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Talk about the 19th century writer and poet Amy Levy. Amy Levy was the first Jewish student at Newnham College, Cambridge. Her writing was inspired by women and London and her life was cut short by her suicide at the age of 27.
As part of its Equality Scheme events programme, the University offers a series of classic and contemporary movies that explore what it means to be different in a diverse world. 'Imagine me and you' – the story of Rachel, a newlywed bride, who becomes infatuated with another woman and subsequently questions her sexual orientation will be shown on Wednesday February 16th.
As part of its Equality Scheme events programme, the University offers a series of classic and contemporary movies that explore what it means to be different in a diverse world. The final showing of this series is on Wednesday February 23rd – I love you Phillip Morris starring Jim Carry and Ewan McGregor, the story follows Steven Russell, a happily married man and a member of the local police force. Steven is involved in a car accident which provokes a dramatic reassessment of his life. He becomes open about his homosexuality and decides to live life to the fullest!
Claiming our history, celebrating our present, creating our future - Lesbian Gay Bisexual Trans History Month at Surrey History Centre, 1 - 26 February 2011
Last year Surrey History Centre held the county's first ever LGBT History Month and we are pleased to announce that this year the display incorporates LGBT on Tour, a Surrey Youth Development project focusing on European LGBT heritage, the impact of World War II and the holocaust on the LGBT community. Find out what they discovered. You can also learn more about Surrey's historic Gay icons including Dame Ethel Smyth and Dirk Bogarde. Come and discover more about Surrey's LGBT past, present and future!
Time: Tues-Sat, during normal opening hours, please see website for details
As part of its Equality Scheme events programme, the University offers a series of classic and contemporary movies that explore what it means to be different in a diverse world. The free cinema showings begin on Wednesday February 2nd with Hilary Swank's classic Boys Don't Cry- the story of the life of Brandon Teena, a transgendered teen who preferred life in a male identity until it was discovered he was born biologically female.
Known for her method go-go dancing on many a NY nightclub box and for being an original member of The Bloolips - the internationally acclaimed award winning gay drag theatre musical-comedy troupe, Lavinia Co-Op is the definitive cockney drag queen and an inspiration! Part of the Marlborough Theatre's Lip Schtick Season of inspiring performance.
Long before it was famed as the 'Gay Capital of Britain', Brighton has attracted lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgendered people as visitors or residents. This tour looks at some of the stories of Brighton's past, focusing on the LGBT personalities of Brighton and their tales of achievement, complexity, bravery and infamy.
Share your favourite LGBT novels. Discover, discuss and debate new authors and recommended reads Please feel free to bring along your own books to discuss and share an excerpt if the mood takes you. Be inspired by authors such as Sarah Waters and Paul Burston and give us your suggestions for our libraries.
To celebrate LGBT History Month, Jubilee Library are showing the television production of 'The Secret Diaries of Miss Anne Lister', followed by a discussion and Q&A session with Helena Whitbread, editor of The Secret Diaries (formerly 'I Know My Own Heart' and Jane English, screenwriter of the BBC drama For more information about this remarkable woman please visit www.citylibraries.info
Nineteenth Century landowner Anne Lister kept intimate diaries of her life and loves. Helena Whitbread has decoded her writing and will talk about her research.
As part of its Equality Scheme events programme, the University offers a series of classic and contemporary movies that explore what it means to be different in a diverse world. The series includes the story of Harvey Milk, and his struggles as an American gay activist who fought for gay rights and became California's first openly gay elected official. Milk will be showing on Wednesday February 9th.
Like a good quiz? Want to celebrate History Month and test your knowledge? Then come to the quiz at the Queen Anne in Maidstone! No need to have teams, we can sort you out on the night. No charge but there will still be some prizes. Quiz will start at 6.30pm but the pub opens from 5pm so get your place for a great evening.
New Writing South and Pink Fringe hosts the launch of a new book by performance artist Diane Torr, during LGBT History Month. Diane Torr has been experimenting with the performance of gender for thirty years - exploring everything from feminist go-go dancing to masculine power play. One of the key pioneers of "drag king" performance, Torr has been celebrated internationally for her gender transformation workshops. The book blends first-person memoir and commentary from Torr with critical reflections and contextualization from leading performance critic Stephen Bottoms, including a consideration of the long cultural history of female-to-male cross-dressing. The book concludes with Torr's "Do It Yourself" guide to becoming a "Man for a Day." Diane will be launching Sex Drag and Males Roles at a special mustachioed launch event in Brighton, accompanied by performances by local drag kings.
University of Brighton's LGBTQ Life Research Hub is proud to co-host the 18th Lesbian Lives conference with University College Dublin at the University of Brighton in February 2011. It is the only annual academic conference in Lesbian Studies, bringing together academics, activists, performers and writers from all continents to network across international and professional boundaries and provides a unique forum dedicated to exploration of lesbian identity and experience. Lesbian Lives hosts the best-known and emerging scholars in the field, and speakers such as Kate Bornstein, Emma Donoghue, Jackie Kay, Cherry Smyth, Del La Grace Volcano, Sarah Waters and academics such as Sara Ahmed, Terry Castle, Laura Doan, Lillian Faderman, Sarah Franklin, Clare Hemmings, Alison Hennegan, Sally R. Munt, Eve Sedgwick, Helena Whitbread, Bonnie Zimmerman among many others have contributed to the conference over the years. Conference convenors of this two-day international and interdisciplinary conference now welcome proposals from academics, scholars, students, activists, documentary and film-makers, writers and artists. Proposals are welcomed on (though are by no means limited to) the following: Revolting lesbians - Bodies beautiful and/or grotesque - Revulsion and Disgust - Freaks and Families - Shame and Shock - Feminisms and Movements - Sex - Archives and Ageing - Class – Race and Ethnicity - Transformations - Paranormal and Out of this World - Femmes Fatale - Cyber and Sonic – Mobility. >br>The conference organisers welcome proposals for (A) individual papers, (B) sessions, (C) round table discussions, (D) workshops and (E) visual presentations or performances. You can find more information on presentation formats on our website. E-mail proposals (up to 300 words) to LGBTQ@brighton.ac.uk or post them to: Lesbian Lives conference
c/o Dr Kath Browne
University of Brighton
School of the Environment & Technology
Cockcroft Building, Lewes Road
Brighton BN2 4GJ The closing date for the submission of proposals is Friday 26th November 2010.
