Equality Forum has named its LGBT History Month icons for October—and Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot, transgender actress Angelica Ross (Pose) and late Pakistani-American poet (and Chicago LGBTQ Hall of Fame inductee) Ifti Nasim are people with local ties who are in the exclusive club.
Thirty-one individuals have been named—one for each day of the month. Some of the others include Russian activist/journalist Nikolay Alexeyev; filmmaker/playwright Moises Kaufman; rapper Lil Nas X; actor Billy Porter; 20th-century novelist Christopher Isherwood; actress Kate McKinnon (Saturday Night Live); 19th-century poet Emily Dickinson; and late boxer Emile Griffith.
Each day in October, a new LGBT Icon is featured with a video, bio, downloadable images and other resources. See http://LGBTHistoryMonth.com.