Every year LGBT pick 5 iconic faces from History to celebrate through the month.

This year those faces are Lily Parr, Maya Angelou, Mark Ashton, Michael Dillon and Mark Weston who each contributed to the growth of the LGBT movement.

To read a fact sheet on each of these iconic individuals click on their names below.

Lily Parr

Michael Dillon

Mark Weston

Maya Angelou

Mark Ashton

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