LGBT+ History Month Events - Durham University

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LGBT+ History Month Events 2023

Throughout February 2023 we are hosting various events to celebrate LGBT+ History month. Please click on the links below for further information and to book onto an event. We'll be adding more content, so do check back later on in February for more activities!

Durham University Events

Queer Sappho? Reading, Re-Reading, and Reinventing Sappho’s Roman Receptions

Classics will be hosting their 5th annual LGBT History Month (online, public) lecture, by Simona Martorana (Kiel) on Friday 24 February, 5pm.
Fighting Proud - How gay men did their 'bit' for Britain in the war

Historian Stephen Bourne will give an engaging, informative and sometimes humorous illustrated talk about his acclaimed book Fighting Proud.
Durham Union Society: Tiernan Brady

A talk from Tiernan Brady, LGBT+ Rights Campaigner

Queer Sappho? Reading, Re-Reading, and Reinventing Sappho’s Roman Receptions

Classics will be hosting their 5th annual LGBT History Month (online, public) lecture, by Simona Martorana (Kiel) on Friday 24 February, 5pm.

Public domain photo of Kalpis painting of Sappho by the Sappho Painter (c. 510 BC), currently held in the National Museum, Warsaw taken from wikipedia

Fighting Proud - How gay men did their 'bit' for Britain in the war

Historian Stephen Bourne will give an engaging, informative and sometimes humorous illustrated talk about his acclaimed book Fighting Proud.

Durham Union Society: Tiernan Brady

A talk from Tiernan Brady, LGBT+ Rights Campaigner

Credit: Teepeebee, CC BY-SA 4.0 , via Wikimedia Commons

LGBT+ & allies 5 a side football tournament for LGBT+ History Month 2023

Ron Hogg Memorial Trophy 26th February, 10-4pm. All genders and abilities welcome, over 18s only, £10 per team. email daniel.mcelhone@durhamfa.com
LGBTQ+ History Month Guest Lecture: Dr Diarmaid Kelliher

Guest Lecture from Dr Diarmaid Kelliher from the University of Glasgow, on London Lesbians and Gays Support the Miners (LGSM).
LGBT+ & allies 5 a side football tournament for LGBT+ History Month 2023

Listings for external LGBT History Month events on https://lgbtplushistorymonth.co.uk/

LGBT+ & allies 5 a side football tournament for LGBT+ History Month 2023

Ron Hogg Memorial Trophy 26th February, 10-4pm. All genders and abilities welcome, over 18s only, £10 per team. email daniel.mcelhone@durhamfa.com

poster for lgbt+ history month annual 5 a sidde tournament - Ron Hogg Memorial Trophy 2023

LGBTQ+ History Month Guest Lecture: Dr Diarmaid Kelliher

Guest Lecture from Dr Diarmaid Kelliher from the University of Glasgow, on London Lesbians and Gays Support the Miners (LGSM).

External Events

Listings for external LGBT History Month events on https://lgbtplushistorymonth.co.uk/

LGBT+ Allyship and Awareness Workshops

We would like to invite all staff members to attend our LGBT+ Allyship and Awareness workshops. The course also aims to improve colleagues’ confidence in their knowledge of gender identity and diversity, LGBT+ terminology, the rights of LGBT+ people under UK law, and how to recognise and challenge behaviour acting as an advocate and ally across our community.

If you wish to book to a session, please register here.

eLearning available on Oracle Learning

We have a range of eLearning available to both staff and students at the university. HR-OD have partnered with Skill Boosters, a leading provider of high-quality video-based online training courses.

If you wish to touch up on your knowledge around LGBT+ inclusivity, you may find the eLearning courses below useful:

Supporting Trans and Non-binary People at Work - A Guide for Managers

This course provides an essential toolkit for managers in managing and supporting trans and non-binary staff at all levels of an organisation.

Trans and Non-Binary Awareness

This micro-course provides a unique insight into what it’s like to be trans and non-binary in today’s society, reinforcing the importance of treating trans and non-binary individuals with the dignity and respect they deserve.

Sexual Orientation

This micro-course uses original drama, first-person stories, and expert analysis to show how to work successfully with LGB customers and colleagues and create a fair and tolerant working environment where everyone is treated with respect.

Allyship

This course explains how to be an effective ally, looks at the different under-represented or minority groups that allies can support and sets out the different behaviours we can demonstrate as an ally.

For more information, please visit the HR-OD SharePoint site