Queer Lawmakers Propose National LGBTQ+ History Museum

Queer Up The USA
November 12, 2023

Out gay Democratic legislator Rep. Mark Pocan has introduced two bills to research and create a National Museum of American LGBTQ+ History and Culture. Though it’s the second time that he and House Democrats have introduced this legislation, it’s unlikely the bills will pass in the Republican-led House. The first bill would create an eight-person commission of museum planners and LGBTQ+ researchers to identify potential locations for the museum and develop a fundraising plan so it may fully operate without government funding. The second bill would formally create the museum.

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Dr. Edward Summers

He currently serves as a Primary Therapist and Program Director at i-Kare Treatment Center in West Palm Beach and Primary Therapist at United Recovery Project (URP) in Lake Worth, Florida. Prior to working in the treatment industry, Dr. Summers was the Founder and CEO of a New York based nonprofit, The Thinkubator, Inc., an innovation and workforce development organization that crafts innovative strategies for complex local challenges that have global implications. Dr. Summers previously held faculty ranks in public administration and policy, political science, and executive leadership positions at some of the nation's preeminent universities such as Marist College, Union College, and Long Island University.

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