Events

LGBT History Month February 2012

EVENTS FROM WEDS 15TH FEB – THURS 23RD FEB 2012

Wednesday 15th February

8.00-9.00pm

Lesbian Discussion Group: Lesbian Exclusive Spaces

Do we still need spaces that are exclusively Lesbian? Is it acceptable or even necessary to be so exclusive these days? And what about our future direction of travel when space becomes really important? Will we go it alone? This evening’s discussion covers the topics of separatism, and the creation of alternative environments and autonomous movements.

Venue: Gay’s The Word Bookshop, 66 Marchmont Street WC1N 1AB

Thursday 16th February

1.00-2.00pm

Alan Turing, a broken heart, and the invention of the computer by Dr Jon Agar, UCL Science and Technology Studies

This lunchtime lecture is being held both to commemorate the centenary of Alan Turing’s birth and to celebrate LGBT History Month. The talk will explore biographer Andrew Hodges’ argument that Turing’s feelings for his friend Christopher Morcom, and the trauma of Morcom’s premature death, were pivotal in the development of Turing’s ideas about the human spirit, the nature of consciousness and, ultimately, the development of the computer. Dr Agar will also showcase UCL research.

For more information, contact Sonal Bharadva by

email: s.bharadva@ucl.ac.uk

Venue: J Z Young Lecture Theatre, UCL, Wilkins Building, Gower Street WC1E 6BT

Thursday 16th February

7.00pm-9.00pm

Objects of Love and Desire: Exploring the Things We Carry

Shaun Levin, editor of Chroma: A Queer Literary and Arts Journal, invites you to explore the way objects inform our personal histories. Objects tell stories. Objects are prompts for poems, short fiction, novels, and memoirs. They tell personal stories, family stories, stories about our communities, our faith, and our lovers. Some objects are lost, even if the stories are still remembered, and some objects we carry with us. Some objects we put on our shelves, at our bedsides, or we keep in boxes tucked away. Listen to famous writers telling stories about the objects that changed their lives and have a chance to tell your own story through our Objects of Love and Desire Workshop.

£10 Please book through the Jewish Museum London:

admin@jewishmuseum.org.uk

Venue: Jewish Museum London, Raymond Burton House, 129-131 Albert Street NW1 7NB

Friday 17th February

6.30pm

Film: Lawrence of Arabia

Peter O’Toole stars as T.E. Lawrence in David Lean’s classic Oscar-winning epic. The film depicts Lawrence’s experiences in the Arabian Desert during the First World War in the Arab revolt against the Turks. Director: David Lean, 1962, 216 mins, 12

£3, Members/concessions £2

To book tickets, call: 020 7323 8181 or visit the ticket Desk in Great Court

Venue: Stevenson Lecture Theatre, The British Museum, Great Russell Street WC1B 3DG

Saturday 18th February

7-10pm

AIDS: A Priest’s Testament

This compelling documentary shot for Channel 4 in the summer of 1987 tells the story of Fr. Bernard Lynch and his ministry to people with AIDS in New York. The Irish born priest and psychotherapist was closely involved with the LGBT community and founded the first pastoral outreach to people with AIDS in the city. He was subsequently drafted onto the Mayor of New York’s Task Force on AIDS. His ministry and his commitment to civil rights for LGBT people led him into conflict with the Catholic Church authorities as well as bringing him into the most harrowing of situations; preparing young people for their untimely deaths. This documentary profiles the man, his ministry and the pressures that brought him close to the edge of his physical and spiritual limits.

Venue: Horse Hospital, Colonnade, Bloomsbury WC1N 1JD

Monday 20th February

6.00pm

Transgender Journey by Juliet Jacques

This lecture is given by Juliet Jacques. Responding to conservative and ‘radical’ feminist critiques of transsexualism, she explores recent media myths and stereotypes and explains how she aimed to use those media to deconstruct them. Juliet Jacques regularly blogs for the Guardian (Transgender Journey – the first time that gender reassignment has been documented for a mainstream British publication).

For more information, contact Sonal Bharadva by email: s.bharadva@ucl.ac.uk

Venue: Roberts 508, UCL, Torrington Place WC1E 7JE

Tuesday 21st February

7.30pm

TransLondon: Moving beyond cisgenderism in counselling experiences

In societies where genders are assigned, people whose own genders are not accepted by authorities often face numerous pressures and forms of discrimination, especially when they have not had medical interventions or their genders are not fixed or binary. Counselling environments can perpetuate or challenge gender-based discrimination. This evening’s talk is presented by psychologist and community activist Y. Gavriel Ansara followed by a Q&A session.

Venue: Gay’s The Word Bookshop, 66 Marchmont Street WC1N 1AB

Tuesday 21st February

6.30-9.00pm

PACE workshops for 18-25 year old women

Would you like to discuss ideas, have fun, make new friends, share experiences or learn new things? These free workshops are open to all 18-25 year old lesbian, bisexual, queer or trans women.

For more information, please email or call Becky:

becky.large@pacehealth.org.uk 0207 715 0374

Venue: Jacksons Lane, 269A Archway Road N6 5AA

Wednesday 22nd February

8.00-9.00pm

Lesbian Discussion Group: Coming Out

Are you a Lesbian but haven’t told anyone? Do you have feelings for women, or a woman, and need help to understand them? Have you already come out? Is your closet (or wardrobe) door wide open? Or are there things bundled in the back that you don’t want anyone to see? This evening’s discussion covers coming out in all its excitement, boredom, terror and splendour!

Venue: Gay’s The Word Bookshop, 66 Marchmont Street WC1N 1AB

Thursday 23rd February

6.30-8.30pm

‘What can those who wish to end homophobic and transphobic bullying in British schools learn from the past?’

Running alongside the exhibition, A is for Adolf: Teaching German Children Nazi

Values (an illustration of the depth and complexity of propaganda targeted at young children under the Nazi regime), this evening features a panel discussion on homophobic and transphobic bullying in schools. A panel of speakers, including acclaimed Stoke Newington teacher Ellie Barnes and Camden LGBT Forum Director Lou Hart, will give a 10 minute talk answering an agreed question prompted by the Chair. This will be followed by half an hour of questions from the audience and a discussion.

Venue: The Wiener Library, 29 Russell Square WC1B 5DP

Thursday 23rd February

6.30pm

Opening Doors Women’s Group Film Night: ‘Before Stonewall’

‘Before Stonewall: The Making of a Gay and Lesbian Community’ is a 1984 historical documentary film about the LGBT community prior to the 1969 Stonewall riots. Using filmed recollections and a wealth of archival material, ‘Before Stonewall’ traces the social, political, and cultural development of the gay and lesbian community from the early 20th Century.

Venue: Tavis Meeting Room C. Tavis House, 1-6 Tavistock Square WC1H 9NA

Previous Events

Trans Day of Rememberance. Sunday 20th November 2011. Click here.

Pre-Launch evening of National LGBT History Month. Monday 21st November 2011. Click here.

Holly Hayes and Catherine Brogan at CLEF. Monday 28th November 2011. Click here.

Stamping Your Identity!! Identity workshop at the British Museum. Tuesday 6th December 2011. Click here!

DIY Cabaret. Tuesday 13th December 2011. Click here.

Incite! Monday 30th January 2012. Click here.

LGBT History Month. February 2012. Click here.

Treading on Eggshells screening at ‘Shout, Birmingham’s festival of queer culture’. Click here.

No To Hate Crime Vigil. Click here.

International Day Against Homophobia. Click here.