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We do not organise or endorse these events ourselves. Events are organised by individuals or groups who want to celebrate LGBT History Month; the organisers of each event are solely responsible for their own event. We publish these details for your own information only.

Wednesday 21st February

West Norwood LGBT Roadshow
Officers from Lambeth Police LGBT liaison team and Community Safety Unit will be present with officers from Lambeth Council's Community Safety Unit, Victim Support Lambeth, British Transport Police, Transport for London and other agencies to encourage people to report LGBT hate crime and provide support and contact details, while highlighting the importance of LGBT in Lambeth to the broader community.

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Time: 5pm - 7pm
Venue: West Norwood BR Station, Knight's Hill, West Norwood SE27
Directions: West Norwood BR Station
Train: West Norwood BR Station
Public event?: Yes
Name: Lambeth Police LGBT Liaison Team
Organiser's email: LGBT-LX@met.police.uk
Phone number: 020 8649 2099
Disabled access information: LGBT-LX@met.police.uk

'Deciphering Madrigal - Queering the Screen.'
Author Peter Billingham looks at the impact that 'Tales of the City' has made.

Time: 6pm
Venue: Portland Building, University of Portsmouth, Portland Street, Portsmouth PO1 3AH
Train: Portsmouth and Southsea
Venue phone number: 02392 843 757
Venue email: events@port.ac.uk
Public event?: Yes
Other info: More information at www.portslgbthistory.co.uk

Manchester LGBT Source Guide Launch
Ever wondered about LGBT history? There's a wealth of photographs, posters, texts and ephemera in the region. Manchester Archives and Local Studies has produced a new source guide, showing where and how you'll find what you're looking for. This is a special event to launch the new guide, with guest speakers Laura Doan, Professor of Cultural History and Sexuality Studies at Manchester University, and Dr. Matt Houlbrook of the University of Liverpool, author of Queer London: Perils and Pleasures in the Sexual Metropolis .

Time: 6pm-8pm
Venue: Commercial Library, Manchester Central Library, St. Peter's Square, Manchester M2 5PD
Public event?: Yes
Name: Kevin Bolton
Organiser's email: archiveslocalstudies@manchester.gov.uk

Narvel Annable
Derbyshire gay author Narvel Annable talks about his writing.

Time: 7pm
Venue: Derby Central Library, The Wardwick, Derby DE1 1HS
Venue phone number: 01332 255398
Venue email: marie.timbrell@derby.gov.uk
Public event?: Yes
Name: Derby City Libraries
Organiser's email: marie.timbrell@derby.gov.uk
Phone number: 01332 255398
Disabled access information: 01332 255398

Charity concert featuring Katrina Leskanich(of Katrina and the Waves)
Charity concert featuring Katrina Leskanich(of Katrina and the Waves).

Time: 7.30pm
Venue: Bush Hall, 310 Uxbridge Road, London W12 7LJ
Train: Shepherd's Bush (on the Central and Hammersmith and City Lines)
Venue phone number: 020 8222 6933
Public event?: Yes
Name: Friends of Sunera Foundation
Disabled access information: 020 8222 6933
Other info: It's the first time that Katrina has performed in London for nearly a year.  Katrina will be joined on stage by music heavyweights including David McAlmont, Ole Onabule and Barefoot.

The Global Struggle for Queer Freedom
Peter Tatchell Seminar.

Time: 6.00 – 8.00 p.m.
Venue: Loughborough University, Epinal Way, Loughborough LE11 3TU
Directions: Please book a place and contact for details of building.
Train: Loughborough Station
Venue phone number: 01509 228024
Venue email: K.M.Hibbitt@lboro.ac.uk
Public event?: Yes
Name: Lesley Mansell
Organiser's email: K.M.Hibbitt@lboro.ac.uk
Phone number: 01509 228024
Disabled access information: K.M.Hibbitt@lboro.ac.uk
Other info: Information will be available from security at front.

Multiculturalism - Right or Wrong? How diversity can be a Trojan horse for human rights abuses
Peter Tatchell Seminar.

Time: 1.00 – 3.00 p.m.
Venue: Loughborough University, Epinal Way, Loughborough LE11 3TU
Directions: Please book a place and ask for exact venue: Contact Kelly Hibbitt 01509 228024
Email:  K.M.Hibbitt@lboro.ac.uk
Train: Loughborough Station
Venue phone number: 01509 228024
Venue email: K.M.Hibbitt@lboro.ac.uk
Public event?: Yes
Name: Lesley Mansell
Organiser's email: K.M.Hibbitt@lboro.ac.uk
Phone number: 01509 228024
Disabled access information: K.M.Hibbitt@lboro.ac.uk
Other info: Information will be available from  security at front gate.





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