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Tatchell Attacks Commonwealth Homophobia

Posted on: May 18th, 2011 by History Month
Peter Tatchell yesterday launched an attack on the Commonwealth for its homophobia and hypocrisy over human rights. Choosing IDAHO as a day to launch his attack, Tatchell noted that the Commonwealth Secretariat’s recent video preaching the virtues of respecting human rights was rather different from the reality as practised...

Survey links Men, Religion, Reggae, Class and Education (lack of) with Jamaica Homophobia

Posted on: May 18th, 2011 by History Month
The first national survey of attitudes and perceptions of Jamaicans towards homosexuality has found that negative views of homosexuality tended to be greatest among males, non-university educated persons, those who listened mostly to dancehall and reggae music and those in lower socio-economic groups. The study showed 59% of respondents...
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David Kato, Murdered

Posted on: February 9th, 2011 by History Month
> David Kato1969 – 2011 The Ugandan gay rights activist David Kato has been murdered aged 42. The BBC News obituary can be found here.
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Outburst Cultural Day, November 27th

Posted on: November 23rd, 2010 by History Month
>Outburst, serving the black LGBT community in London, have announced a cultural day event at Camberwell on November the 27th. Click here for more details.
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Justin Fashanu in Extra Time

Posted on: July 8th, 2010 by History Month
>Born in 1961, Justin Fashanu was brought up by foster parents and by the children’s charity Barnardos. At 14 he signed schoolboy forms with Norwich City FC, where he progressed through the ranks and played for the first team when he was in his late teens. His 1980 volley...
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Gay Pride and Prejudice in Kenya

Posted on: June 17th, 2010 by History Month
>Ishmael, an openly gay Kenyan man living in the small coastal town of Mtwapa, just north of Mombasa, says that many gay men have come to live here, attracted by its open-minded and liberal atmosphere. But this image of the town has been overshadowed by an increasingly vocal and...
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Dakar: From Africa’s Gay Capital to Centre of Homophobia

Posted on: June 16th, 2010 by History Month
>In colonial times, Senegal’s metropolis Dakar was famous for its open and tolerated homosexual prostitution market, and as late as in the 1970s, as many as 17 percent of Senegalese men admitted having had homosexual experiences. Now, Dakar is West Africa’s centre of gay oppression. Read the full article...
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Black British Lesbian History Project: Contributions and Volunteers Needed

Posted on: June 11th, 2010 by History Month
>Like so much of LGBT History the specific experience of black British lesbians is being lost. The books are out of print and the memories are fading for not always being shared. Nazmia Jamal has created a new online chronology to try and preserve this memory. The basis for...
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South African Lesbian Football Team Offers Sanctuary

Posted on: June 9th, 2010 by History Month
>Many people see South Africa, with its famously liberal constitution, as a bastion of sexual freedom on the continent. But in some townships, gay women in particular experience homophobic abuse, rape and murder. The BBC’s Andrew Harding has been finding out how football has given one group of gay...
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Georges Kanuma Dies

Posted on: April 22nd, 2010 by History Month
>Georges Kanuma1972 – 2010 The Burundian AIDS and Human Rights activist Georges Kanuma died on 14 April after a short illness. - Burundi: Message of condolence for Georges Kanuma – Everyone Group- Farewell to Committed Activist Georges Kanuma – Behind the Mask
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Event: Gay Africa

Posted on: February 22nd, 2010 by History Month
>GAY AFRICA is a response to the human rights and sexuality crisis sweeping the continent. In Uganda they propose to execute gays, in Malawi they imprison gay men who marry, in Nigeria they ban all meeting and support for LGBT people. How far does the American Christian Right support...
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What the Uganda Anti-gay Bill Is About in 3min

Posted on: February 19th, 2010 by History Month
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Exhibition: Ethnic Minorities Coming Out

Posted on: September 7th, 2009 by History Month
>Coming out can be painless for some but stressful and even traumatic for others, including friends and family. A new exhibition to open in East London documents the experiences of ethnic minority individuals coming out, allowing them to express their experiences and difficulties with culture and traditions through the...
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Queering Asia

Posted on: June 25th, 2009 by History Month
>Asia is set to become the new dominant economic and cultural pole in the next few decades. There remains many questions about human rights in that part of the world, particularly when it comes to LGBT rights. It is therefore interesting to see, 40 years after the Stonewall Riots...
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Lagos / London 2008 – Andrew Esiebo and Nilu Izadi

Posted on: October 7th, 2008 by History Month
>Lagos / London 2008 – Photographers Andrew Esiebo and Nilu Izadi in conversation about their recent work Wednesday, 8 October, 3.30 pm – 5 pm, Goldsmiths University, RHB 139 (aka Main Building) Andrew Esiebo is a photographer working in Ibadan and Lagos, Nigeria, and a member of the Black...
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Black History Month 09

Posted on: October 1st, 2008 by History Month
>As Labi Siffre joins the merry band of its patrons, LGBT History Month UK is proud to celebrate Black History Month this October. Please visit the resource pages we have put together to mark the month. These include some information about prominent black LGBT people and black LGBT organisations....
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LGBT History Month Nominated

Posted on: September 2nd, 2008 by History Month 1 Comment
>LGBT History Month has been nominated for the Black LGBT Community Awards 2008 in the category Advocacy Group. The award recompenses the organisation who has made the biggest impact on ensuring that Black LGBT communities are represented in society and that their rights are protected. The awards are organised...
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Black Prides

Posted on: August 12th, 2008 by History Month
>The second annual Outburst UK Black LGBTQ Pride Festival took place on Saturday at the Bernie Grant Arts Centre in north London and was dedicated to the memory of fashion designer, actor and model, Arthur Peters who died last month. The day ran from 12 Noon till 10pm with...

New LGBT Hip-Hop Website Launched

Posted on: May 21st, 2008 by History Month
> The growing rise of Gay, Lesbian, and Transgendered hip hop artists and rappers has given birth to a website exclusively catering for the underground music scene that has long been referred to as “homohop”. OutHipHop.com says their goal is to be the primary destination on the internet for...
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Egyptian Film to Explore Homosexuality

Posted on: May 20th, 2008 by History Month
>Although Egyptian cinema, since its inception, has presented many homosexual characters, most of these have been comic devices inserted to generate a few cheap laughs. The only serious portrayals of homosexuality have been through a few minor characters in a handful of Egyptian films like Salah Abou Seif’s Malatili...

Hidden Gay Hip-Hop Scene Revealed

Posted on: May 14th, 2008 by History Month 1 Comment
>Terrance Dean, a former executive at music channel MTV, has penned a memoir of his life and times in the hip hop industry as a gay man. It is an explosive exposé of a thriving gay subculture in an aggressively male business, where anti-gay lyrics and public homophobia are...

Hip-Hop: Beyond Beats and Rhymes

Posted on: January 12th, 2008 by History Month
>Hip-Hop: Beyond Beats and Rhymes is a new documentary examining manhood, sexism, and homophobia in hip-hop culture. Director Byron Hurt, former star college quarterback, longtime hip-hop fan, and gender violence prevention educator, conceived the documentary as a “loving critique” of a number of disturbing trends in the world of...
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First Gay Somali Website Launched

Posted on: November 29th, 2007 by History Month
>A website aimed at improving communication between Somalian gay men has now gone live. The site, the first of its kind for the Muslim East African nation, is aimed at the UK Somalian gay community and it is hoped that it will reach those who feel trapped in the...
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Batty Man

Posted on: October 26th, 2007 by History Month
>Comedian and actor Stephen K Amos uses his own experiences as a black gay man to explore why homophobia still exists in his own community. This observational documentary by Channel 4 learning – the title of which is a derogatory term for homosexuals – follows Amos on a journey...
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I, Too by Langston Hughes

Posted on: October 23rd, 2007 by History Month
>I, too, sing America.I am the darker brother.They send me to eat in the kitchenWhen company comes,But I laugh,And eat well,And grow strong. Tomorrow,I’ll be at the tableWhen company comes.Nobody’ll dareSay to me,“Eat in the kitchen,”Then. Besides,They’ll see how beautiful I amAnd be ashamed— I, too, am America.
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Black Same Gender Loving Filmography

Posted on: October 18th, 2007 by History Month
>As part of our celebration of Black History Month, we are proud to make available the word of Rod Patrick Risbrook (aka Big Rod), an aspiring filmmaker and student at the film department of New York University. Gathering information on 118 films and illustrated by film posters and stills,...
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The Black Civil Rights, Women’s Liberation and Gay Liberation Movements

Posted on: October 4th, 2007 by History Month 1 Comment
>On 21 August 1970, Huey Newton, co-founder and leader of the Black Panther Party for Self Defense published an article in “The Black Panther” newsletter. It was titled A Letter from Huey Newton to the Revolutionary Brothers and Sisters about the Women’s Liberation and Gay Liberation Movements and was...
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Black History Month

Posted on: September 30th, 2007 by History Month
>LGBT History Month UK is proud to celebrate Black History Month this October. To mark the month, we have put together resource pages on our website. These include some information about prominent black LGBT people and black LGBT organisations. This blog will also feature specific posts throughout the month....
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Press Release: LGBT History Month Celebrates Black History Month UK.

Posted on: September 30th, 2007 by History Month
>LGBT History Month is very proud to celebrate Black History Month, which takes place every October in the United Kingdom. Black History Month is now one of the cultural landmarks of British life. It seeks to celebrate the lives and achievements of black people everywhere, to give back to...
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Stonewall Comes to the Drill Hall

Posted on: September 28th, 2007 by History Month
>On a hot summer night in 1969 an incident took place in downtown Manhattan that would change the face of modern sexuality forever. Darkly humorous, frequently poignant, and set to a soundtrack of swinging sixties girl groups, Stonewall is the story of sexual intrigue, innocent romance and just plain...
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LGBT HM Patron to Star in Othello

Posted on: September 15th, 2007 by History Month
>Cyril Nri is to play Othello with The Birmingham Stage Company, the resident company of The Old Rep Theatre in Birmingham. The play, directed by John Harrison, will then moved to London for a very short run. The Old Rep TheatreBirmingham18th September – 13th October, 2.30 and 7.30pmBox Office...
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Stonewall Play Gets Award Nomination

Posted on: August 31st, 2007 by History Month
>The Edinburgh fringe festival is drawing to a close. Earlier this month, the cast of Rikki Beadle-Blair’s play Stonewall was nominated in the Best Ensemble category of The Stage Awards for Acting Excellence. Beadle-Blair, who adapted the play from his 1996 screenplay of the same name, told Scottish magazine...
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Outburst Black LGBT Pride

Posted on: August 21st, 2007 by History Month
>While the UK Black Pride will be hosted in London on 18th of August (see our article here), the first edition of a new annual Black LGBT Pride festival will take place in Vauxhall a week later on Saturday 25th. The event will run from midday to 7pm and...
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UK Black Pride Receives Support from the Mayor of London

Posted on: August 15th, 2007 by History Month
>Mayoral message of support for the UK Black Pride Festival 2007 I congratulate the UK Black Pride Board for coordinating this high profile festival building on last year’s hugely successful event, Metropolitan Police Service Support for UK BLACK PRIDE… It gives me great pleasure to support this year’s UK...
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URGENT ACTION – 18 Nigerian Men Charged with Sodomy

Posted on: August 11th, 2007 by History Month
> All could face death by stoning – protest to Nigerian Ambassador Reports from the Nigerian news agency, NAN, say that 18 men in the northern Nigerian state of Bauchi, which is governed by Islamic Sharialaw, have been arrested on charges of sodomy and could be sentenced to death...
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UK Black Pride

Posted on: August 5th, 2007 by History Month
>In August 2005 three black lesbian women decided to organise a social outing to Southend on Sea. What originally started out as a mini bus trip to the beach, quickly turned into three coaches of women making a trip down to Southend on Sea. During the day’s outing, several...
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BBC Documentary on Homophobia

Posted on: August 1st, 2007 by History Month
>Worldwide homophobia is the subject of a new documentary from the BBC. Pink News wrote this article (click to launch site) discussing the documentary: “This month the BBC World Service broadcast a documentary about homophobia in Jamaica and what it is like to come out in such an intolerant...
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Ending Homophobic Reggae

Posted on: July 23rd, 2007 by History Month
>Buju Banton, popular reggae star known internationally for his homophobic lyrics, has signed a pledge to end his homophobic language. The gay rights campaign group Stop Murder Music announces publicly today that Banton has signed the “Reggae Compassion Act.” The act has already been signed by Beenie Man, Sizzla...
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On an Article in the Voice

Posted on: July 20th, 2007 by History Month
>One of our readers, Ted Brown, sends us the following article from The Voice newspaper, which targets the black community in the UK. The article was published in the issue of the 2 to 8th July 2007, page 17. It was written by Marie-Annick Gournet Gareth Williams is the...
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James Baldwin – The Price of the Ticket

Posted on: July 16th, 2007 by History Month
>In 1953, James Baldwin, a hard-up writer in Paris, published the extraordinary novel Go Tell it on the Mountain. Four years later he sailed home to the United States to immerse himself in the civil rights movement. Caryl Phillips explores the historic consequences of his return. British writer Caryl...

Gloria Gaynor Homophobic?

Posted on: July 13th, 2007 by History Month 4 Comments
>Gloria Gaynor is currently in the uk for a series of shows. This morning she was interviewed by Radio4′s Woman’s Hour. The singer talked about her youth, her career, about some of her most famous songs, several of which have become gay anthems. She also talked about her becoming...

Reggae Stars Renounce Homophobia

Posted on: June 14th, 2007 by History Month
>Three of the world’s top reggae/dancehall singers have renounced homophobia and condemned violence against lesbians and gay men. Beenie Man, Sizzla and Capleton had previously released anti-gay hate songs, including incitements to murder lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people. They have now signed up to the Reggae Compassionate Act...
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