirituality is part and parcel of that I am, along with my poetry comes from the junction of me and my worlds” Learn more about Audre Lorde’s work on the internet.

FAS workers have a chance to learn about another facet of diversity — varied skills — by attending The best way to Build Inclusive Workspaces for Diverse Abilities at 10 a.m. on Oct. 29 through Zoom. Speakers include Karen Chawner, manager of Human Resources Strategic Workforce Solutions; Jigna Patel, project manager for the Texas Center for Disabilities Studies (TCDS); Ana Canevero, TCDS loan planner; and Jordyn Jensen, TCDS application mentor.

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