LGBTQ+ History Month has been observed each October since 1994, when Missouri high school history teacher Rodney Wilson proposed the idea. Wilson chose October to coincide withNational Coming Out Day on Oct. 11 and to honor the first and second marches on Washington for LGBTQ+ rights in 1979 and 1987. This October, PBS Detroit's "One Detroit" honored the month with an in-depth look at Michigan's pivotal role in LGBTQ+ history, tracing a path from the state's first Pride celebration 53 years a...
