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October is LGBTQ History Month. On Twitter and across social media, people are using the hashtag #LGBTQHistoryMonth to educate and raise awareness about important LGBTQ figures and movements throughout history. This month and every other month, celebrate LGBTQ history and support activism for LGBTQ equality, rights, and justice.

Happy #LGBTQHistoryMonth! Thousands of years of forced hiding and systemic erasure of our lives and contributions have buried our stories, but we have been here since the beginning. We have been here longer than every religion.🏳️‍🌈

— Q. Allan Brocka (@allanbrocka) October 1, 2019

Happy #LGBTQHistoryMonth! We are so grateful to the transcestors who've left behind beautiful legacies for us. Each day, we are carrying forward the work that they've done to change the world. https://t.co/ugMCTcO4Jm

— TransgenderLawCenter (@TransLawCenter) October 1, 2019

“We’re trying to nudge the community toward a consciousness of gay liberation, rather than the compromise of gay rights.” – Marty Robinson, 1986 #LGBTQHistoryMonth

— @LGBT_History (@queer_history) October 1, 2019

Happy #LGBTQHistoryMonth! 🏳️‍🌈 Let’s make sure it’s as #intersectional as possible! #MarshaPJohnson was a Black, disabled, trans woman who played a pivotal role in the 1969 Stonewall Riots which of course led to the Gay Liberation Movement and fight for LGBTQ rights and equality. pic.twitter.com/nK8A31iDr2

— UnbreakableBlackness (@iAmDrTyree) October 1, 2019

Today is the first day of #LGBTQHistoryMonth! Let’s not forget sex workers have been leading the #LGBTQ movement since at least #Stonewall, if not longer. Let’s honor them by fighting to decriminalize #sexwork and end poverty! 🏳️‍🌈✊🏾@DecrimNowDC @DecrimNY pic.twitter.com/3ERF8qlrrK

— Tyrone Hanley (@tyrone_hanley) October 1, 2019

Our biggest turn on? Supporting LGBTQIA+ rights. #LGBTQHistoryMonth

— OkCupid (@okcupid) October 1, 2019

October is #LGBTQHistoryMonth, which recognizes the invaluable contributions and achievements of the LGBTQ community. Looking forward to sharing, learning, and celebrating in October. 🏳️‍🌈 https://t.co/srnDAGM1zd

— Billie Jean King (@BillieJeanKing) October 1, 2019

October marks the observance of LGBTQ/SGL History Month where we celebrate the lives and contributions of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer and same gender loving (LGBTQ/SGL) people! This week we celebrate Young Leaders who know "We Got Now!" #LGBTQHistoryMonth pic.twitter.com/xac0C0vmfp

— NBJC (@NBJContheMove) October 1, 2019

October is #LGBTQHistoryMonth, and we've traced the history of gender neutral pronouns back … way back. https://t.co/5da3Ohr2Px

— Dictionary.com (@Dictionarycom) October 1, 2019