During Black History Month, events are held around the courntry to both commemorate the history of people of African descent and to address important issues these communities continue to face. Below is a list of upcoming events that specifically acknowledge the lives and contributions of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender African Americans. National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day is also observed this month on February 7. You can find a list of events organized by state here. GLAAD encourages everyone to spread the word and support their local events that celebrate Black History Month and National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day, including those that are LGBT-inclusive.
Arizona
Event: “Out on the Job”
Location: Room 412, Student Union Memorial Center, University of Arizona (Tuscon, AZ)
Date: February 10
Time: 12:00pm (noon)
Host(s): African American Student Affairs (AASA), University of Arizona
Link: http://uanews.org/node/37361
California
Event: “A Tribute to African American Authors”
Location: The Renberg Theater (Los Angeles, CA)
Date: February 16
Time: 7:30pm
Host(s): L.A. Gay and Lesbian Center
Link: http://laglc.convio.net/site/PageServer?pagename=TE_ON_OUR_STAGES
Connecticut
Event: “Black PRIDE: Understanding the Challenges of the Black LGBT”
Location: Zach's Community Room, University of Connecticut School of Social Work Campus (West Hartford, CN)
Date: February 7
Time: 12:45pm – 2:00pm
Host(s): University of Connecticut's Organization of Black Social Work Students, School of Social Work PRIDE, and True Colors
Link: http://ssw.uconn.edu/documents/SSW-BHM-2012.pdf
Georgia
Event: “6th Annual National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day (NBHAAD) Observance”
Location: Greenbriar Mall (Atlanta, GA)
Date: February 4
Time: 12:00pm – 5:00pm
Host(s): The Twenty Pearls Foundation and Tau Epsilon Omega Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority
Event: “Black History Month Display”
Location: Tate Plaza, University of Georgia
Date: February 1 – February 29 (ongoing)
Time: All day
Host(s): LGBT Resource Center, University of Georgia
Link: http://calendar.uga.edu/index.php/detail/black-history-month-display
Illinois
Event: “When Identities Collide: Sexuality and Black Feminism”
Location: Chicago History Museum (Chicago, IL)
Date: February 18
Time: 4:00pm
Host(s): Illinois Humanities Council, Chicago History Museum, Gender and Women's Studies Program at University of Illinois at Chicago, and the Center for the Study of Race, Politics, and Culture
Link: http://www.prairie.org/events/25183/when-identities-collide-sexuality-and-black-feminism
Event: “SpeakOUT: Brothers OUTLive”
Location: Hoover-Leppen Theater at Center on Halsted (Chicago, IL)
Date: February 9
Time: 7:00pm – 9:00pm
Host(s): Center on Halsted, Brothers OUTLive
Link: http://www.centeronhalsted.org/newevents-details.cfm?ID=2445
Event: Screening of “Brother Outsider: The Life of Bayard Rustin”
Location: Room 150, Arthur Rubloff Building, Northwestern University's Chicago campus (Chicago, IL)
Date: February 7
Time: 4:00pm
Host(s): Black Law Students Association, Northwestern University
Link: http://www.northwestern.edu/newscenter/stories/2012/01/black-history-month.html
New York
Event: “Multiverse: A Black Od(d)yssey”
Location: Brooklyn Society for Ethical Culture (Brooklyn, NY)
Date: February 29
Time: 6:00pm – 10:00pm
Host(s): Brooklyn Community Pride Center
Link: http://lgbtbrooklyn.org/2012-black-history-month-event/
Event: Screening of “Brother Outsider: The Life of Bayard Rustin”
Location: Martin E. Segal Theater at the CUNY Graduate Center (New York, NY)
Date: February 10
Time: 6:30pm – 8:30pm
Host(s): Museum of Contemporary African Diaspora Art (MoCADA) and Black Public Media (BPM)
Link: http://mocada.org/2011/12/05/pixelating-indie-films-in-black-trailer/
Event: “Spotlight Series: Black History Month Exhibit”
Location: The Center at Garden City, Suite 110 (Garden City, NY)
Date: February 1 – February 29 (ongoing)
Time: Monday – Thursday, 10:00am – 8:00pm and Friday, 10:00am – 5:00pm
Host(s): Long Island GLBT Services Network and the Long Island GLBT Community Center
Link: http://www.liglbtnetwork.org/content.php?pgID=937
Event: “Lifting the Veils of Secrecy and Shame - Homophobia and African American Communities of Faith”
Location: Case Method, University of Rochester (Rochester, NY)
Date: February 17
Time: 12:30pm – 1:45pm
Host(s): Multicultural Affairs and Inclusion, University of Rochester
Link: http://www.rochester.edu/diversity/celebrations/blackhistory/index.html
Oklahoma
Event: “Black History Month Profiles: Highlighting Black Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender People”
Location: Dennis R. Neill Equality Center (Tulsa, OK)
Date: February 7
Time: 7:00pm
Host(s): Oklahomans for Equality (OkEq)
Event: “Brother Outsider: The Life of Bayard Rustin” Movie Screening
Location: Pegasus Theater, Liberal Arts Building, University of Central Oklahoma (Edmond, OK)
Date: February 9
Time: 2:00pm
Host(s): Gay Alliance for Tolerance and Equality (GATE) & Black Student Association, University of Central Oklahoma
Link: http://www.uco.edu/student-life/diversity/programsandevents/bhm.asp
Virginia
Event: “Telling Stories That Matter: GCCR Celebrates Black History Month 2012”
Location: Gay Community Center of Richmond (Richmond, VA)
Date: Ongoing, every other Thursday beginning February 2
Time: 7:00pm – 8:30pm
Host(s): Gay Community Center of Richmond
Link: http://www.gayrichmond.com/events/black-history-month/
Event: “Queer Women of Color Film Festival”
Location: Room F, Graduate Life Center (GLC) at Virginia Tech (Blacksburg, VA)
Date: February 1
Time: 6:30pm – 8:30pm
Host(s): Virginia Tech LGBTA, Queer Grads and Allies, Multicultural Programs and Services (MPS)
Link: http://www.mps.vt.edu/assets/doc/bhmposter.pdf
Washington DC
Event: “Moments of Truth: Healing Ourselves from the Inside Out”
Location: The Warehouse Theater (Washington, DC)
Date: February 7
Time: 8:00pm
Host(s): Brave Soul Collective
Link: http://www.bravesoulcollective.org/2012/01/moments-of-truth/
Wisconsin
Event: Screening: “Paris is Burning”
Location: Christie Theater, University Union at University of Wisconsin, Green Bay (Green Bay, WI)
Date: February 27
Time: 7:00pm – 9:00pm
Host(s): Christine Smith, assistant professor of Human Development; and student Miranda Seitz
Link: http://blog.uwgb.edu/inside/index.php/log-news/headlines/01/27/events-for-black-history-month-126/
