2014 - Page 2 of 3 - York LGBT History Month

Play based on the life of Anne Lister

HLGBT Performing Arts York have produced The Anne Lister Play, a modern re-enactment of Anne Lister’s life, reflecting the present day lesbian community of Yorkshire. Anne Lister was openly lesbian in Yorkshire during the 18th and 19th centuries. More details…

Two public lectures at the University of York

Two public lectures with LGBT history themes are taking place towards the end of the month; more details below. Homosexuality: From toleration to acceptance Peter Tatchell is to deliver the annual Morrell Memorial Address on Toleration at the University of…

No Barnfield in Banned Books Week: avoiding censorship in early modern England

The following is a reblog of a post from last week by Assistant Coordinator Kit Heyam on their own blog, Unbeseeming Words. So this week, apparently, is Banned Books Week. It’s a US initiative created to “celebrate the freedom to read”…

Press release: plans underway for city-wide LGBT History Month campaign

In February, York St John University’s LGBT Staff Network and Faculty of Arts coordinated a city-wide campaign for LGBT History Month, featuring more than twenty public events from over ten organisations all brought together in a professionally-designed programme1. Due to…

Greg Stephenson on the 2014 campaign

Greg Stephenson, York Pride‘s Chair, provided a few thoughts on this year’s campaign. It was great to see York have such a diverse range of events for LGBT History Month in 2014 – even better the collaborative approach meant a…

Matt Harper on the 2014 campaign

Matt Harper, Joseph Rowntree Foundation‘s Diversity Campaigns Officer, provided a few thoughts on this year’s campaign. In comparison to other cities, with a much more vibrant and prolific LGBT community, York can often seem to be slow moving in this…

AJ McKenna on Tamikka Brents and the power of poetry

AJ McKenna is a multi-slam winning poet and the Deputy Editor of So So Gay, “the most popular and fastest-growing online LGBT lifestyle magazine in the UK”. She will be performing at a poetry/spoken word event as part of York…

Margaret Milburn on the 2014 campaign

Margaret Milburn, York Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust‘s Equality and Diversity Facilitator, provided a few thoughts on this year’s campaign and the contribution of her organisation. Based on the success of last year York Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is…

Sue Lister on the 2014 campaign

Sue Lister, Real People Theatre‘s Artistic Director, provided a few thoughts on this year’s campaign and the contribution of her organisation. At last we have set the ball rolling in York for a diverse, lively and informative York LGBT History…

Article: ‘”Ping! Gay people!” – or, why we need more LGBT history in schools’

Assistant Coordinator Kit Heyam recently published “Ping! Gay people!” – or, why we need more LGBT history in schools on their blog ‘unbeseeming words’. The article emphasises the importance of LGBT History Month in schools, and, beyond that, the inclusion…

Year: 2014 (page 2)