Calendar of Events

Tuesday 28th February

PLEASE NOTE THESE EVENTS ARE NOW OVER. THIS PAGE IS AVAILABLE FOR REFERENCE ONLY. 2007 EVENTS WILL APPEAR LATER THIS YEAR.

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.

Question Time (London)

Time: TBA
Venue: New Scotland Yard, Broadway/Victoria Street

More details below.

Directions: Westminster tube
Contact name Amanda Cooper
Contact details: Diversity Central Team, LGBT Strand
Email: amanda.cooper@met.police.uk
Telephone 020 7161 (78) 2751
Open to MPS employees only.

Older gay men’s group talk and discussion, London

A member of the LGBT history month project will be coming to Age Concern Camden’s older gay men’s group to talk about the project and then lead a discussion on LGBT history

Time: 6pm
Venue: Henderson Court Resource Centre, 102 Fitzjohns Avenue (entrance on Prince Arthur Road), hampstead, london, nw3 6ns
Directions: Nearest tube: Hampstead. Buses: 46, 268
Contact name: Fraser Connell, Older Gay Men’s Development Worker, Age Concern Camden
Email: f.connell@ageconcerncamden.org.uk
Telephone: 020 7794 7076
Open invite: Open to any older gay men
Disability Access information: Please download here

LGBT history guided walk, London

Southwark poet and performer John Constable conducts this free walk especially commissioned for LGBT history month. John reveals the secret history of Southwark's medieval Liberty with its cross-dressing actors and prostitutes licensed by Bishops, and performs short excerpts from The Southwark Mysteries, his own work inspired by it. This unusual guided tour explores the history of sexual identity, with particular reference to LGBT-related stories.

Time 7 -9 pm
Venue: Meet 6.30pm for a 7pm start at The George Inn , 77 Borough High Street, SE1 1NH . The walk lasts up to 2 hours and ends at the Leather Exchange pub.
Contact name: Dax Ashworth
Website address: www.southwark-lgbt.org
Email: Dax.Ashworth@southwark.gov.uk
Telephone: 020 7525 5659
Any other information: Download disability access information here

Grand finale and closing buffet, Stockport

LGBT History month ending celebration Time 7.30 pm
Venue Arden Arms Public House, Millgate, Stockport (Behind ASDA)
Directions By rail : Stockport mainline rail Station. By bus Stockport Wellington Road South and by car ~A6 Manchester to Stockport. Taxi rank at Stockport Station. Arden Arms is 15 mins walk from A6
Contact name Jane Bailey, Age concern Stockport
Contact details Jane Bailey, 0161 480 1211
Email baileyj@ageconcernstockport.org.uk
Telephone 0161 480 1211
Open invite It is open to the public
Any other information If anyone has any specific needs or requirements that may not be met, they are advised to contact the events organiser, Jane Bailey, at 0161 480 1211 in advance of the event.

Wotever your History, London

The organisers would love to hear from anyone who would like to share their memories, read or sing about LGBT history in February or beyond.

Time: 9.30 pm
Venue: bar wotever, cabaret bar, ground floor, central station, wharfedale road, London n1
Directions: Kings Cross
Contact name: Ingo
Email: clubwotever@hotmail.com
Telephone: 07932 324373
Open invite: Open
Any other information: Anyone who has any specific requirements concerning accessibility to this event is advised to contact Christian Legerheim at 020 7527 3142 for information and assistance.

Oxford Lesbian History Group, Oxford

Talk on Elsa Gidlow

Time: 7.30pm
Venue: Castle Tavern, Castle Street, Oxford
Email: info@queeroxford.co.uk
Open invite: Women only
Any other information: Anyone who has any specific requirements concerning accessibility to this event is advised to contact info@queeroxford.co.uk at for information and assistance.

LGBT Pub Quiz, Luton

An LGBT quiz to round off the month. Will feature international, national and local questions about our histories.

Time: 8 pm
Venue: The California Inn, 82 Chapel Street, Luton, Bedfordshire, LU1 5DD
Directions: 250 metres from town centre. Chapel Street can be found from Market Hill
Contact name: Peter/Del
Website address: www.california-inn.co.uk
Telephone: 01582 488098
Open invite: Open

Wandsworth LGBT Network Open Event, London

Alex Baker, of Slice of Life Productions, will perform a short section of his play “Say sorry”, which explores the theme of domestic violence within a gay relationship. There will be an informal discussion to debate the issues raised in the play and an opportunity to view exhibitions and displays and to talk to local groups and other members of the Network.

Time: 7.30pm
Venue: Putney Library , Disraeli Road, London, SW15 2 DR
Directions: Tube: East Putney. BR: Putney. Buses: 37, 337, 74, 85, 93
Contact name: Meryl Jones
Contact details: Assistant Head of Libraries, The Town Hall, London SW18 2PU
Email: mjones@wandsworth.gov.uk
Telephone: 020 8871 7269
Open invite: Event open to the public
Any other information: Click here for disability access information