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LGBT+ History Month


What is LGBT+ History Month?

LGBT+ History Month is celebrated each year in February across the UK. The event is honoured this month to coincide with the abolition of Section 28 in 2003, which prohibited the “promotion” of homosexuality. The month aims to increase the visibility of LGBT+ people, their history, lives, and experiences.

LGBT stands for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender. The ‘plus’ exists because there are many other ways in which people choose to define themselves that do not conform to straight and cisgender*. Because the labels people choose to describe themselves can be fluid and often new terms and identities are added, the ‘plus’ encompasses all other identities.

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*The term used to describe someone who identifies with the gender they were assigned at birth, the opposite of transgender.

Awareness and education need to be raised on LGBT+ matters so that all institutions can be considered safe spaces for the community. This year’s national theme “Behind the Lens” gives a great opportunity to recognise and celebrate the lives and professional accomplishments of lesbian, gay, bisexual and trans icons, many of whom work in the limelight in photography and filmmaking, TV, music, and fashion.


Learning resources

Interested in learning more this LGBT+ History Month? The below articles cover some key events from history which helped, or hindered, the path to progression.

 

LGBT+ History Month
Events

this week

UEA Students' Union Manifesto writing workshop
1st February 1pm - 2nd February 2pm
union house, bookable room 6
Opportunity for election candidates (and potential candidates) to learn more about writing an effective and compelling manifesto!
Postgraduate | Free | Society | Training | Volunteering and Charity | Course Rep | Elections | Decolonise UEA | Liberation Networks | Buddy(su) Event | All Abilities | Admin | LGBT+ | Mature Student | Students of Colour Ambassadors
UEA Students' Union Ban conversion therapy movements past to present - CANCELLED
3rd February 2pm - 3pm
Bookable Room 6, Union House
LGBT+
UEA Students' Union Elections Drop In
7th February 1pm - 2pm
Union House, Bookable Room 5
Drop in to speak to a member of the Elections Team in the SU to learn more about the elections and becoming a candidate
Entertainment | Postgraduate | Free | Society | Training | Housing | Volunteering and Charity | Course Rep | BAME Liberation Society | Elections | Decolonise UEA | Liberation Networks | Buddy(su) Event | Society and Club Training | Making Friends | Wheelchair Accessible | Beginners | All Abilities | Returners | LGBT+ | Mature Student | Carer | Students of Colour Ambassadors
UEA Students' Union Candidate campaigns training
8th February 1pm - 2pm
Union house Bookable Room 1
Training session for candidates and potential candidates to learn more about running an effective election campaign.
Postgraduate | Free | Society | Training | Volunteering and Charity | Course Rep | Elections | Liberation Networks | Buddy(su) Event | Society and Club Training | All Abilities | Admin | LGBT+ | Mature Student | Students of Colour Ambassadors
Drag Drag Workshop - Week 1
8th February 6:30pm - 9pm
Bookable Room 1
Drag Society's first ever drag workshop!
Society | LGBT+
UEA Students' Union Terrance Higgins Talk
9th February 2pm - 4pm
Bookable Room 6, Union House
Liberation Networks | LGBT+
UEA Students' Union LGBT+ history talk by Queer Norfolk
11th February 1pm - 3pm
Bookable Room 1 in Union House
Free | Cultural | Family Friendly | Liberation Networks | LGBT+
Drag Liv presents THE GLITZY TRENDER FUNDRAISER SHOW
11th February 8pm - 11pm
Norwich Arts Centre
Norwich drag show social
Entertainment | Other Venues | Wheelchair Accessible | LGBT+
UEA Students' Union Elections Drop In
14th February 1pm - 2pm
Union House, Bookable Room 5
Drop in to speak to a member of the Elections Team in the SU to learn more about the elections and becoming a candidate
Entertainment | Postgraduate | Free | Society | Training | Housing | Volunteering and Charity | Course Rep | BAME Liberation Society | Elections | Decolonise UEA | Liberation Networks | Buddy(su) Event | Society and Club Training | Making Friends | Wheelchair Accessible | Beginners | All Abilities | Returners | LGBT+ | Mature Student | Carer | Students of Colour Ambassadors
UEA Students' Union Elections Drop In
15th February 1pm - 2pm
Union House, Bookable Room 5
Drop in to speak to a member of the Elections Team in the SU to learn more about the elections and becoming a candidate
Entertainment | Postgraduate | Free | Society | Training | Housing | Volunteering and Charity | Course Rep | BAME Liberation Society | Elections | Decolonise UEA | Liberation Networks | Buddy(su) Event | Society and Club Training | Making Friends | Wheelchair Accessible | Beginners | All Abilities | Returners | LGBT+ | Mature Student | Carer | Students of Colour Ambassadors
Drag Drag Workshop - Week 2
15th February 6:30pm - 9pm
Bookable Room 4
This week is lip syncing!!
LGBT+
Advice and Housing LGBTQ+ Housing Social
16th February 3pm - 5pm
Bookable Room 6, Union House
Free | Advice | Housing | Making Friends | LGBT+ | Ready To Rent
LCR Gigs Jodie Harsh – Harsh House Party *POSTPONED*
24th February 10pm - 2am
The Nick Rayns LCR, UEA
LCR Gigs | LGBT+
UEA Students' Union Film screening of 'Pride' & LGSMiners Q&A
27th February 1pm - 3:30pm
Bookable Room 1 in Union House
Liberation Networks | LGBT+
Cinema Moonlight Screening
7th March 7pm - 9pm
Lecture Theatre 3
Lecture Theatre 3 at 7pm Tuesday we are screening Moonlight!
Entertainment | Society | Non Alcohol Focused | Making Friends | LGBT+
Pantomime Pirates of the Caribbean Panto
13th March 7pm - 10pm
The LCR
The long awaited Pirates of the Caribbean Panto is now on for one night only. Prepare for swashbuckling fun!
Entertainment | Society | Comedy | LGBT+ | LCR Students
Cinema The Menu Screening
21st March 7pm - 9pm
Lecture Theatre 3
Cinema Society is screening The Menu!
Entertainment | Society | Non Alcohol Focused | Making Friends | Wheelchair Accessible | Newcomers | LGBT+
Cinema Paddington Screening
25th April 7pm - 9pm
Lecture Theatre 3
Cinema Society Screening for Paddington (2014)
Entertainment | Free | Society | Cultural | Family Friendly | Non Alcohol Focused | Making Friends | Newcomers | LGBT+
UEA Students' Union Banner Painting and Placard Making Workshop for Save UEA Day of Action
19th May 3pm - 5pm
Bookable Room 6, Union House
Come along and paint a banner or placard, ready for the demonstration against University Council on May 22nd! Banner painting materials will be provided!
Entertainment | Postgraduate | Free | Society | Training | Volunteering and Charity | Cultural | Family Friendly | Course Rep | BAME Liberation Society | Non Alcohol Focused | Decolonise UEA | Liberation Networks | Society and Club Training | Beginners | All Abilities | Returners | Newcomers | LGBT+ | Mature Student | Commuter | Carer | Students of Colour Ambassadors
Burlesque UEA Burlesque Taster Session
21st September 6pm - 8:30pm
NEWSci 0.06
Our First Session of the Year
Postgraduate | Free | Society | Non Alcohol Focused | Making Friends | Beginners | All Abilities | Returners | Newcomers | LGBT+ | Spectrum | Mature Student | Give It A Go
Touch Rugby TASTER SESSION FOR TOUCH RUGBY!!!
21st September 7pm - 9pm
Sportspark
NO EXPERIENCE NEEDED!!! Join us for an exciting and action-packed taster session at our touch rugby club! New? Returning? Doesn't matter, everyone is welcome! Touch Rugby at UEA is a mixed sport and is open for everyone to play.
Free | Sports Club | Beginners | All Abilities | Returners | Newcomers | LGBT+ | Mature Student | Give It A Go
Barbie Rave UEA Students' Union Glitterbomb x Spectrum Barbie Rave
21st September 10pm - 2am
The LCR
Clubnights | LGBT+ | LCR Students | Welcomefest 2023
Pride Bisexual Visibility Day Flag March
23rd September 12:30pm - 2pm
Meet outside Welcome Dome
Put the visibility in Bisexual visibility day this year by joining us for our flag march!
Free | Society | LGBT+ | Spectrum | Give It A Go
Touch Rugby TASTER SESSION FOR TOUCH RUGBY!!!
26th September 5:30pm - 7:30pm
Colney Playing Fields
NO EXPERIENCE NEEDED!!! Join us for an exciting and action-packed taster session at our touch rugby club! New? Returning? Doesn't matter, everyone is welcome! Touch Rugby at UEA is a mixed sport and is open for everyone to play.
Free | Sports Club | Beginners | All Abilities | Returners | Newcomers | LGBT+ | Mature Student | Give It A Go
Touch Rugby TASTER SESSION FOR TOUCH RUGBY!!!
28th September 7pm - 9pm
Sportspark
NO EXPERIENCE NEEDED!!! Join us for an exciting and action-packed taster session at our touch rugby club! New? Returning? Doesn't matter, everyone is welcome! Touch Rugby at UEA is a mixed sport and is open for everyone to play.
Postgraduate | Free | Sports Club | Making Friends | Beginners | All Abilities | Returners | Newcomers | LGBT+ | Mature Student | Give It A Go
Burlesque Scavenger Hunt
29th September 6pm - 9pm
NEWSci 0.06
A fun social to get to know other members and get familiar with our amazing campus.
Free | Society | Making Friends | Beginners | Returners | Newcomers | LGBT+ | Mature Student
Touch Rugby TASTER SESSION FOR TOUCH RUGBY!!!
3rd October 5:30pm - 7:30pm
Colney Playing Fields
NO EXPERIENCE NEEDED!!! Join us for an exciting and action-packed taster session at our touch rugby club! New? Returning? Doesn't matter, everyone is welcome! Touch Rugby at UEA is a mixed sport and is open for everyone to play.
Free | Sports Club | Beginners | All Abilities | Returners | Newcomers | LGBT+ | Mature Student | Give It A Go
Pride Pride Silly Goose Games
6th October 6:30pm - 8:30pm
New Science Building Room 0.03
Bring out your inner theatre kid for a night of circle games! Including Wink Murder, Mafia, Splat and many more!
Free | Society | LGBT+
Doctor Who's time machine, the TARDIS, a blue police telephone box Geek Doctor Who Marathon 1
7th October 10:15am - 10pm
Lecture Theatre 2
*All welcome – no prior Doctor Who knowledge required* Join the Geek Society as we celebrate sixty years of the classic sci-fi TV series Doctor Who with some of the very best episodes from 1963 to 2023!
Entertainment | Free | Society | Family Friendly | Other Venues | Non Alcohol Focused | Making Friends | Wheelchair Accessible | Beginners | Returners | Newcomers | LGBT+ | Give It A Go
Doctor Who's time machine, the TARDIS, a blue police telephone box Geek Doctor Who Marathon 2
8th October 10am - 10pm
Lecture Theatre 2
*All welcome – no prior Doctor Who knowledge required* Join the Geek Society as we celebrate sixty years of the classic sci-fi TV series Doctor Who with some of the very best episodes from 1963 to 2023!
Entertainment | Free | Society | Family Friendly | Other Venues | Non Alcohol Focused | Making Friends | Wheelchair Accessible | Beginners | All Abilities | Returners | Newcomers | LGBT+ | Give It A Go
Pride National Coming Out Day Chill Hangout
11th October 6:30pm - 8:30pm
New Sci 0.05
Join us for a chilled out night of games to celebrate national coming out day!
Free | Society | LGBT+
Doctor Who's time machine, the TARDIS, a blue police telephone box Geek Doctor Who Marathon 1
14th October 11:30am - 10pm
Lecture Theatre 2
*All welcome – no prior Doctor Who knowledge required* Join the Geek Society as we celebrate sixty years of the classic sci-fi TV series Doctor Who with some of the very best episodes from 1963 to 2023!
Entertainment | Free | Society | Family Friendly | Other Venues | Non Alcohol Focused | Making Friends | Wheelchair Accessible | Beginners | All Abilities | Returners | Newcomers | LGBT+ | Give It A Go
Doctor Who's time machine, the TARDIS, a blue police telephone box Geek Doctor Who Marathon 2
15th October 11:30am - 9pm
Lecture Theatre 2
*All welcome – no prior Doctor Who knowledge required* Join the Geek Society as we celebrate sixty years of the classic sci-fi TV series Doctor Who with some of the very best episodes from 1963 to 2023!
Entertainment | Postgraduate | Free | Society | Other Venues | Non Alcohol Focused | Making Friends | Wheelchair Accessible | Beginners | All Abilities | Returners | Newcomers | LGBT+ | Mature Student | Give It A Go
Pride Pride Pub Quiz
18th October 6pm - 8pm
New Sci 0.03
Join us for the queer quiz of the century! Each pride committee member has put together a set of questions on their specialist subject for you to tackle.
Society | Family Friendly | LGBT+
International Development Dev Soc Bar Meet
19th October 7pm - 10pm
Blue Bar
Meet us in the bar for a chat and drink!
Postgraduate | Free | Society | Making Friends | All Abilities | Returners | Newcomers | LGBT+ | Mature Student | Commuter
Pride But I'm a Cheerleader Screening- Pride Movie Night
23rd October 6:30pm - 8:30pm
Elizabeth Fry Lecture Theatre 01.08
Join us for a chill movie night, showing the 1999 satirical romcom "But I'm a cheerleader" as chosen by you!
Free | Society | LGBT+
UEA Students' Union Spectrum - Scream Queens
27th October 10pm - 2am
Blue Bar
Clubnights | LGBT+ | Spectrum | LCR Students
Pride Pride Trick or Treat Bingo
31st October 6pm - 8pm
New Sci 0.05
Come for a goulshily queer game of bingo, with plenty of sweets for the winners. Costumes are encouraged, but not mandatory!
Free | Society | LGBT+
Pride Pride Games Night
6th November 6:30pm - 8:30pm
New Sci 0.03
Nights are getting cold and wet, join us for a cosy night of board and card games.
Free | Society | LGBT+
Music Production & HCR Records BHM MPS Performance
7th November 6pm - 8pm
4 Duke St, Norwich NR3 3AS
For Black History Month, Music Production Society will be performing at 4 Duke St, in town to celebrate and showcase the art of black student artists in UEA and NUA. If you are interested in performing please fill out the google form:
Postgraduate | Free | Society | Cultural | Other Venues | Non Alcohol Focused | Decolonise UEA | Making Friends | Beginners | Newcomers | LGBT+ | Mature Student | Give It A Go | BHM
Pride Trans Day of Remembrance Flag March & Hangout
19th November noon - 1pm
March begins at the Square; Hangout in NEWSCI 0.03
Join us the day before Trans Day of Remembrance for a march around campus (with flags!) followed by a minute's silence and chill hangout to show our support and solidarity for the trans community.
Free | Society | LGBT+
The current Doctor Who logo, with the text of the logo changed to read "Geek Soc" Geek GeekSoc's Doctor Who Night
23rd November 6:30pm - 10pm
NewSci 0.01
Join the Geek Society as we celebrate sixty years of the classic sci-fi TV series Doctor Who!
Entertainment | Free | Society | Family Friendly | Other Venues | Non Alcohol Focused | Making Friends | Wheelchair Accessible | All Abilities | LGBT+ | Give It A Go
Pride Pride Bar Social
24th November 9pm - 10:30pm
SU Red Bar
Join us for a meetup in the SU red bar, before we head to November's Spectrum next door in the blue bar!
Free | Society | LGBT+
lgbtq+ gay lesbian queer trans bisexual clubnight uea university of east anglia norwich student UEA Students' Union Spectrum - Doctor Who Ex-Sperminate
24th November 10pm - 2am
Blue Bar
Clubnights | LGBT+ | Spectrum | LCR Students
White text which reads, "GeekSoc Presents ... Spider-Man: The Marathon" superimposed over a image of Spider-Man's mask made up of shards of images from different Spider-Men Geek Spider-Man Marathon!
26th November 11am - 9:30pm
Lecture Theatre 2
With great films comes great responsibility...
Entertainment | Free | Society | Other Venues | Non Alcohol Focused | Making Friends | Wheelchair Accessible | All Abilities | Returners | Newcomers | LGBT+ | Give It A Go
Pride RuPaul's Drag Race UK Season Finale Screening
30th November 8:30pm - 10pm
LT3
Come join us for a screening of the season finale of RuPaul's Drag Race UK!
Free | Society | LGBT+
Pride The Big Gay Winter Ball
11th December 7:30pm - 9:30pm
Bill's Norwich
UEA Pride are putting on a winter ball for all LGBTQ+ students at UEA (plus one's are allowed) at Bill's in Norwich. Join us for a fun 3-course holiday meal.
Non Alcohol Focused | LGBT+
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