August’s Do You Know Spotlights

Every week at church, we are spotlighting a different LGBTQ+ individual you might or might not know about. Check the table during coffee hour to see the latest one featured. Not able to attend church in person or missed a week? We have them for you online as well. Learn and be inspired!

August was Transgender History Month, and here are the people we featured:

  • Alan L. Hart: American Physician, Researcher, Writer, Novelist (1890-1962)
    Your next step: Listen to the iHeart podcast episode about Alan L. Hart from October 9, 2013
    Bonus point: Read Everything is Tuberculosis by John Green
  • Zazu Nova: Trans Activist, Sex Worker Late (1940s-unknown)
    Your next step: Read Stonewall: The Riots That Sparked the Gay Revolution by David Carter
  • Albert D. J. Cashier: Civil War Union Army Soldier (1843-1915)
    Your next step: Watch the musical “The Civility of Albert Cashier” or read the picture book The Fighting Infantryman by Rob Sanders
  • Lucy Hicks Anderson: Socialite, Chef, Philanthropist (1886-1954)
    Your next step: Watch the second episode of the HBO TV docuseries Equal