CHE presents The 1st Allan Horsfall Lecture: Human Rights in the 1820s

By Festival Team on 13 Nov 2014

We are delighted to announce the formal launch for the 1st National Festival of LGBT History. The opening will be hosted by Sue Sanders (National Chair of Schools OUT UK & LGBT History Month) in front of an invited audience drawn from national and regional organisations, together with leading activists, politicians, and celebrities that have enriched our increasingly diverse nation.

The highlight of the launch will be the **1st Allan Horsfall Lecture**, in honour of one of the UK's leading human rights campaigners. The lecture will be presented by Prof. Charles Upchurch, associate professor in British History at Florida State University, who is flying over exclusively for the Festival. Prof Upchurch's lecture concerns the effort by parliamentarians and others to reform the laws against erotic sexual behaviours between men in Britain starting in the 1820s.

Call for film contributions in collaboration with Filmonik

By Festival Team on 15 Sep 2014

Are you interested in making a film on LGBT topics, but don't know where to start? Or have you made a film containing LGBT topics that you'd like to get to a wider audience?

In collaboration with Filmonik, we are offering help researching, filming, and producing a film of your own, that will be shown at the Festival.

Archive Open Days

By Sylvia Kölling on 11 Sep 2014

LGBT History Month, in conjunction with Archives+, is proud to offer a unique opportunity to develop and improve your archive skills.

Are you interested in researching LGBT History and don't know where to start?

Have you done a history project before but are unsure about where to look for material for something new? Read more about how Sylvia from the festival team will help you research a topic of your choice.