The Only Choice I made Was Not to Live a Lie (Anymore): Lesbian Role Models Presented by Sue Cirillo and Colleen Briner-Schmidt March 5, 2016 CTA Human Rights Conference
Provide Role Models of Notable Lesbian Women, past and present. Start the conversation on implementation of The Fair Education Act, also known as SB 48, authored by state Sen. Mark Leno (D-San Francisco). Requires that roles and contributions of LGBT Americans be included in school curriculum." Purpose:
Talking in “Gay Code on National Television Ellen Degeneres & Rosie O’Donnell https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tk9K25iE0To
Del Martin & Phyllis Lyon created Daughters of Bilitis - 1955 History
Sally Ride- Astronaut ◦ Script Kate Hutton – “The Earthquake Lady” ◦ Script Science
Billie Jean King Script http://www.makers.com/billie-jean-king Martina Navratilova http://www.biography.com/people/martin a-navratilova-9420862/videos Sports
Col Margarethe Cammermeyer ◦ Script Katie Miller ◦ Script Military
Tammy Baldwin ◦ http://www.makers.com/tammy-baldwin ◦ http://www.makers.com/tammy- baldwin/moments/women-need-run Barbara Jordan ◦ Script Lupe Valdez ◦ Script ◦ http://lgbthistorymonth.com/lupe-valdez Politics
Rita Mae Brown ◦ Http://www.makers.com/rita-mae-brown Staceyann Chin ◦ Script Arts
Wanda Sykes ◦ Script Ellen DeGeneres http://www.makers.com/ellen-degeneres-0 Entertainment
LGBThistorymonth.com www.lesbian herstoryarchives .org www.makers.com Practice creating a first person script ◦ Irshad Manji, Lupe Valdez, Frida Kahlo Resources & Practice
“It is important that each of us be aware of the power we have in our very being to come to be a…supporter of HRC…You have no idea who’s watching you…who you will impress and inform and change and enhearten and empower…because all of us are caged birds…caged by somebody else’s ignorance…When we have enough courage to come out —I don’t mean just our of the closet, I mean out of your spirit…you have no idea who you will inform.” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BybZZM881Tw Maya Angelou’s Speech to HRC
Mandy Carter – Activist Tracy Chapman – Singer/Songwriter Angela Davis – Political Activist Ruth Ellis – Printer /Activist Sharon Farmer – White House photographer Zora Neale Hurston – Author Frida Kahlo – Artist Sherry Harris – City Council Audre Lorde – Poet Ma Rainey – Singer Bessie Smith – Singer Sheryl Swopes – Athlete Alice Walker – Writer Lucy Valdez – Sheriff Barbara Jordan – Congresswoman Gloria Anzaldua -- Author CeCe McDonald – Community Activist Darlene Garner – MCC Clergy, Director of Emerging Ministries, Co-Founder of the National Coalition for Black Lesbians and Gays Angelina Welde Grimke’ – Playwrite And …. GLBT of Women of Color
Wanda Sykes http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1_wW J-_4uSY Coming Out Black
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