Lesbian&Gay History Month (Feb05)- website
pirate | 17.01.2005 16:52 | Social Struggles | World
February 2005 sees the the first ever Lesbian,Gay,Bisexual,Transgender History Month.
There is a website which is listing events.
Front page of which is reproduced below. pls see rest of website for further info.
There is a website which is listing events.
Front page of which is reproduced below. pls see rest of website for further info.
Calendar | News |
Resources | Contact us |
About LGBT History Month
TAKE PART in the UK’s first ever LGBT History Month, coming in February 2005.
Throughout Britain, organisations, groups and places of education are making plans to mark the month with special events and displays. Why not join with colleagues or friends to organise an event in your school or college, museum or library, union, workplace or neighbourhood? Visit our resources section for ideas and information.
Over the coming weeks, we shall be adding many new resources to this section. These will include
a timeline
biographical notes on a selection of people out of history
links
suggestions for lessons (there are some up already)
material to use in school assemblies
Do come back and take a look.
Make sure you let us know about your plans. We can help publicise your event by putting it in our calendar.
Join our mailing list to be kept up to date on important additions to the site and information about events. For press information and general news, check out our news page.
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“We will be encouraging schools to take part.”
Stephen Twigg MP, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Schools
“I believe the month will be important in helping to drive the culture change to create a more inclusive society.”
Rt Hon Jacqui Smith MP, Minister of State for Industry and the Regions and Deputy Minister for Women and Equality
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More about LGBT History Month …
~ www.lgbthistorymonth.org.uk ~
design: Gillian Spraggs
page last modified on 15 December 2004
Join our mailing list
~
Let us know about events you are arranging
~
Send us your suggestions for activities and events
Resources | Contact us |
About LGBT History Month
TAKE PART in the UK’s first ever LGBT History Month, coming in February 2005.
Throughout Britain, organisations, groups and places of education are making plans to mark the month with special events and displays. Why not join with colleagues or friends to organise an event in your school or college, museum or library, union, workplace or neighbourhood? Visit our resources section for ideas and information.
Over the coming weeks, we shall be adding many new resources to this section. These will include
a timeline
biographical notes on a selection of people out of history
links
suggestions for lessons (there are some up already)
material to use in school assemblies
Do come back and take a look.
Make sure you let us know about your plans. We can help publicise your event by putting it in our calendar.
Join our mailing list to be kept up to date on important additions to the site and information about events. For press information and general news, check out our news page.
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“We will be encouraging schools to take part.”
Stephen Twigg MP, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Schools
“I believe the month will be important in helping to drive the culture change to create a more inclusive society.”
Rt Hon Jacqui Smith MP, Minister of State for Industry and the Regions and Deputy Minister for Women and Equality
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More about LGBT History Month …
~ www.lgbthistorymonth.org.uk ~
design: Gillian Spraggs
page last modified on 15 December 2004
Join our mailing list
~
Let us know about events you are arranging
~
Send us your suggestions for activities and events
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Comments
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Why bother?
18.01.2005 13:09
Paul C
the same, or different?
18.01.2005 15:47
> differently then people will continue to treat them differently.
but does the queer population (it's hardly a community) want to be treated the same as the homophobic, sexist majority? or do we want to celebrate our differences, our sexual diversity? can we resist the assimilation drive that allows us to be 'accepted' as long as we buy into a commercialised queer identity and take our place in the market? can we celebrate being queer and odd and still reject the prejudices and abuse of the so-called 'majority'? can we recognise the intrinsic links between queer struggle and challenging power. i personally have no desire to be assimilated into this sexist, classist, racist, homophobic system, i have no desire to be considered normal by those who would judge me. let them treat me differently.
mark
Endemic homophobia..
18.01.2005 16:25
The point of such things as this History Month and gay Pride's is threefold- Celebrating
who we are, being visible, and tackling homophobia.
Homophobia is endemic in our partriarchal capitalist society. I know, i've been seriously
beaten pnly a couple of years ago (got one put in jail)- and I still get verbal abuse,
especially from schoolkids. The effects of Section 28 may take some time to filter out
and that's assuming that proper education is put in place.
The rise of religious fundamentalism. (US and UK Christian groups- Islamic fundametalists
etc) also pose a real threat to LGBT in the UK and elsewhere. There is also the current
campaign against the Jamaican hate singers and their violently anti gay lyrics (alongside
mysogenist ones and more)
Finally, what's wrong with celebrating being different anyway? Culrural diversity
needs to be seen - so long as it doesn't include attacks on other 'minority' groups
pirate
"and I still get verbal abuse, especially from schoolkids"
19.01.2005 10:23
Welcome to the real world pal.
I get abused by stupid schoolkids every fuckin day.
And I'm..
Straight