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2013

Feminism in London 2013

Feminism in London 2013 – The UK’s Largest Feminist Conference
Saturday October 26th
Institute of Education, London

Asylum seekers coming to UK 'told to prove they are gay'

UK asylum seekers ‘told to prove they are gay’ – BBC News website today (11.10.13).
Gay and lesbian people seeking asylum in the UK from persecution abroad are being ordered to “prove” their sexuality, MPs have said.
In extreme cases claimants had handed over photographic and video evidence of “highly personal sexual activity” in an effort to persuade officials, the Home Affairs Committee found.

Queering ESOL: towards a cultural politics of LGBT issues in the ESOL classroom

Queering ESOL – This seminar series, which runs over two years at the IOE, King’s College, London and the University of Leeds is called Queering ESOL: towards a cultural politics of LGBT issues in the ESOL classroom and aims to bring together policy makers, teachers, members of professional and campaigning organisations focused on LGBT rights, migration and asylum, along with researchers and a range of international scholars. ESOL, as many of you know refers to English for Speakers of Other Languages and the immediate context for the seminar series is the climate created by the 2010 Equality Act and the challenges and the opportunities this presents for adult education.

Vote for the PinkNews Community Group of the Year

Vote for the PinkNews Community Group of the Year!
Seven equally deserving LGBT community groups, including Schools OUT UK/LGBT History Month are up for this award.
The presentation evening is on Wednesday 23rd October, which doesn’t give you long, so get clicking!

Camden LGBT Forum and The British Museum Present: The Fifth LGBT Film D

Saturday October 12th sees a day of films exploring the theme of love and marriage in the context of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) cinema. It is put together by Camden LGBT Forum and The British Museum and all are welcome! At the end of each film one or two objects from the collections will be discussed with reference to the screening. And don’t miss the Q and A with Curator Richard Parkinson

Assimilation and Its Discontents: Q-and-A with Justin Sayre on the State of Gay Culture

Justin Sayre, Chairman of the International Order of the Sodomites; at a recent edition of The Meeting —the group’s monthly gathering that’s executed in the form of a comedy/variety show (naturally) and dedicated to a different gay icon/cultural touchstone each time, delivered a deliciously icy rebuke of modern gay taste and discourse (pegged to the MTV VMAs). This interview was conducted by www.theslate.com as a follow up.

Galop’s Celebration of Voice fundraising event – Friday, 11th October

Galop’s Celebration of Voice fundraising event – Friday, 11th October
Those of you in/near London will know the invaluable work that Galop has been doing, “policing the police”, for LGBT people.
In the last year, some of Galop’s work, for instance on “Operation nutmeg”, has directly benefitted areas all over the country.
Like many LGBT charities they are suffering terribly during the recession, but one unpaid worker has been organising a benefit event taking place this Friday.