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ILGA Asylum Seekers’ Survey

Posted on: May 13th, 2012 by History Month
A survey seeking the views and experiences of LGBT asylum seekers and people involved in the LGBT asylum seeking process throughout Europe is currently taking place, Commissioned by The International Lesbian and nay Asoociation (ILGA), the survey follows a meeting at Greenwich University to discuss the situation for people claiming asylum on the basis of their...

Support Every Second Counts

Posted on: May 12th, 2012 by History Month
A great supporter of LGBT History Month is seeking sponsors. Robert Brown will be doing an Olympic triathlon on Saturday May the 19th and he needs your support. To see Robert take part in this cycling, swimming and running event and to support him and sponsor the good causes he is doing it...

National Trans Mental Health and Well-Being Survey

Posted on: May 5th, 2012 by History Month
A survey has been launched to research and assess the needs of trans people across the nation. This survey is produced by a partnership between Scottish Transgender Alliance, Trans Resource and Empowerment Centre, TransBareAll and Sheffield Hallam University. It is based on the priniple that there has been very little research about trans people,...

LGBT History Month Pre-Launch for 2013

Posted on: May 2nd, 2012 by History Month
  Mark November the 15th down in your diaries. The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Trans (LGBT) History Month pre-launch is to be held at Bletchley Park this year on that very Thursday.   The event has in the past been held at the Tate Modern, Congress House, The Metropolitan...

Felix to be Deported on May 4th

Posted on: May 1st, 2012 by History Month
Felix Wamala, the gay Ugandan that the Borders Agency tried to deport on on Christmas Eve and again on the 2nd of January, now faces deportation on the 4th of May. Felix, who has been languishing at Colnbrook detention centre since that date, has been told he will be...

Tie the Knot in…Thanet

Posted on: April 22nd, 2012 by History Month
The first local authority to endorse the government’s proposals for same sex marriage is…Brighton? Manchester? London? Hebdon Bridge perhaps. No. Thanet! Yes, that little doorknob on the north east corner of Kent that encompasses Margate, Ramsgate and Broadstairs is the first to put its head above the parapet and say...

Schools OUT Speaks OUT for IDAHO

Posted on: April 18th, 2012 by History Month
International Day Against Homophobia (IDAHO) – the worldwide campaign to eradicate homophobia and transphobia and to decriminalise homosexuality – is held every year on May the 17th. This year  Schools OUT will be joining The Gay and Lesbian Humanist Association (GALHA) by taking part in a panel debate focusing on education...

Homophobes are Closets: new evidence

Posted on: April 12th, 2012 by History Month
New studies suggest those who express virulent dislike of homosexuals may have an unacknowledged attraction to the same sex. Researchers also discovered homophobia is more pronounced in individuals who grew up with authoritarian parents who forbade such desires. The study is the first to document the role that both parenting and...

LGBT in Manchester? Come and Play Softball

Posted on: April 12th, 2012 by History Month
Thanks to our partners Pride Sports, people in and around Manchester can have fun and keep fit by joining an LGBT softball championship. Pride Sports Director Lou Englefield said: “It starts on April 23rd this month and we’ll meet once a month thereafter. All you need to bring  is...

Europe LGBT Survey

Posted on: April 2nd, 2012 by History Month
A pan-European Survey to find out what life is really like for lesbian, gay, bisexual and trans people in different parts of the continent has been launched today. Brought about by the European Fundamental Rights Agency, which funds the Rainbow ECFA Project, the survey will help policy makers understand...

E-Petition Calls for Turing Pardon

Posted on: March 14th, 2012 by History Month
Following a C4 drama-doc on the circumstances of the death of the great twentieth century mathematician Alan Turing – and timed to coincide with the centenary of the great man in 2012 – a new e-petition has been launched to grant him a posthumous pardon. The Channel 4 programme,...

LGBT History Month Magazine

Posted on: March 9th, 2012 by History Month
The LGBT History Month magazine is available free in electronic copy now. Featuring an interview with Sue Sanders, a report by Tony Fenwick on why we need to focus on sport, an article by Gendered Intelligence on trans youth, a guide to Pride House, Suran Dickson and Diversity Role...

Ricky Martin Talks about Being Gay, Fatherhood and the Right to Marry

Posted on: March 4th, 2012 by History Month
In a candid interview on YouTube, Latin American singer songwriter Ricky Martin talks in English about life since coming out. Talking about his boyfriend, Martin talks about how much he loves him and wells up as he says that the greatest thing about him is: “He loves my children”. Later,...

Deportation Flight Cancelled

Posted on: February 29th, 2012 by History Month
The proposed deportation of  Amanpreet Kaur this morning did not go ahead. Amanpreet is a Punjabi Sikh who was to be deported today (1st March) pending the outcome of a judicial review. She is a lesbian who is currently in Yarlswood detention centre where she had a wedding ceremony with...

Beat Bullying Big March on Thursday

Posted on: February 27th, 2012 by History Month
On March the 1st the world’s first virtual, global march, the Big March 2012, sets off. Almost one million people from thousands of organisations worldwide have signed up. They will all be speaking with one voice this Thursday, 1st March, calling on the UN to protect children worldwide from bullying....

Football v. Homophobia Feb. 19th

Posted on: February 20th, 2012 by History Month
February the 19th marks the start of a host of Football v. Homophobia events, both in the UK and internationally, to celebrate our community and its achievements through the medium of the national game. Football v. Homophobia day was launched in 2010 by the Justin Campaign to commemorate the...

FA Launches LGBT Action plan

Posted on: February 20th, 2012 by History Month
The Football Association has launched Opening Doors and Joining In – its four year action plan to eradicate homophobia and transphobia from the sport as well as making football a welcoming place for lesbian, gay, bisexual and trans people as supporters and players. Welcoming the work of Pride Sports,...

We Remember

Posted on: February 19th, 2012 by History Month
Justin Fashanu 19th February 1961 to May 2nd 1998 www.thejustincampaign.com www.footballvhomophobia.com  

Pink News Report on Schools OUT Conference

Posted on: February 12th, 2012 by History Month
The Schools OUT 2012 Conference – which featured how to raise trans issues, disability issues, an OFSTED speaker, the leader of the National Union of Teachers, workshops on our latest method The Classroom, the European Rainbow film project and youth workshops, has been reviewed extensively by Adrian Tippets in...

Polari magazine honours Sue Sanders on LGBT HM Day 13

Posted on: February 5th, 2012 by History Month
LGBT online magazine honours a hero every day in its February 2012 edition. Polari is the leading UK-based online magazine for an LGBTQ readership. Its content is informed & insightful, and features a diverse range of writers from every section of the community. Its look is singularly stylish and...

Welcome to LGBT History Month 2012

Posted on: February 2nd, 2012 by History Month
LGBT History Month co-chair Tony Fenwick talks about this Month and Sport. To see the clip – filmed by Queer Youth Network’s David Henry, go here

Schools OUT Conference: Educating OUT Prejudice through the LGBT Lens

Posted on: December 29th, 2011 by History Month
Schools OUT Annual Conference 2012  Saturday 4th February 9.30 am – 6.00pm RADA Studios (Formerly The Drill Hall) 16 Chenies Street, London WC1E 7EX To register call the box office: 020 7307 5060 Fees Until Jan 26 2012 Student or Unemployed £10, Retired £15 Individual £40 Organisation £50 After...

Diversity Role Models Endorsed by Home Secretary

Posted on: November 19th, 2011 by History Month
A new project aimed at tackling homophobia and transphobia was endorsed by Home Secretary Theresa May last week at a parliamentary launch. Diversity Role Models, a campaign designed to tackle homophobia and transphobia by making well-known LGBT figures visible in schools was launched officially last week and is the brainchild...

Trans Remembrance Day November 20

Posted on: November 12th, 2011 by History Month
November 20th is the International Trans Day of Remembrance (TDOR). Now a recognised annual event in the International Equalities and Human Rights calendar, the Day will include a wide range of events throughout the world and in the UK. For an international diary of commemorative events and their locations,...

Educate and celebrate – with Elly Barnes

Posted on: October 16th, 2011 by History Month
There are still places available on Elly Barnes’ dynamic and resourceful ‘Educate and Celebrate’ one-day course for teachers. held at the ground-breaking Stoke Newington School’s Diversity and Training Centre, the course helps teachers to combat homophobia and transphobia while meeting the demands of the equality act public Sector Duty and OFSTED....

Pre-Launch at The Oval November 21st

Posted on: October 2nd, 2011 by History Month
This year’s LGBT History Month Pre-Launch will be held at The Kia Oval, Kennington, South London. The all-day event starts in the morning with a series of Equality in Sports Practice sessions and is followed by a session mid-afternoon with Sports Minister Hugh Robertson. Late tea-time there will be...

Outing comes out in Italy

Posted on: September 24th, 2011 by History Month
An Italian Blog has “outed” 10 MPs as a protest against the state’s homophobic policies and laws. The blog’s authors said the aim was “to bring a bit of justice into a country where people have no way of defending themselves against daily insults and attacks from hypocritical politicians.”...

Hold the Page!

Posted on: September 18th, 2011 by History Month
The Pre-Launch of LGBT History Month 2012 will be held at the Kia Oval in Kennington on November the 21st. Put the date in your diaries and watch this space for further details of this event. Click the image for more information.

Tackle: new football blog

Posted on: September 13th, 2011 by History Month
Tackle is a new independent blog addressing homophobia in football. To keep up with what’s going on, go here

Bury and Nigeria defender Efe Sodje signs up to the Government ‘CHARTER’.

Posted on: September 13th, 2011 by History Month
On the eve of the recent 21st birthday celebrations for Manchester Pride, the local LGBT sports teams and organizations gathered to kick off the weekends main events with the annual ‘It’s a Gay Knockout’ at Taurus Bar on Canal St. This year, ‘loud and proud’ best wishes and a...

Gay Softball World Series Kicks Off In Chicago

Posted on: September 4th, 2011 by History Month
More than 3,000 softball players have descended upon Chicago this week from all over the continent for the for the 35th Annual North American Gay Amateur Athletic Alliance Gay Softball World Series, which starts tournament play Tuesday and runs through Sunday. For more, go here

Revealed: LGBT History of College Campuses

Posted on: September 4th, 2011 by History Month
bestcollegesonline.com has just published: ” 20 Notable College Moments in LGBT History ” which demonstrates the part our academic institutions have played in taking the LGBT community  to where it is today. According to the article’s authors: “Through the years, gay and lesbian students have progressed, been judged, and worked...

Paragraph 175 on YouTube

Posted on: August 26th, 2011 by History Month
The essential film Paragraph 175, which gathers the personal histories of a number of lesbian and gay survivors of the holocaust, is now available with subtitles on YouTube. Using personal testimonies, the film shows how Berlin was the world’s hub for lesbian and gay liberation before the rise of Naziism, before...

Scots to be Allowed to Refuse Civil Partnerships?

Posted on: August 18th, 2011 by History Month
Scots registrars with particular religious convictions may be allowed to refuse to conduct civil partnerships if an Scottish Nationalist Party (SNP) Member of the Scottish parliament (MSP) gets his way. Glasgow minister John Mason is introducing a motion into Parliament that will allow for people’s bigotry if it is...

Egghead Banned by Chess Club

Posted on: August 18th, 2011 by History Month
Eggheads star and chess ace CJ De Mooi is demanding an apology from the management of the British Chess Championship after they banned him from presenting the prizes wearing his Stonewall ‘Some people are Gay, Get over it!’ T-shirt. De, Mooi, who is President of the British Chess Fellowship,...

Scottish Fisherwomen Played Golf in the 1700s!

Posted on: August 8th, 2011 by History Month
Scottish fisherwomen of the links were champion golf players and even footballers, according to a programme broadast on Radio 4 last Saturday (July 6th). Presented by Rhona Cameron, the fascinating programme is a testament to the fortitude and resilience of these extraordinary women. To hear the programme before the...

California State Schools to Teach LGBT History

Posted on: July 19th, 2011 by History Month
California has become the first state to mandate gay history lessons in public schools. In public school classrooms across the state students will soon be taught a subject that hasn’t been part of the curriculum before: LGBT history, the contributions of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people. Lorri Jean...

From over the Pond

Posted on: July 10th, 2011 by History Month
UK psychologist and professor Ian Rivers discusses his recent trip to America’s Heartland and how, as an anti-​gay bullying researcher, he was received. Rivers, author of Homophobic Bullying and a patron of LGBT History Month, says that although he was always treated with respect personally, the idea that “all children and adults should be...

Muslims “More Liberal” than Others

Posted on: June 28th, 2011 by History Month
Faced with the statement “I am proud of how Britain treats gay people” 15% of respondents who identified as Muslim ‘strongly agreed’ – a higher figure than for the secular community and significantly higher than for Christians. In fact, only Sikhs agreed more ‘strongly’, at 16.7%. The poll, carried out by...

Women’s World Cup Football Kicks off Today

Posted on: June 27th, 2011 by History Month
The Women’s World Cup Tournament Kicked off in Germany today, with England set to play Mexico. Fans can watch it on Eurosport 1 at 9.15 this evening. For those who can’t access it on TV, Eurosport player is available online here. The tournament was tainted when the Nigerian team’s coach told...

Government Makes new Pledges at Downing Street Event

Posted on: June 23rd, 2011 by History Month
LGBT History Month had a big profile at Downing Street last night when the PM David Cameron hosted an LGBT celebration before the onset of this year’s London Pride. Everyone was delighted with the latest LGBT History Month 2012 badges, which were launched at the event and will go...

New LGBT Timeline

Posted on: June 16th, 2011 by History Month
Christine Burns and her colleagues at NHS North West have just launched the online version of the LGBT History Timeline after talking to Sue at LGBT History Month. It’s available here. As you’ll see, it has several components. There’s a scrolling timeline that covers more than two millenia. Then...

Gays get Gongs

Posted on: June 14th, 2011 by History Month
We are delighted that Tim Lucas received an MBE and John Amaechi an OBE in the Queen’s Birthday Honours. Tim has been a member of Schools OUT and is its ex-treasurer. He was a committed trades unionist and activist for LGBT people within the NUT since the early 1980s....

LGBT HM Pre-Launch to be held at The Oval

Posted on: June 7th, 2011 by History Month
The Oval Cricket Ground in Kennington is to host the next LGBT History Month Pre-Launch on November 21st. Co-chair Sue Sanders is delighted at the decisison. She said: “Following last year’s Pre-Launch at Twickenham, this shows that the cricket authorities are also prepared to take equalities seriously. As a...

We Were Hacked!

Posted on: June 6th, 2011 by History Month
It happens to the best and worst of us. Yes, LGBT History Month and its mother ship Schools OUT had their sites hacked on Friday. Following a weekend of frantic work, however, we’re back with you and ready to roll. Hope you didn’t miss us too much (well, we...

Give ‘Em Hope YouTube Campaign

Posted on: May 29th, 2011 by History Month
Queer YouTubers may be thrilled by the arrival of “Give ‘Em Hope” a new campaign for LGBT youth kicked off by David Watters. A writer and musician who wants to help young people to feel happy with themselves, Watters is the founder of the phrase “Don’t blend in.” To...

We’re All Slime

Posted on: May 29th, 2011 by History Month
Self-styled Queer Poet Laureate Vince Laws had his work celebrated by being read aloud in Norwich city centre. His anthemic work Slime was read out by local citizens on IDAHO. To see the vid click here

Paul Patrick

Posted on: May 22nd, 2011 by History Month
May 22nd marked the 3rd anniversary of the death of Paul Patrick, co-founder of LGBT History Month. To read his obituary, go here

Clare Dimyon Makes People Happy

Posted on: May 20th, 2011 by History Month
We are delighted that Clare Dimyon of Pride Solidarity has won a coveted place in the Independent’s Happy people Awards. Her entry is as follows: Clare Dimyon Campaigner Made history in 2008 by persuading British embassies across Europe to fly the rainbow flag to highlight the lack of gay...

40 years of the GLF

Posted on: May 15th, 2011 by History Month
The Gay Liberation Front (GLF) will celebrate the end of its 40th anniversary with a two day Conference at the London Schools of Economics, where it was founded. The Conference will be on the 19th and the 20th of May.

Welcome to our new site

Posted on: May 15th, 2011 by History Month
You may notice that our site now has a whole new look!  Please bear with us while we make the transition to the new site and iron out any little glitches.  If you do have any problems using the site or notice any errors please do let us know....

Dimyon’s Diary

Posted on: April 11th, 2011 by History Month
Clare Dimyon MBE is back on her travels in Central and eastern Europe, supporting LGBT Pride events wherever she goes.

Public Sector Equality Duty Becomes Law

Posted on: April 11th, 2011 by History Month
Equality Act Public Sector Duty Becomes Law. The Public Sector Duty of The Government's Equality Act became law on April 5th. It Will give LGBT people protection within the Public Sector, together with the other characteristics

Exeter Pride

Posted on: March 21st, 2011 by History Month
The first English Pride festival of the year is Exeter pride, on April 9th. www.exeterpride.co.uk

LGBT Women for Women’s History MonthA list of LGBT women who have had a major impact. Thanks to Amelia Jenne.

Posted on: March 1st, 2011 by History Month
A list of LGBT women who have had a major impact. Thanks to Amelia Jenne.
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