The SF LGBT Center is excited to produce our first TLGB Black History Month programming, in honor of the resilient community members who paved the way for us. To recognize some of the legends who have shaped the LGBTQ+ landscape, we will honor one person each day of February 2020. See below for the full list of honorees, in alphabetical order.
We are also hosting a series of events throughout the month featuring art, film, ballroom culture, and music. Full listing of events here.
TLGB Black History Month Legends:
- Alexander “Bear” Goodrum (1916-1992) |BIO | Legendary Story
- Alvin Ailey (1931-1989) | BIO | Legendary Story
- Audre Lorde (1934-1992) | BIO | Legendary Story
- Barbara Jordan (1936-1996)| BIO
- Bayard Rustin (1912-1987)| BIO
- Bessie Smith (1894-1937)| BIO | Legendary Story
- Donald Agarrat (1970-2013)| BIO | Legendary Story
- Frances Thompson (1840-1877)| BIO | Legendary Story
- Gladys Bentley (1907-1960)| BIO | Legendary Story
- James Baldwin (1924-1987)| BIO | Legendary Story
- Jim McHarris (1924-?)| BIO | Legendary Story
- Josephine Baker (1906-1975)| BIO | Legendary Story
- Keith Cylar (1958-2004)| BIO | Legendary Story
- Langston Hughes (1902-1967)| BIO | Legendary Story
- Lorraine Hansberry (1930-1965)| BIO | Legendary Story
- Lucille Bogan (1897-1948)| BIO
- Lucy Hicks Anderson (1886-1954)| BIO
- Ma Rainey (1886-1939)| BIO | Legendary Story
- Mabel Hampton (1902-1989)| BIO | Legendary Story
- Marcelle Cook-Daniels (1960-2000)| BIO | Legendary Story
- Marsha P. Johnson (1945-1992)| BIO | Legendary Story
- Mary Jones (1836-?) | BIO | Legendary Story
- Philip Reed (1949-2008) | BIO | Legendary Story
- Reggie Williams (1951-1999)| BIO | Legendary Story
- Rosetta Tharpe (1915-1973)| BIO | Legendary Story
- Stephen A. Maglott (1953-2016)| BIO | Legendary Story
- Sylvester “Queen Of Disco” (1947-1988)| BIO | Legendary Story
- Willi Smith (1948-1987)| BIO | Legendary Story
- Wilmer “Little Axe” Broadnax (1916-1992) | BIO | Legendary Story