Events this week (16-22 February 2015)

See the full programme for more details of the following events.

Monday 9 – Friday 27 February: Queerness is Forming
09:00-18:00 | Quad South foyer, York St John University, Lord Mayor’s Walk, YO31 7EX

An exhibition of queer art by local artist Nathan Chenery that focuses on our shared identity as ‘other’ and questions assimilation over acceptance.

Monday 16 February: Scott Halliday: Protecting LBGT Asylum Seekers
19:30 | D/L/006, Derwent College, University of York, YO10 5DD

A talk from an LGBT legal representative and public speaker for No Going Back, followed by a question and answer session.

Wednesday 18 February: Conflicted selves: language, religion and same-sex desire in Israel
16:00-17:30 | V/123, Vanbrugh, University of York, YO10 5DD

A talk by sociolinguist Dr Erez Levon exploring a case study of the role of language at the intersection of sexuality and religion in Israel, followed by a question and answer session.

Wednesday 18 February: Love between men in early modern England
18:00 | V/123, Vanbrugh, University of York, YO10 5DD

An introduction to love between men in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries by Kit Heyam, Assistant Coordinator and University of Leeds PhD candidate.

Wednesday 18 February: The politics of ‘Pride’: behind the scenes with Lesbians and Gays Support the Miners
18:00 | PT/006, Physics Building, University of York, YO10 5DD

Two former Lesbians and Gays Support the Miners activists will take part in a discussion of how closely the film represented reality and the role they played in LGBT history.

Thursday 19 February: Bambi (2013)
18:00-20:00 | Email maria.muradascasas@york.ac.uk for the venue

French-language film screening with English subtitles, followed by a question and answer session.

Thursday 19 February: Idols and icons
18:00-20:00 | De Grey Lecture Theatre (DG/017), De Grey Court, York St John University, Lord Mayor’s Walk, YO31 7EX

A panel will present their LGBT idols and icons from the past, the present and the fictional.

postponed Thursday 19 February: Reading group postponed
New date: Thursday 26 February

Saturday 21 February: Gender and sexuality during the first world war
14:00-15:00 | York Castle Museum, Eye of York, YO1 9RY

A look at how the First World War affected soldiers’ ideas of sex and identity by Philip Newton, Assistant Coordinator and York Castle Museum Assistant Curator.

Saturday 21 February: Anne Lister play
19:00 | Quad South Hall (QS/030), York St John University, Lord Mayor’s Walk, YO31 7EX

A modern adaptation of the life and times of Anne Lister, an estate owner and diarist of the 1800s known for her same-sex relationships.

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Ynda created York LGBTQ+ History Month in 2014 while working at York St John University. They then developed it into an independent organisation, and served as Lead Coordinator from 2014 to 2016, which included overseeing its registration as a charity. They remain loosely involved from a distance, mostly helping with web updates. During their seven years in York, Ynda also studied at both of York’s universities and served periods as secretary of York Pride and York LGBT Forum. They also founded Non-binary London and are the DJ coordinator at the queer cabaret event and community Bar Wotever at the Royal Vauxhall Tavern.

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