@rodneycwilson

Taboo Teaching: A Profile of Missouri Teacher Rodney Wilson (2019 doc-short)

New Doc Short Explores the Videotaped History of the Queer Midwest in the 1980s-90s (March 2026 essay)

30 Years Later: Rodney Wilson & Chris Bruno Reflect on AMC’s Groundbreaking Story | The Locher Room! (February 2026)

Precious Names and Places: The Central West End and LGBTQ+ St. Louis - Out in STL (essay, Jan. 2026)

Flowing: "A Kick-Ass Activist" - Out in STL (essay, 2026)

Lecture at St. Louis library to showcase 1904 World’s Fair jardinières (profile, 2026)

‘We Have to Tell These Stories:’ The Architects of Queer History in Rural Missouri (featured, December 2015)

Thirty Years Ago: AMC’s Michael Delaney Pointed to a Pink Triangle (essay, December 2025)

Rodney Wilson's "Mineral Area College: History, Land, Cemeteries" (part 3 of 3)

I lost a speaking gig for writing about Charlie Kirk. Meanwhile, Trump demeans Americans every day. (essay, October 2025)

Teaching Truth in Dangerous Times - Teaching While Queer (podcast, October 2025)

Poet and Activist Steven Reigns: Outliving Michael (book review, October 2025)

LGBTQ+ History Month founder blames Trumpism for erasure (October 2025)

How LGBTQ+ History Month Began (October 2025, feature)

A “Quieter History”: Katie Batza’s AIDS in the Heartland (review, September 2025)

I am on Charlie Kirk's Professor Watchlist. (essay, September 2025)

Rodney Wilson's “Mineral Area College: History, Land, Cemeteries” (Part 2 of 3)

A 1904 St. Louis World's Fair Mystery: Gustav Lind and His Jardinieres - Rodney Wilson, August 2025

New Museum, New Exhibit at MAC (my research on Gustav Lind; August 2025)

KREI Newsmakers, Rodney Wilson, Mineral Area College (interview about my college history research, August 2025)

Part 2 of special MAC history presentation by Rodney Wilson (July 2025)

Contested Curriculum - Don Romesburg - Rutgers University Press (mention, 2025)

Young queer activists are fighting to rebuild the world. This book isn't waiting to celebrate them. (Book review, June 2025)

Supporting Our Supporters: The Missouri Historical Society and LGBTQ+ History (essay, May 2025)

Educators: Pillars of Every Community (essay, April 2025)

Mineral Area College: History, Land, Cemeteries (Part 1 of 3, presented April 2025)

St. Louis LGBTQ History: MCC, Our World Too, Magnolia’s, and John D’Emilio - Out in STL (April 2025 essay)

House of Secrets - Common Reader (essay by Jeannette Cooperman about a 100-year-old family mystery involving my GGF, March 2025)

The Queer Student: Rodney Wilson and LGBTQ History Month (podcast, February 2025)

N. Ireland's Heritage Project's History Club - Rodney Wilson on the History of History Months (January 2025)

Election Eve Conversation: US Election (November 2024)

Family Reading for After LGBTQ History Month (Essay, October 2024)

PBS NewsHour - The teacher who created LGBTQ History Month reflects on how he sparked a movement (October 2024)

Making history while reporting it: a legendary journalist's crusade against AIDS - LGBTQ Nation (Essay, October 2024)

Missouri History Museum VIDEO: Celebrating the 30th Anniversary of the First LGBTQ+ History Month (October 2024)

Wilson reflects on 30 years of LGBTQ progress in visit to SIU (October 2024)

Drinking the Tea Kiki Ep. 4 - The Creation of LGBTQ+ History Month with Rodney Wilson (October 2024)

SIU saluting LGBTQ+ History Month with founder of national celebration (October 2024)

Rodney Wilson founded LGBTQ History Month 30 years ago. Here’s what he wants you to know. (PBS NewsHour, October 2024)

LGBTQ+ History Month is celebrated around the world. It all started with one man & a dream. (LGBTQ Nation, October 2024)

Missouri History Museum's Gateway To Pride Exhibit (September 2024)

Global LGBTQ+ History Months at the Missouri History Museum - October 3, 2024

Going home for Pride: A Small Missouri Town's Historic Pride (essay, June 2024)

Laurence Luckinbill Is a Straight Man Who Helped Make Gay History (essay, June 2024)

LGBTQ Nation: Was Jesus asexual and are angels nonbinary? (article about my May 2024 essay)

Jesus and St. Paul were asexual, and everybody in heaven is nonbinary (May 2024 essay)

LGBTQ+ History Month’s Founder Urges Unity Over Division (October 2023)

How LGBTQ+ History Month Began (The Advocate - October 2023)

LGBT History Month was founded by a Missouri educator in 1994. Here's his story. (October 2023)

The Power of One: A Personal Decision Which Led to Global Change - Queer We Are (October 2023)

Meet Rodney Wilson, the gay teacher who championed National LGBTQ History Month (October 2023)

Feature: 2SLGBTQIA+ History Month at USask | The Sheaf (October 2023)

LGBT History Month: An AARP Conversation with Rodney Wilson (October 2023)

"How to Start an LGBTQ+ History Month" by HM USA founder Rodney Wilson (2023 essay)

A short conversation with the LGBTQ+ History Month Cuba podcast: Conversando con Rodney Wilson (June 2023)

An essay on the meaning and motive of Pride Month and the interplay between Pride and History months: "Pride, History Propel LGBTQ+ Rights Forward" (essay, 2023)

"Thirty Years Later: LGBTQ+ Student and Teacher Rights" - Keynote at Social Justice and Leadership Conference (April 2023)

Pride in Education 6, with ICoHM members from Cuba, France, Italy, Uganda, UK, and USA. It’s online (from London). It’s free. It’s inspiring. (May 2023)

An AAIS Queer Studies Caucus Conversation with Rodney Wilson (2023)

Italy is marking its second LGBT History Month: Here's why it matters (2023 article)

Thursday Nights at the Museum | The National Day of Silence: LGBTQIA+ Voices in Schools - Rodney Wilson and Four Local College Students (2023 talk, panel)

PLAN-ning Ahead Episode 7: Conversation with Rodney Wilson (2023)

Planorama Magazine (cover story, 2023)

Be The Change - Episode 1 - LGBT+ History Month - Peter Tatchell Foundation (podcast 2023)

Celebrating LGBTQ+ History (Australian radio interview, 2022)

I am the founder of LGBTQ History Month. Now I’m working to spread it across the world. (personal essay 2022)

PFLAG National Conversation: October Is LGBT History Month. And That Matters (2022)

Celebrating LGBTQ History Month (event, 2022)

LGBTQ+ History Month founder coming to Laredo for kickoff event (article, 2022)

What is LGBTQ History Month and why did a Miami school board change its mind about it? (news story, 2022)

Laredo pride group to kick off LGBTQ+ history month, honor local allies (news story, 2022)

Online Book Discussion: Mad River, Marjorie Rowland, and the Quest for LGBTQ Teachers' Rights (panel 2022)

LGBTQ History Month in Cuba and around the world | Living St. Louis | (news story 2022)

Pride in Education - London (speech 2022)

Missouri History Museum, LGBTQ collection (TikTok 2022)

St. Louisian Started LGBTQ History Month (TikTok 2022)

Cuba says Fidel-deedee to bigots, celebrates LGBTQ+ History Month (article 2022)

Episode 232: LGBTQ History Month - Cuba & Berlin (podcast 2022)

Episode 225: LGBTQ History Month - Italy (podcast 2022)

Blog: Blurring Borders: LGBT+ History Month Goes Global (essay 2022)

In Fear of History: Canceling Gay History in the Missouri State Capital (online panel 2022)

Coming Out in 1994 Nearly Cost Rodney Wilson His Teaching Job. Has Missouri Learned Anything? (news article 2021)

Welcome to LGBT History Month (TikTok 2021)

Celebrating LGBTQ+ History Month, Featuring Rodney Wilson, Sponsored by Let's Talk About Gay Stuff (conversation 2021)

The LGBTQ+ History Exhibit That (Unfortunately) Made History (essay 2021)

The Hope and History of Queer History: An Educational Tradition and Modern Challenges (news article 2021)

The History of LGBTQ+ History Month and the Black Man Who Inspired It (news article 2021)

Rodney Wilson - Talk Out Loud - LGBTQ Stories | iHeart (podcast 2021)

Ep. 100: LTAGS Celebrates 100 Episodes with Rodney Wilson - Let's Talk About Gay Stuff (podcast 2021)

Rodney Wilson and Sue Sanders - LGBT+ History Month (conversation 2020)

'TriVersity Talk!' with special guest, Rodney Wilson! (interview 2020)

Being LGBTQ Episode 103 Rodney Wilson (podcast 2020)

The Early History of LGBTQ+ History Month - Rodney Wilson (lecture 2019)

Taboo Teaching: A Profile of Missouri Teacher Rodney Wilson (film 2019)

12 Unforgettable Moments in Missouri LGBT History (news article 2017)

LGBT History Month Icons - Rodney Wilson (honoree 2017)

The Media Must Go! (Read to the End) (essay 2017)

Hillary Rodham Clinton: The People's President (essay 2016)

While tales of heroes dominate, LGBT History Month should be about you (article 2016)

LGBT History Month: The Gay Man Charged in the Assassination of JFK (essay 2016)

LGBT History Month: The Uncle I Never Met (essay 2016)

How a Young Londoner Escaped Radical Islam (essay 2016)

'Goodbye Forever': How Religion Treats Apostates (essay 2016)

The Eunuch Who Killed John Wilkes Booth (essay 2016)

How I Racked up $73K in Medical Bills Without Spending One Night in a Hospital (essay 2016)

Guns for Jesus: "Straining Out Gnats and Swallowing Camels" (essay 2015)

"I Hated Hating People" (essay 2015)

Huffington Post Contributor (20 essays 2015-2017)

LGBT History Month Founder on How Black History Month Started It All (essay 2015)

Progressive Spirit Podcast: Rodney Wilson on Killing God (podcast 2015)

Why do evangelicals lose their faith? Os Guinness & Rodney Wilson (podcast 2015)

Knowing LGBT History Is Knowing Yourself (essay 2015)

The Story Behind the First LGBT History Month (essay 2015)

Rodney Wilson: History in the Making (article 2015)

History alumnus, teacher Rodney Wilson reflects on LGBT History Month’s beginnings (article 2015)

LGBT History Month Icon Of The Day: Rodney Wilson (article 2012)

Celebrate LGBT History Month (news story 2011)

Bringing history out of the closet (news article 2006)

The Last Vestiges of Prejudice: A Special Report on Gay and Lesbian Education Employee Issues (NEA educational video 1996)

Pine Valley Teacher Michael Delaney and Parallels with Missouri Teacher Rodney Wilson (news story 1996)

Did Washington Hate Gays? (Newsweek article 1995)

Teacher Rodney Wilson Granted Tenure, ABC St. Louis (news story 1995)

Congressman Denounces Teacher Rodney Wilson (congressional speech 1995)

Dateline NBC, Missouri Teacher Rodney Wilson (news segment 1994)

Day After "Loud and Heated" School Board Meeting about Rodney Wilson, LGBT Educators / History (news story 1994)

"Loud and heated" School Board Meeting about Gay Teacher Rodney Wilson (news story 1994)

Homosexuality in Public Schools and Gay St. Louis Teacher – KETC-9 (PBS) “Donnybrook” (news debate 1994)