Sophie Hicks, York City Football Club‘s Communications and Community Director, provided a few thoughts on this year’s campaign, as well as current and future work to make homophobia history. We received a great response both locally and nationally to the…
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…
Maddie Boden on the 2014 campaign
Maddie Boden, University of York Students’ Union‘s LGBTQ Officer, provided a few thoughts on this year’s campaign and the contribution of YUSU LGBTQ Network. This year was one of the first that the YUSU LGBTQ Network worked with other groups…
David Sanin on the 2014 campaign
David Sanin, York Graduate Students’ Association‘s LGBT Representative and outgoing Welfare Officer, provided a few thoughts on this year’s campaign and the contribution of the University of York LGBTQ Postgraduate Network. This year’s LGBT History Month provided an opportunity not…