LGBT History Month: 4 Queer Events On October 22

In conjunction with the celebration of October as LGBT History Month, The Huffington Post will be providing you with “Know Your LGBT History” updates! Check back throughout the month for a brief overview of some of the landmark moments throughout the course of our journey as LGBT and queer-identifying individuals.

1986: According to Quist, United States Surgeon General C. Everett Koop released his first report on the AIDS epidemic in America, two years before mailing information about the disease out to every American household. He reportedly waited four years before speaking publicly about the disease on this date.

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