Liberation Front, the Women’s Liberation Movement and the Campaign for Homosexual Equality, at work, or by simply living our lives as lesbians, gay men, bisexual or transgender people. Whether you came out or transitioned many years ago, or just last year, if you are an older LGBT community member come and make our history with us – and celebrate.
Time: 6pm
Venue: Henderson Court Age Concern Resource Centre
Venue address: 102 Fitzjohn’s Avenue (entrance is on Prince Arthur Road), London NW3 6NS
Public event?: Yes
Disabled access: Venue is accessible
Roving quiz in gay village
The detached youth work team from LGYM will be capturing the imagination of LGBT YP in Manchester Gay Village with a roving the streets LGBT History month quiz.
Time: 8.30 p.m.
Venue: Streets of Manchester Gay Village, Canal St, Manchester
Train: Piccadilly
Venue phone number: 07900 680 725
Venue email: info@lgym.org.uk
Public event?: Yes
Organiser's email: Sarah
Phone number: 07900 680 725
Queer cook Book experience!
LGBT YP under 19 are invited to join us for 4 evenings of gay cooking.
Time: 5.30-7.30
Venue: Manchester Lesbian and Gay Centre, 49-51 Sidney St, Manchester M1
Directions: off Oxford Road, behide 8th Day Cafe
Train: Oxford Road
Venue phone number: 07900 680 725
Venue email: info@lgym.org.uk
Public event?: No
Name: Tess Gregson
Organiser's email: tess@lgym.org.uk
Phone number: 07900 680 725
Out for Our Children website and book launch
Out for Our Children produces books and resources that reflect the lives and family experiences of young children with lesbian parents. This event launches the group's website, and its first book 'Spacegirl Pukes' written by Katy Watson and illustrated by Vanda Carter.
Time: 5.30 to 7pm
Venue: Housmans Bookshop, 5 Caledonian Road, Kings Cross, London N1
Directions: Less than five minutes from Kings Cross.
Train: Kings Cross St Pancras
Public event?: Yes
Organiser's email: info@outforourchildren.co.uk
Disabled access information: info@outforourchildren.co.uk
Other info: See website for more info on Out for Our Children: www.outforourchildren.co.uk
LGBT History Quiz Night
The Caledonian Thebans are supporting LGBT History Month 2007 by holding a Scottish themed LGBT Quiz Night.
Everyone is welcome to come along to our not-too-serious quiz on LGBT people, things and events. Grab a few friends and come and share your knowledge, learn stuff you never knew, have laugh and raise money for charity.
Prizes will be awarded to the winning team. Maximum 5 people per team. Teams can be made up on the night.
The evening will kick off at 7pm in Deep Blue, a very laid back friendly contemporary bar where everyone is welcome.
www.thebans-rfc.co.uk
Time: 7pm
Venue: Deep Blue, 1 Barony St,
Edinburgh EH3 6PD
Directions: Right in the heart of Edinburgh's "Pink Triangle" half way down and just off Broughton St, under the famous Blue Moon Cafe
Train: Edinburgh Waverley; Buses (Lothian Buses) 8, 17 on Broughton St. 4, 10, 11, 12, 15/15A, 16, 26, 44/44A, 45
Venue phone number: 0131 556 2788
Public event?: Yes
Name: Caledonian Thebans
Organiser's email: membership@thebans-rfc.co.uk
Phone number: 07758 668 784
Disabled access information: Kade Moncrieff on email/numbers provided
Other info: Venue is not wheelchair accessible.
Alfred C. Kinsey and the road to homosexual law reform
FREE lunchtime lecture
for LGBT history month.
Time: 12.30pm-1.30pm
Venue: Room B43, School of Education, University of Nottingham, Jubilee Campus, Wollaton Road, Nottingham NG8 1BB
Directions: Jubilee campus is adjacent to Crown Island on ring road - please note NOT main university campus
Train: Nottingham City transport bus service No 28 (Bilborough) from city centre
Venue phone number: 0115 951 4543
Venue email: Max.Biddulph@nottingham.ac.uk
Public event?: Yes
Name: Dr. Max Biddulph
Organiser's email: Max.Biddulph@nottingham.ac.uk
Phone number: 0115 951 4457
Disabled access information: Max.Biddulph@nottingham.ac.uk
Other info: This is a free event but places must be reserved in advance via the organiser: Max.Biddulph@nottingham.ac.uk
Trans Youth Manchester TransHistory/Herstory - Tales of the gender-gifted!
Explore the lives, loves and works of famous, successful trans people throughout history and look to the future of intersex, transgender and transsexual life stories...Young I.T.T. people aged 14-25 only!
Time: 1pm - 3pm
Venue: LGBTQ Youth Centre, 49-51 Sidney Street, Manchester M1 7HB
Directions: Off Oxford Road, Behind 8th Day Vegan Cafe
Train: Oxford Road, 42 Bus from Piccadilly Gardens
Venue phone number: 07900 680 725
Venue email: ty[at]lgym.org.uk
Public event?: Yes
Name: ToMb()Y & Louis B.
Organiser's email: ty[at]lgym.org.uk
Phone number: 07900 680 725
Disabled access information: 07900 680 725
Feel Da Rhythms! Radical Samba Drumming Workshop - all young LGBTQ's welcome!
Radical Samba Band Rhythms of Resistance Manchester will be empowering all young LGBTQ's aged 14 - 25 with ancient Brazilian samba tunes! Hedge-Hog!
Time: 3pm - 5pm
Venue: Manchester Lesbian and Gay LGBTQ Youth Centre, 49-51 Sidney Street Manchester
Directions: Off Oxford Road, Behind 8th Day Vegan cafe
Train: Oxford Road, 42 Bus from Piccadilly Gardens
Venue phone number: 07900 680 725
Venue email: info[at]lgym.org.uk
Public event?: Yes
Name: ToMb()Y & Sally Carr
Organiser's email: info[at]lgym.org.uk
Phone number: 07900 680 725
Disabled access: 07900 680 725
Investigating our Gay Past
A talk by Gregory Woods, lecturer of Gay and Lesbian Studies at Nottingham University. This event is free and everyone is welcome!
Time = 7:30pm
venue = Beeston Library, Foster Avenue, Nottingham NG9 1AE
directions = www.multimap.com/map/browse.cgi?lat=52.9268&lon=-1.2176&scale=10000&icon=x
By bus: No 36 City Bus from Victoria Centre or No 5 Trent Barton Bus from Friar Lane
train = Beeston Bus Station: 2 minute walk
venuephonenumber = 0115 9255168
venueemail = beeston.library@nottscc.gov.uk
publicevent1 = Yes
name = Laura Ewart
disaccess = 0115 9255168
GMB London Region LGBT History Month Reception
GMB London region hosts a reception to celebrate LGBT History month for its members and other trade unionists. Music by Claire Mooney, book launch by Peter Purton.
Time: 18.00
Venue: TUC, Congress House, Great Russell Street,
London
WC1B 3LS
Directions: Short walk from Tottenham Court Road tube. Exit station and walk up towards Euston along tottenham Court Road. Take the first turning on the right hand side of the road. Congress House is next to the Jurys Hotel.
Train: Tottenham Court Road Tube
Venue phone number: 020 7801 2780
Venue email: gmbshout@aol.com
Public event?: No
Name: Carl Banks
Organiser's email: gmbshout@aol.com
Phone number: 020 7801 2780
Disabled access information: John Coote
Joe Orton: A Portrait
with Leonie Orton-Barnett
For the first time, Equity's LGBT Committee will be celebrating the contribution performers have made to LGBT history as part of LGBT History Month. To mark the 40th anniversary year of Joe Orton's death, we will be holding an evening in converstation with Leonie Orton-Barnett, Joe Orton's sister, to explore Joe's life in Leicester, his leaving Leicester for RADA and his meeting Kenneth Halliwell. The evening will include a number of readings by Equity members from Joe's plays and diaries. Tickets are free and available from the Box Office on 0870 060 6632. Early booking is recommended.
Time: 8pm
Venue: Trafalgar Studios, Stuido 2, 14 Whitehall,
London SW1A 2DY
Directions: Trafalgar Studios is situated on the south side of Trafalgar Square
Train: National Rail: Charing Cross; Tube: Charing Cross and Embankment (Northern Line and Bakerloo Line); Buses: 3, 11, 12, 24, 53, 77a, 88, 91, 139, 159, 453
Venue phone number: 0870 060 6632
Venue email: http://www.theambassadors.com/trafalgarstudios
Public event?: Yes
Name: Max Beckmann
Organiser's email: mbeckmann@equity.org.uk
Disabled access information: mbeckmann@equity.org.uk
Other information: Tickets to the evening are free and available to the public via the Box Office on 0870 060 6632.
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