LGBT History Month 2019 – programme of events

February 2019 is LGBT History Month, and you can find the full programme of events on our event pages.

LGBT History Month takes place annually and aims to promote equality and diversity by:

• increasing the visibility of LBGT people, their history, lives and their experiences,
• raising awareness and advancing education on matters affecting the LGBT community and,
• working to make educational and other institutions safe spaces for all LGBT communities.

The theme this year is ‘Peace, Reconciliation, Activism’. Read the blog from Max Biddulph, Chair, UoN LGBTQ Staff Network and Sarah Sharples, Pro-Vice Chancellor for Equality, Diversity and Inclusion.

Highlights from the LGBT History Month 2019 programme include:

• ‘Queer Chinese Representations on Transnational Screens’: A series of film screenings presented by the Centre of Contemporary East Asian Cultural Studies
  • ‘Extravaganza’ (16+), 3-6pm, Wednesday 6 February
  • Be a Woman (16+) From Nanning with Love, 6-8pm, Wednesday 6 February
  • Yvo and Chrissy (16+) Welcome to Queer Britain, 2-3pm, Thursday 7 February
  • Soundless Wind Chime (16+) Queer Affect in the Diaspora, 4-6pm, Thursday 7 February
• Working inclusively – teams, 10-11.30am, Tuesday 12 February
  This workshop takes a practical approach to communicating and working with colleagues across the range of protected characteristics (age, race, etc). It outlines expectations and provides participants with the opportunity to discuss and identify best practice.
  
  
• Talk: Lesbian mothers and practices of conception in post-war Britain, 5.30-6.30pm, Wednesday 13 February
  Rebecca Jennings, Lecturer in Modern Gender History, UCL, draws on her current research into lesbian relationships and parenting practices in post-war Britain and Australia to explore the history of lesbian motherhood in Britain between 1945 and 1978.
  
  
• Film screening: The Killing of Sister George (18+), 6-9pm, Wednesday 13 February 2019
  For its time, The Killing of Sister George was a ground breaking film, and one of the first films in history to be released with an ‘X’ rating in the United States. Set in 1968, it has historic meaning and is a landmark in queer cinema.
  Featuring an introduction and post-film discussion with Dr Sue Price, Assistant Professor in Counselling, School of Education.
  
  
• Lecture/presentation and Q&A: Cultures, Identities, Sexualities: what makes for an inclusive Higher Education space?, 1-2pm, Thursday 14 February
  Higher Education in the UK has experienced a change in the staff/student demographic to becoming progressively internationalised. Also, the International Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Intersex Association (ILGA, 2017) have seen a polarisation of attitudes towards gender and sexual minorities globally, with 72 countries criminalising same sex relations. This event looks at what happens when this collision of people, faith, cultural diversity, values and attitudes inhabits the same higher education space and explores ways in which everyone can get along and feel included.
  
  
• Pride in STEM – Nottingham Out Thinkers, 6.30-9pm, Monday 18 February
  Join Pride in STEM to celebrate LGBT+ History Month with some of the brightest sparks Nottingham has to offer! Meet some local LGBT_ heroes who will share with you their experiences of being out and proud in the world of science and research, and find out all about the incredible work they do.
  
  
• Talk/Q&A: Queer in STEM: Why LGBT+ Diversity Matters, 12.30-1.30pm, Wednesday 20 February
  This informal lunch time session will explore the landscape of sexual orientation and gender identity in the academic workplace. 
  
  
• Brothers in Arms: sexuality, men and intimacies in the Great War, 7-8.30pm, Tuesday 26 February
  This performance-lecture event will explore the concept of ‘romantic friendships’ amongst the soldiers of the Great War.
  
  
• Talk/Q&A: Trans Journeys: Exploring Lived Intersectionality, 6pm, Thursday 28 February
  The concept of intersectionality originates with Kimberlé Crenshaw (1989) who reminds us that individuals have the potential to be intersected by multiple dimensions of identity which produce unique, powerful stories. So, responding to the theme of LGBT History Month 2019, Sarah Stephenson-Hunter will consider the ways in which peace, reconciliation and activism speak to her in her experience of being a trans woman living with a disability.

For updates throughout the month, subscribe to the People and Culture blog. Plus, don’t forget to join the conversation on social media using the hashtag #LGBTHM19.

You can also find out more about our LGBT History Month programme by emailing the People and Culture team.