Join us for a free virtual symposium that will set the stage forCompleting the Past: LGBT+ History and Creative Production Saturday 12th September 202011.00-12.30 BST. Opening remarks and panel discussion I: Creatively engaging with the LGBT+ past. Click here for session registration. 13.00-14.00 BST. Heritage at home: Connecting and engaging with the LGBT+ past through creative […]
GAY TIMES is sad to report the death of Chris Graham-Bell, the founder of GAY TIMES Magazine. Chris launched the magazine in 1974 when the rights of gay men and women were still being hard fought for, and in doing that, he played a significant part in getting their voices heard. He was refused a […]
One of the biggest challenges of this unsettling time is the isolation we feel as we’re separated from friends and family, all the people for whom we care most deeply. But just being alone is only part of the difficulty. Our sense of remoteness is intensified by a pall of unease we can’t define: Loss and sorrow are also […]
Author Talk Friday 7 August from 10 am on zoom Join us via Zoom for a conversation with Denise Thompson, the author of Masculinity and the Ruling of the World. This event is presented by the Feminist Legal Clinic and The Women’s Library, and hosted by Anna Kerr. This is a free event. Register on the Humantix event page so that […]
(The Guardian 31.07.2020) By Will Hazell (Education Correspondent) Teenagers who resist traditional gender stereotypes appear to do better at GCSEs, researchers from Cambridge University have said. They examined the English and Maths results of almost 600 600 GCSE candidates at four schools in England and found, on average, girls out-performed boys, matching a general pattern […]
We sadly heard recently of the passing of Gaby Charing. Gaby was one of the founders of Southwark LGBT Network in 2002 and she and her partner Liz have been instrumental in the success of the Network as well as the Southwark LGBT Forum ever since, and have supported the local LGBTQ+ community in so […]
Anthony (Tony) Fenwick, MBE (27th March 1960 – 8th July 2020) Tony Fenwick MBE, a lifelong trade unionist dedicated to education, justice for all and fair play for LGBT+ students and staff in schools, died earlier this month after a long period of illness. He was a giant of the LGBT+ movement for over twenty […]
Tony was a LGBT+ inclusive education pioneer, a trade union activist, a teacher and all round brilliant person whom we all loved so very dearly. Our hearts are broken and we are devastated. Please help us raise money in honour of Tony. We’ve chosen the organisation Schools Out UK, listed here as LGBT History Month, […]
It is with deep regret that Sue Sanders and the management committee of Schools OUT UK inform our followers and subscribers of the death of our CEO and friend Tony Fenwick MBE. Tony passed away peacefully last night, Wednesday 8th July 2020, at the Luton and Dunstable Hospital, aged 60.
Sue Sanders features at Number 75 in the Top 100 While lesbian, bisexual, queer, trans and intersex people are more visible than they were 25 years ago – whether that’s within the realm of business, politics, the arts, the media, sport or anywhere else – in some circles, their voices remain marginalised, and their life experiences […]
