Dusk Peterson

Dusk Peterson is a fiction writer, history writer, journalist, and editor. Peterson's articles have appeared in nationally distributed magazines, as well as in international publications. In 2007, after several years of being published online and in a magazine, Peterson's fiction began being published as e-books.

Peterson writes fantasy stories on friendship, gay historical fantasy tales, and contemporary gay fiction. Occasionally, a heterosexual love story will appear as well. Suspense plays an important role in many of the tales; the conflict in those tales is both external and internal.   His stories are often placed in dark settings, such as prisons or wartime locations. The mood of the stories, however, is not one of unrelieved gloominess. Romance and friendship, especially male friendship, are recurring themes.

Unique to his works is that black, multi-cultural, and interracial storylines often show up as do characters with disabilities.  Especially characters struggling with mental illnesses.


Although Peterson's stories do not fall into the Christian Inspirational category, religion and spirituality are often important aspects of characters' lives.

For more information see: http://duskpeterson.com/

Elizabeth Birch

Elizabeth Birch (born 1956, Dayton, Ohio) is an American attorney & former corporate executive who came to Washington to chair the board of directors of the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force. Then, in January 1995, she became the Executive Director of the Human Rights Campaign.

As an American gay & lesbian rights (LGBT) activist, Birch grew the organization dramatically in both membership and budget. Birch was executive director of the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) until January 2004 when she left to spend more time with her then-partner, Hilary Rosen, and their children.

Later she joined the Howard Dean presidential campaign as a senior advisor prior to joining HRC in 1995, Birch began her LGBT political activity as a member of the Bay Area Municipal Elections Committee (BAYMEC)[1], a San Jose, California-based LGBT political action committee begun in 1984.

In 2000, Birch became the first leader of an LGBT organization to address a national political convention when she gave a prime-time speech at the Democratic National Convention.

For more information see: http://www.cwu.edu/~diversity/birch.html

Lt. Anthony Woods

Platoon leaders such as Lt. Anthony Woods, a black gay Harvard and West Point grad, was discharged once his gay sexuality was discovered.

Lt. Woods led a 64-soldier combat unit in Iraq and earned a Bronze Star. Woods ran for Congress last year. He didn't win, but appeared on national television and inspired countless young black gay men who rarely see themselves on such a platform.

Anthony Woods is a graduate of the U.S. Military Academy at West Point and Harvard's Kennedy School of Government. He is a veteran of two combat tours in Iraq, and was awarded both the Bronze Star and Army Commendation Medal for his service.   Mr. Woods example is QHistory.

President Barack Obama

History was made, If you were watching President Obama's first State of the Union Address in 2010.  when the president mentioned civil rights and the nation's lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) citizens. "This year, I will work with Congress and our military to finally repeal the law that denies gay Americans the right to serve the country they love because of who they are. It's the right thing to do."


The president was referring to "Don't Ask, Don't Tell", the almost 20-year-old policy that prevents gays and lesbians from serving openly in the armed forces. As Obama made his appeal to repeal the law, television cameras panned across the floor of the House and you could see most of the Democrats giving a huge standing ovation, and even some Republicans applauding. Noticeably sitting stone-faced: Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Adm. Michael Mullen and the rest of American military's high command.

Courage was displayed, standing up to America and the World, diggin in and taking a stand to end sexual discrimination.... thats Leadership by Example and QHistory in the making.