Recently I’ve been researching transgender people of the past. Looking back at great LGBTQIA+ activists, artists and thinkers-or those that are believed to have been LGBTQIA+-boosts our pride in who Queer people can be and the things they can accomplish. Lesbian artist and muralist of the Pennsylvania Capitol building Violet Oakley made her home in Philadelphia.Philadelphia’s own gay philosopher and critic Alain Leroy Locke and legendary bisexual jazz vocalist Billie Holiday are a source of inspiration for many around the country and the world.James Baldwin was one of the greatest public intellectuals of the 20th century, and his wisdom remains a touchstone today.Amy Lowell won a Pulitzer Prize for poetry in 1926 and has been called the finest lesbian love poet since ancient Greece. William Shakespeare, who is known as the English language’s greatest playwright, wrote 126 love poems to a man.The community also takes inspiration from the history of great Queer artists. They are a noble part of the history of LGBTQIA+ rights. LGBTQIA+ ancestors can be activists who won rights and freedoms-and still fight that fight-for this community. LGBTQIA+ communities need this inspiration and encouragement, as they suffer higher rates of mental illness, often brought on by discrimination and oppression not impacting other straight and cisgender individuals. LGBTQIA+ ancestors inspire and encourage Queer people.
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