LGBT History Month 2018 is now underway — it’s the fifth year that we have celebrated this event at the University of Nottingham.
From Thursday 1 - Wednesday 28 February 2018, we'll be holding and presenting a series of interesting and powerful events that aim to promote equality and diversity.
What is LGBT History Month, and why do we celebrate it?
First initiated in the USA in 1994, LGBT History Month was introduced in the UK 14 years ago by Schools OUT UK, a charity whose mission is to raise the issues of homophobia, biphobia, transphobia and heterosexism in education.
Since 2014, LGBT History Month has also become a powerful and thought-provoking tradition at the University of Nottingham — helping us to celebrate the achievements and contributions of LGBT people whilst encouraging thought and challenging perceptions.
What's on this year?
The theme for 2018 is ‘Geography: Mapping the World’ which in part celebrates the progress in the world over the last year to legalise same-sex marriage. You can view our programme of events for 2018 on this Current Students article.
You can join the conversation on social media using the hashtag #LGBTHM18, and find out more about the University’s LGBT History Month programme by emailing the People and Culture team.
Posted on Thursday 1st February 2018