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LGBT History Month 2010 | 28 April 2010
IDeA have published some reports on local authorities' LGBT History Month activities, including:
- Kent (which also has a link to their programme of events)
- Manchester
- Norfolk
- Sheffield.
Posted in: Administrations | England | LGBTI
Football versus Homophobia | 24 February 2010
On February 19th 2010, The Justin Campaign launched "an initiative, Football v Homophobia, to raise awareness of homophobia in amateur and professional football; to unite clubs, players and fans internationally by using the game of football to bring communities together in opposing hate and intolerance in the world's favourite sport."
Part of the launch day was an exhibition at Norwich Millennium Library - which has attracted a lot of positive media attention.
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LGBT History Month: Sarah Waters in Conversation (Kent CC) | 25 January 2010
Sarah, best-selling author of Tipping The Velvet and The Fingersmith,will be interviewed about her career and her new book The Little Stranger in Tonbridge Library.
9 February 2010 at 7pm
Tickets £2.50
Telephone: 01732 352754 email: tonbridgelibrary@kent.gov.uk.
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LGBT History Month: "The Gay Divorcee" (Kent CC) | 25 January 2010
Paul Burston is coming to Margate Library, Thanet Gateway Plus, to talk about his recently published book, The Gay Divorcee. The event will take place from 11.30-12.30 on Saturday 13 February, the day before Valentines Day. Tickets cost £2.50 from the Library, Tel: 01843 223626.
Paul is an author and journalist whose books include the critically acclaimed novels Shameless (shortlisted for the State of Britain Award 2001), Star People and Lovers and Losers (shortlisted for the Stonewall Award 2007).
He edits the Gay & Lesbian section of Time Out London, and has written for a variety of publications including The Guardian, The Times, The Sunday Times and the Independent on Sunday.
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LGBT History Month - "In search of the Missing Eyelash" (Kent CC) | 18 January 2010
Dover Library welcomes author and cabaret performer, Karen McLeod, in ‘In Search of the Missing Eye lash’
Dover Discovery Theatre, 11 Feb 2010, 19.00-20.30.
"Karen McLeod will be reading from her first book ‘In Search Of the Missing Eyelash’, discussing her inspiration and her new book to be published 2010 and taking a Q&A session. Karen will also talk about being a cabaret performer and how it informs her work.
Karen will be available to sign books at the end over light refreshments.
This event is as part of KCC’s celebrations of LGBT month."
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"Beyond tolerance: making sexual orientation a public matter" | 13 October 2009
Yesterday, I went to the launch of the new EHRC paper, Beyond tolerance. This is based on a number of pieces of research, and "shows that in 21st century Britain, despite legal advances, homophobia still has an unacceptable everyday impact on the lives of LGB people."
The report calls for action, especially a concerted effort to gather more data on LGB people in the UK to reinforce the arguments.
Very important piece of research - well worth reading!
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Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) Care Leavers | 6 June 2009
The Care Leavers' Association have produced an excellent webpage of information & resources.
Posted in: Children & young people | LGBTI | Looked-after children & young people
IDAHO - 17 May 2009 | 6 May 2009
The International Day against Homophobia and Transphobia (IDAHO) will be on 17 May 2009.
Further info from the IDAHO UK website.
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"Sharing Tongues" - Black LGBT Oral Testimonies | 11 January 2009
New project from rukus! Federation, which "will uncover and record a range of individual stories and experiences ..." of Black LGBT people aged 35+.
rukus! are also looking for volunteers to work on this HLF-funded project.
Posted in: Black, ethnic minority and mixed-race | LGBTI | Volunteering
Consortium of LGBT Voluntary & Community Organisations | 25 July 2008
"The Consortium of Lesbian, Gay Bisexual and Transgender Voluntary and Community Organisations (The Consortium) operates as a national body.
Different to other national LGBT charities such as Stonewall, the focus of the Consortium is around the development and support of LGBT groups, organisations and projects, rather than actually delivering direct services or campaigning for individual LGBT rights. It champions the value and importance of LGBT specific organisations and groups, as well as the need for their existence."
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