The following is a chronological list of FREE/cheap/fundraising events self-organised by Greater Manchester’s LGBTQI Community, which everyone is welcome to attend:
Saturday 9th Feb —
* Lesbian Gay Youth Manchester (LGYM) under 25’s meet @ LGBT Centre 1:30pm for Ourspace Project, Whitworth Art Gallery.
http://www.lgym.org.uk
* Crow of Murders, FREE entry, Queer performance poetry led by
Dominic Berry and Lisa B @ Space 2, Contact Theatre, Oxford Rd, from 8:30pm.
Sunday 10th Feb —
* Queer Veggie Café 11am – 4pm. We aim to provide a safe, welcoming space for queer people and allies to meet up with friends and/or other activists, to chill out, socialise and eat yummy vegan and veggie food (which of course will be clearly labelled) and have lots of tea. Please bring food to share if you're able.
All are welcome - bring your friends. Sidney Street LGBT Centre, off Oxford Road, opposite Man. Met Students Union Main Entrance, behind 8th Day.
https://lists.riseup.net/www/info/queerreadinggroup
Monday 11th Feb —
Start of LGBT Awareness Week run by University of Manchester Student Union LGBT Society: http://www.lgbt.manchester.ac.uk/
Trans, Gender and Queer Awareness
11am -12 pm - Trans and Queer Workshop by Harri Weeks - MR1
7pm - Film showing of Mirror Mirror and Hedwig and the Angry Inch - Bikos Cafe (basement of the SU)
Tuesday 12th Feb — International Rights, Faith and Sexuality
12-2pm - Debate with religious reps on faith and sexuality - Bikos Cafe (basement of the SU) followed by free lunch
3-4pm - Protest outside Samuel Alexander building with Amnesty against violence towards LGBT people internationally. Come along and bring as many friends as possible.
7pm - Quiz by the lovely hosts Amy and Jon - Council Chambers
* 7:30–10pm - What’s love go to do with it? Workshop on relationships for under 25’s @ Sidney Street LGBT Centre, see LGYM website: http://www.lgym.org.uk
Wednesday 13th Feb — Sexual Health
12-1pm - Sexual health workshop, Ann Summers Style! - MR1
1.30 - GENERAL MEETING - Priorities Ballot placed Love Without Borders: International LGBT Rights as number 1!
7.30pm onwards - Retro/Radical - Fashion show! at Club Underground to raise money for Terrence Higgins Trust (North Campus SU) followed by afterparty at BaaBar.
Thursday 14th Feb — Valentine’s Day
1-2pm - Civil Partnerships vs. Marriage - Are We Equal talk by Jennie - MR1
4.30-7pm – Valentine’s Tea Dance in association with the Riveters to raise money for Amnesty International with free wine. Tickets are £3 from the stall - Council Chambers
All Day - Protest on Union Steps - write your thoughts on Civil partnerships on the wedding dress!
Friday 15th Feb — LGBT History Month
1pm - Rainbow hug on steps of Students' Union. Wear a colour of the rainbow and join us in celebrating being LGBT!
7pm - Film showing of Maurice - venue TBC
* Women’s Space Fundraiser!
15th February 2008, Chorlton Irish Centre from 8pm. Entrance is 4/3 pounds. Tickets are available from the LCP or you can pay on the door. All Women Welcome. All proceeds go to Lesbian Community Project running Pride Women's Space. http://www.manchesterlcp.org.uk
Saturday 16th Feb —
* 12pm – Queer Youth Network North West Regional Meet-up and lunch for 25 year olds and under, Piccadilly Train Station, see website for more info: http://www.queeryouth.org.uk
* 2pm - Edward Carpenter — Love and the Labour Movement in the 1880s and 1890s, a talk by Sheila Rowbotham at the Working Class Movement Library, 51 The Crescent, Salford. http://www.wcml.org.uk
* 3-7pm – Under 25’s LGBT History Month Project, Image Collage for T-Shirt designs @ Sideny Street LGBT Centre. http://www.lgym.org.uk
Tuesday 19th Feb —
* 7pm – Provincial Queens: a Liber8! Event organised by News From Nowhere Bookshop, 96 Bold St, Liverpool. Dr Mike Homfray introduces his new book "Provincial Queens: Gay & Lesbian Community in the North-West of England". http://www.newsfromnowhere.org.uk
* From 8pm - Calling all 25 year olds and under! Open Consultation Meeting with Young People run by Manchester City Council regarding the future of the Sidney Street LGBT Centre, after it was almost forcibly closed in an undemocratic and underhand way by MCC in September 2007. Contact Save The Gay Centre Campaigners for more info: savethegaycentre[at]yahoo.co.uk http://www.myspace.com/save_the_gay_centre_mcr
Saturday 23rd Feb —
* 1-3pm. Manchester Prairie Dogs Hoe-down! 5, 6, 7, 8 Manchester Prairie Dogs is the UK’s longest-running lesbian and gay line dancing group. They’ll demonstrate some very easy dances to get y’all started. Everyone welcome to dance or just watch the show. Central Library Committee Room.
* 3:30pm - MCC Manchester Trans Discussion Group meeting is in our usual venue - the Church Social Room of St John Chrysostoms Church, Anson Road, Manchester M14 5BG. (Access is from the side entrance by the bell tower on Anson Road A-34, with the room being open from 3:00pm).
For 2008, we usually meet on the 4th Saturday afternoon of the Month. http://mccmanchester.wordpress.com/category/trans/
* FREE Gay Times Exhibition: 35 years of landmark moments in UK Queer History. As part of the Diversity Festival 08, Chester University will be hosting cuttings and images from the vast Gay Times archive. Curated by Richard Smith, the magazine's associate editor, the exhibition documents LGBT social history from the early days of the Gay Liberation Front to the Anti-Section 28 protests in 1987, to the present day.
The Exhibition will run from Saturday 23rd February till Sunday 2nd March. The exhibition will be open to the public between 10-5 from the Saturday 23rd February till Sunday 2nd March 08. More events on: http://www.chester.ac.uk/diversityfestival/index.html
* 3-7pm - For under 25’s, LGBT History Month Project, Image Collage for Poster Design @ Sidney Street LGBT Centre. http://www.lgym.org.uk
Friday 29 February — GLF Activism: as mediated through the life story of a Jewish Gay male activist
Dr Christian Klesse is a lecturer in Cultural Studies at Manchester Metropolitan University. His talk will cover the brief existence of the Jewish research group as part of the London GLF network, and examine contradictions and tensions of the heart of 1970s liberationist politics.
6pm - 7.45pm @ Central Library, Committee Room
Saturday 1 March — LGB&T Archives Open Day
See a fascinating selection of archives relating to our city's LGBT history. Archivists will be on hand to talk about the items and the service in general.
Central Library, Local Studies Unit
Saturday 1 March 12-4pm (drop in any time)
Be part of Queer History in the making NOW!
Please take 30 seconds to fill in your details for this officially accepted Number 10 Downing Street website online petition:
“We the undersigned petition the Prime Minister to amend the Gender Recognition Act 2004 to enable people whose gender identity is neither male or female to have the opportunity to assign their legal gender as 'other' or 'intersex' if they so wish.”
http://petitions.pm.gov.uk/3rdGender/
You don’t have to be Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender or Queer to come along to LGBT History Month events — it’s all about celebrating human rights, civil liberties, liberation and biodiversity!
For full UK listings, please see events Calendar on main website:
http://www.lgbthistorymonth.org.uk/calendar/Events_Calendar.php
February 2008 marks the fourth celebration of LGBT History Month in the UK and Manchester City Council-related events can be found on their website:
http://www.manchester.gov.uk/lgbthistorymonth
* Lesbian Gay Youth Manchester (LGYM) under 25’s meet @ LGBT Centre 1:30pm for Ourspace Project, Whitworth Art Gallery.
http://www.lgym.org.uk * Crow of Murders, FREE entry, Queer performance poetry led by
Dominic Berry and Lisa B @ Space 2, Contact Theatre, Oxford Rd, from 8:30pm.
Sunday 10th Feb —
* Queer Veggie Café 11am – 4pm. We aim to provide a safe, welcoming space for queer people and allies to meet up with friends and/or other activists, to chill out, socialise and eat yummy vegan and veggie food (which of course will be clearly labelled) and have lots of tea. Please bring food to share if you're able.
All are welcome - bring your friends. Sidney Street LGBT Centre, off Oxford Road, opposite Man. Met Students Union Main Entrance, behind 8th Day.
https://lists.riseup.net/www/info/queerreadinggroup Monday 11th Feb —
Start of LGBT Awareness Week run by University of Manchester Student Union LGBT Society:
http://www.lgbt.manchester.ac.uk/ Trans, Gender and Queer Awareness
11am -12 pm - Trans and Queer Workshop by Harri Weeks - MR1
7pm - Film showing of Mirror Mirror and Hedwig and the Angry Inch - Bikos Cafe (basement of the SU)
Tuesday 12th Feb — International Rights, Faith and Sexuality
12-2pm - Debate with religious reps on faith and sexuality - Bikos Cafe (basement of the SU) followed by free lunch
3-4pm - Protest outside Samuel Alexander building with Amnesty against violence towards LGBT people internationally. Come along and bring as many friends as possible.
7pm - Quiz by the lovely hosts Amy and Jon - Council Chambers
* 7:30–10pm - What’s love go to do with it? Workshop on relationships for under 25’s @ Sidney Street LGBT Centre, see LGYM website:
http://www.lgym.org.uk Wednesday 13th Feb — Sexual Health
12-1pm - Sexual health workshop, Ann Summers Style! - MR1
1.30 - GENERAL MEETING - Priorities Ballot placed Love Without Borders: International LGBT Rights as number 1!
7.30pm onwards - Retro/Radical - Fashion show! at Club Underground to raise money for Terrence Higgins Trust (North Campus SU) followed by afterparty at BaaBar.
Thursday 14th Feb — Valentine’s Day
1-2pm - Civil Partnerships vs. Marriage - Are We Equal talk by Jennie - MR1
4.30-7pm – Valentine’s Tea Dance in association with the Riveters to raise money for Amnesty International with free wine. Tickets are £3 from the stall - Council Chambers
All Day - Protest on Union Steps - write your thoughts on Civil partnerships on the wedding dress!
Friday 15th Feb — LGBT History Month
1pm - Rainbow hug on steps of Students' Union. Wear a colour of the rainbow and join us in celebrating being LGBT!
7pm - Film showing of Maurice - venue TBC
* Women’s Space Fundraiser!
15th February 2008, Chorlton Irish Centre from 8pm. Entrance is 4/3 pounds. Tickets are available from the LCP or you can pay on the door. All Women Welcome. All proceeds go to Lesbian Community Project running Pride Women's Space.
http://www.manchesterlcp.org.uk Saturday 16th Feb —
* 12pm – Queer Youth Network North West Regional Meet-up and lunch for 25 year olds and under, Piccadilly Train Station, see website for more info:
http://www.queeryouth.org.uk * 2pm - Edward Carpenter — Love and the Labour Movement in the 1880s and 1890s, a talk by Sheila Rowbotham at the Working Class Movement Library, 51 The Crescent, Salford.
http://www.wcml.org.uk * 3-7pm – Under 25’s LGBT History Month Project, Image Collage for T-Shirt designs @ Sideny Street LGBT Centre.
http://www.lgym.org.uk Tuesday 19th Feb —
* 7pm – Provincial Queens: a Liber8! Event organised by News From Nowhere Bookshop, 96 Bold St, Liverpool. Dr Mike Homfray introduces his new book "Provincial Queens: Gay & Lesbian Community in the North-West of England".
http://www.newsfromnowhere.org.uk * From 8pm - Calling all 25 year olds and under! Open Consultation Meeting with Young People run by Manchester City Council regarding the future of the Sidney Street LGBT Centre, after it was almost forcibly closed in an undemocratic and underhand way by MCC in September 2007. Contact Save The Gay Centre Campaigners for more info: savethegaycentre[at]yahoo.co.uk
http://www.myspace.com/save_the_gay_centre_mcr Saturday 23rd Feb —
* 1-3pm. Manchester Prairie Dogs Hoe-down! 5, 6, 7, 8 Manchester Prairie Dogs is the UK’s longest-running lesbian and gay line dancing group. They’ll demonstrate some very easy dances to get y’all started. Everyone welcome to dance or just watch the show. Central Library Committee Room.
* 3:30pm - MCC Manchester Trans Discussion Group meeting is in our usual venue - the Church Social Room of St John Chrysostoms Church, Anson Road, Manchester M14 5BG. (Access is from the side entrance by the bell tower on Anson Road A-34, with the room being open from 3:00pm).
For 2008, we usually meet on the 4th Saturday afternoon of the Month.
http://mccmanchester.wordpress.com/category/trans/ * FREE Gay Times Exhibition: 35 years of landmark moments in UK Queer History. As part of the Diversity Festival 08, Chester University will be hosting cuttings and images from the vast Gay Times archive. Curated by Richard Smith, the magazine's associate editor, the exhibition documents LGBT social history from the early days of the Gay Liberation Front to the Anti-Section 28 protests in 1987, to the present day.
The Exhibition will run from Saturday 23rd February till Sunday 2nd March. The exhibition will be open to the public between 10-5 from the Saturday 23rd February till Sunday 2nd March 08. More events on:
http://www.chester.ac.uk/diversityfestival/index.html * 3-7pm - For under 25’s, LGBT History Month Project, Image Collage for Poster Design @ Sidney Street LGBT Centre.
http://www.lgym.org.uk Friday 29 February — GLF Activism: as mediated through the life story of a Jewish Gay male activist
Dr Christian Klesse is a lecturer in Cultural Studies at Manchester Metropolitan University. His talk will cover the brief existence of the Jewish research group as part of the London GLF network, and examine contradictions and tensions of the heart of 1970s liberationist politics.
6pm - 7.45pm @ Central Library, Committee Room
Saturday 1 March — LGB&T Archives Open Day
See a fascinating selection of archives relating to our city's LGBT history. Archivists will be on hand to talk about the items and the service in general.
Central Library, Local Studies Unit
Saturday 1 March 12-4pm (drop in any time)
Be part of Queer History in the making NOW!
Please take 30 seconds to fill in your details for this officially accepted Number 10 Downing Street website online petition:
“We the undersigned petition the Prime Minister to amend the Gender Recognition Act 2004 to enable people whose gender identity is neither male or female to have the opportunity to assign their legal gender as 'other' or 'intersex' if they so wish.”
http://petitions.pm.gov.uk/3rdGender/ You don’t have to be Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender or Queer to come along to LGBT History Month events — it’s all about celebrating human rights, civil liberties, liberation and biodiversity!
For full UK listings, please see events Calendar on main website:
http://www.lgbthistorymonth.org.uk/calendar/Events_Calendar.php February 2008 marks the fourth celebration of LGBT History Month in the UK and Manchester City Council-related events can be found on their website:
http://www.manchester.gov.uk/lgbthistorymonth
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Bi History Talk
16.02.2008 01:08
2000 Years of Bisexuality! - Manchester 16th Feb, 2pm - 4pm
Putting the "Bisexual" into LGBT History Month 2008!
A special event for 2008 Lesbian Gay Bisexual & Transgender History Month
(Actually this should be titled 3,000 years - but what's a millennium between friends!)
Join us for an afternoon’s exploration of bisexuality through history as part of 2008’s Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender History Month. With guest speakers, hosted by Manchester BiPhoria, with some financial aid from Manchester Pride.
We've got a Facebook page and a Myspace - if you have a FB, sign up and introduce yourself!
Date
Saturday 16th February 2008, from 2pm - 4pm
Venue
The Lesbian & Gay Foundation, 3rd Floor,
105-107 Princess Street,
Manchester M1 6DD.
(That’s next door to Club Alter Ego) (Google Map Here)
For directions / info
email
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