LGBT+ History Month 2024: Medicine

 LGBT+ History Month 2024 #UnderTheScope celebrates LGBT+ peoples’ contribution to the field of Medicine and Healthcare both historically and today

LGBT+ History Month is a month-long annual celebration of lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans, and non-binary history, including the history of LGBT+ rights and related civil rights movements.  In the United Kingdom it is celebrated in February each year, to coincide with the 2003 abolition of Section 28 - a law passed in 1988 by a Conservative government that stopped councils and schools "promoting the teaching of the acceptability of homosexuality as a pretended family relationship."

LGBT+ History Month is a chance to look back at LGBT+ History as well as being time to raise awareness of issues, events and concerns that face the LGBT+ community today. This year the University of Wolverhampton will present a number of LGBTQ+ events, provocations and talks which will be available for all students, staff and the public to attend for FREE online. 

This month the University of Wolverhampton also commit to expanding awareness of LGBT+ events, concerns and celebrations beyond February and throughout the entire academic calendar to ensure we are a university of opportunity for everyone. We also hope that out public events will reach beyond the campus and to the wider public.

 

LGBTQIA+ History Month at the Students Union

Wolves Students Union is hosting a number of events, in the Luna Lounge in support of LGBTQIA History Month:

  • Monday 19th February, 12-5pm - Black LGBT History Month & How to be Great Ally.
  • Tuesday 27th February, 12-3pm - LGBT Sexual Awareness

The Luna Lounge is the venue for both events.

WLV LGBT+ History Month Podcasts

In this series we document the lived experience of LGBTQ+ people...

WLV LGBT+ History Month Podcasts is part of the D.I.I.verse Hub: Will it make the boat go faster? – a series that explores a variety of topics under the umbrella of Diversity, Inclusion & Intersectionality. All the podcasts in this series are available on: Buzzsprout, Apple Podcasts, Podbay, Amazon Music and Spotify.

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Black History Month 2020, Wolverhampton School of Art, University of Wolverhampton

We are embracing Black History Month beyond the confines of a single month. Our intention is for Black History Month to transcend seasonality and 'tokenism’ so that the original initiative itself is eventually no longer required.

Visit our Black History Month events page.

 

Disability History Month

UK Disability History Month (UKDHM) is an annual event creating a platform to focus on the history of disabled people's struggle for equality and human rights.

Visit our Disability History Month events page.

 

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