York Theatre Royal are generously offering discounted tickets for the upcoming play, Le Gateau Chocolat: Black. Important and topical, Black is an intimate and confessional portrait of Nigerian singer Le Gateau Chocolat’s life: his hopes, his fears and his battle with depression.…
Call for presentations: 3rd National Festival of LGBT History
We are very excited to announce that York has once again been selected as a hub for the National Festival of LGBT History! On Saturday 11th February 2017, a day of free public talks on LGBT history will take place in York…
New committee election – venue details
Eleven days ago we posted details of an upcoming meeting in which there will be the opportunity to join our team. This is a quick reminder and also notice of the venue: DG/124, De Grey Court, York St John University,…
Join the York LGBT History Month team!
2016 saw the third coordinated LGBT History Month festival in York and the second led by York LGBT History Month as an organisation. This was a great success, with nearly fifty very well received and attended events in our programme,…
OutWord Bound awards ceremony
OutWord Bound – a writing competition for school pupils aged 11-16 that ran throughout February, jointly organised by York LGBT History Month and York LGBT Forum – was a fantastic success! Entrants wrote about LGBT life in the form of…
York LGBT History Month 2016: “Evaluating the Aquinian Natural Law paradigm for the Catholic Church’s disapproval of same sex relationships” with Joseph Mishra at York St John University
Despite being in the second half of the annual LGBT History month, events in York show no sign of slowing down. From the city’s universities, York and York St John, to the central library, a wide array of institutions have…
Negotiating faith, gender identity and sexual orientation (York LGBT History Month 2016 closing night)
We’re extremely excited about our official closing night (note, not the last event!) which is due to take place next Wednesday (24 February) at 19:00 in Temple Hall, York St John University. This will be a Question Time-style panel discussion…
National Festival of LGBT History, Yorkshire hub: day of presentations
A whole day of LGBT history presentations on a wide range of topics from subject matter experts. Drop in and out throughout the day to catch the talks that interest you most. Time De Grey Lecture Theatre (DG/017) DG/125 11:15…
LGBT History Month theatre: All The Nice Girls
The first weekend of February sees the first theatre listing in our busy programme of events. On Friday 5 February, All The Nice Girls will tell the story of forgotten lesbian variety stars Gwen Farrar and Norah Blaney. Farrar and…
York LGBT History Month 2016 – nearly 50 events!
York LGBT History Month 2016 sees a record number of events take place this February in and around the city of York. The entire community has come together to put on a schedule of presentations and discussion, films and theatre,…