IPR is featuring research and some of the many LGBTQ+ pioneers who have impacted the world today in celebration of LGBTQ+ Pride Month. Henry Gerber was born in Bavaria, Germany, as Joseph Henry Dittmar in 1892. He changed his name when he arrived in the United States in 1913 and settled in Chicago due to its large … Continue reading Pioneer Henry Gerber (1892-1972)
IPR is featuring research and some of the many LGBTQ+ pioneers who have impacted the world today in celebration of LGBTQ+ Pride Month. Brenda Howard was born on Dec. 24, 1946, in the Bronx, New York. She became an activist during the Vietnam War protests in the 1960s. Influenced by the emerging feminist movement, she began advocating … Continue reading Pioneer Brenda Howard (1946-2005)
IPR is featuring some of the many LGBTQ+ pioneers who impacted the field of public relations in celebration of Pride Month. Randy Shilts was born in Davenport, Iowa, on August 8, 1951. While attending the University of Oregon, Shilts managed the student newspaper and served as president of the Eugene Gay People’s Alliance. In 1974, … Continue reading Randy Shilts (1951-1994)
IPR is featuring some of the many LGBTQ+ pioneers who impacted the field of public relations in celebration of Pride Month. In 1950, Del Martin met Phyllis Lyon while working in Seattle. The couple moved to San Francisco in 1953. In 1955, Martin and Lyon co-founded the Daughters of Bilitis (DOB), the first lesbian rights organization … Continue reading Pioneers Del Martin (1921-2008) and Phyllis Lyon (1924-2020)