12/10/2026
October is Q***r History Month! To carry on the tradition of acknowledging the achievements of LGBTQIA+ individuals, we asked some of our peer eds who their favourite q***r historical figures were🌈
Image Description
Slide 1: A purple background with rainbow waves and a light purple text box. The text box reads as "OCTOBER IS Q***r History Month!".
Slide 2: A purple background with text asking "What is Q***r History Month?". Below is written "Founded by Rodney Wilson at a Missouri high school in 1994, October was declared Q***r History Month. At the time, Rodney was the first publicly out teacher in the state. He wanted a space to commemorate the gay civil rights movement and share q***r history with his students".
Slide 3: A purple background with text reading as "In 2016, Australia adopted Q***r History Month to celebrate a history of activism dedicated to LGBTQIA+ rights. As of 2020, Q***r History Month is a recognised annual celebration in over 5 countries! It has even become tradition to share the achievements of LGBTQIA+ icons each day of October!"
Slide 4: A purple background with a text reading "The Peer Eds' Favourite Q***r Historical Figures". In the middle row is a photo of Keith Haring and a caption by Peer Ed Soph: "A gay American artist & activist. His work was tied to activism for LGBTQ rights, safe s*x & anti-apartheid movement. He was a crucial advocate for AIDS awareness & education". In the bottom row is a photo of Dr Sally Ride and a caption by Peer Ed Bree: "Widely recognised as the first q***r astronaut and American woman in space, she was a pioneer, trailblazing physicist, and feminist icon".
Slide 5:
Formatted the same as prior slide. On the middle row is a photo of Tove Jannson and a caption by Peer Ed Nigel: "The creator of Moomin. She was a le***an, as well as many of her creative team. Her characters Thingamy & Bob were actually analogy of her hidden sapphic love". On the bottom row is a photo of Magnus Hirschfeld and a caption by Peer Ed Taya: "German physician, s*xologist & LGBT+ advocate. Devoted to improving care of q***r patients, Magnus co-founded the first gay rights organisation despite persecution from the N***s".
