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Lesbian Gay Bisexual Trans History Month takes place every year in February. It celebrates the lives and achievements of the LGBT community. We are committed to celebrate its diversity and that of the society as a whole. We encourage everyone to see diversity and cultural pluralism as the positive forces that they are and endeavour to reflect this in all we do. For further information click here. You can also read testimonials of community groups and organisations supportive of History Month here.

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19th century cross-dresser, Black members of J-flag, front page of the Wolfenden report, Ian Mckellen, Florence Nightingale

View and update the LGBT History Month calendar of events for February 2010

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Meet this year's badge designer
Badge Designer

My name is Robbie, a Graphic Design student from London College of Communication specialising in Advertising. My course concentrates on social, political and ethical design, and forces me to think in orthodox manners to push the boundaries of Advertising. I have a strong passion and belief in ultilising techniques used in commercial sectors to help those in charities, and non profit organisations and create innovative social design strategies. Most of all I enjoy producing contemporary and relevant work that challenges the preconceptions of advertising - Some say advertising is dead, I say long live advertising!

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LGBT History Month Pre-Launch event

Pre Launch FlierFebruary 2011 and 2012 will be focussed on sport and we are preparing 2011 LGBT History Month Pre-Launch event for you! It will be held at Twickenham Rugby Stadium on Tuesday, November the 2nd.

Guest speakers include Gareth Thomas and John Amaechi. It is a full day event packed with attractions for everyone! Please click on image for full details.

 

LGBT History Month is celebrating sport in all its diversity for the next 2 years

To see our latest sports pages please click here.Pride Sports

The London Olympics 2012 makes sport an obvious choice and an unmissableopportunity to beat the enduring homo/transphobia that is common to many sports; on the field, in the changing rooms, on the terraces and in media reporting.

To make a success of this campaign, LGBT History Month is working in partnership with the UK's LGBT sports development & equity organisation, Pride Sports.

We have already held our first meeting to organise the National pre-launches for 2011 with the equalities officers of theleadingNational Governing Bodies of sports, including football, cricket, rugby unionand rugbyleague, as well as leading activists in the UK's LGBT sports' community.
Pride Sports

 

 
 
 
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LGBT History Month Badges

The History Month T-shirts are available here and new badges will be available for sale very soon. Stay tuned for details.

 

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Schools OUT

Football For All

Rainbow Bus

LGBT history Month Scotland

Nottinghamshire Rainbow Heritage


Thank you to our sponsors and logos of the Department for Children, Schools and Families, the Department of Health, the Ministry of Justice, the Citizens Advice Bureau, The Trade Unions Conference, Amnesty International, the University of the Arts, London, the Crown Prosecution Services, the Metropolitan Police Authority, the Metropolitan Police Service, Transport for London, Fyne Times magazine, Blueway and Specturm

and to our patrons:

Angela Eagle MP, Cyril Nri, actor, director and writer, Sir Ian McKellen, actor, Labi Siffre, poet, songwriter and singer, Gareth Thomas, rugby international, John Amaechi, basketball player and psychologist, Professor Sheila Rowbotham, lecturer and campaigner, Professor Martin Hall, Vice-Chancellor of the University of Salford University, Professor Melanie Tebbutt, Director, Manchester Centre for Regional History, Senior Lecturer, Manchester Metropolitan University, Professor Viv Gardner, Martin Harris Centre for Music and Drama, Jeffrey Weeks, historian, sociologist, author and LGBT activist and Dr Harry Cocks, social historian and writer.


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