LGBT+ History Month 2024 - Programme of Events!
What is LGBT+ History Month?
LGBT+ History Month is celebrated annually every February, observing the history of lesbian, gay, bi+, trans*, queer and intersex history, including LGBTQI+ rights movements. Its purpose is also to look back on LGBT people and their achievements throughout history, which for so long was hidden. It aims to reclaim the past, celebrate the present, and look to the future.
2024's theme is ‘Medicine #UnderTheScope’ - showcasing the work of LGBT healthcare workers, particularly in recent history during the pandemic. The theme also looks to LGBT people's experience of receiving healthcare, which has historically been difficult, with LGBT people still facing health inequalities even today.
To mark LGBT History Month, the Rainbow Pride Flag will be flown outside St. Paul's throughout February!
Programme of Events
All sessions are drop-in without bookings required and open to staff and students, unless indicated otherwise.
HIV Testing and Information Session with Ann Glew from the Brunswick Centre
Tuesday 6th February, 12pm - 2pm
Ann Glew, Sexual Health Worker, will be talking about HIV prevention, busting HIV myths, and offering HIV tests - so please be aware if you are sensitive to needles and blood!
Ann will be offering discreet support and advice alongside Daniel Powditch, Drugs and Alcohol Specialist from Change Grow Live.
Location: Get Set Goal Pods - Oastler Building, OA2.01
What's on Wednesdays - Pronoun Badge Making Stall with the LGBTQI+ Staff Network
Wednesday 7th February, 12pm - 2pm
The LGBTQI+ Network will be joining the Students' Union What's on Wednesdays to celebrate LGBT+ History Month - why not come along, meet the network, and make your own badge for your University lanyard!
Location: Student Central
Pudding Club - International Kitchen
Wednesday 14th February, 12pm - 2pm
Need an excuse to treat yourself to some cake? Pudding Club on this day will be LGBT+ History Month themed! Head to International Kitchen for a midday treat - vanilla sponge with multi-coloured sprinkles, served with a pink strawberry custard.
Location: International Kitchen
Book Club - 'Trumpet' by Jackie Kay
Wednesday 21st, 12.15pm - 1pm
Join the LGBTQI+ Staff Network to discuss 'Trumpet' by Jackie Kay...
The death of legendary jazz trumpeter Joss Moody exposes an extraordinary secret. Unbeknown to all but his wife Millie, Joss was a woman living as a man. The discovery is most devastating for their adopted son, Colman, whose bewildered fury brings the press to the doorstep and sends his grieving mother to the sanctuary of a remote Scottish village. A novel about the lengths to which people will go for love, "Trumpet" is a moving story of a shared life founded on an intricate lie, of loving deception and lasting devotion, and of the intimate workings of the human heart.
A digital copy of chapter one will be available through the library ahead of the session.
If you would like to attend, please fill out this Microsoft Form.
Location: OA6/10 - Oastler Building
End of LGBT+ History Month Celebration
Wednesday 28th, 12pm - 1.30pm
Drop by to meet the LGBTQI+ Network and collect your free staff Progress Flag lanyard.
Location: Student Central
If you have any queries about the above events, please contact Sarah Spencer, EDI Officer.