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LGBT History Month Bristol Events February 2013 Outstories Bristol Presents LGBT History Month Bristol Events February 2013 OutStories Bristol presents The first exhibition of Bristol’s LGBT History February 2nd ~ March 3rd Opening Times: as M-Shed opening times, closed Mondays. See http://mshed.org A major first for Bristol! Find out how Bristol’s LGBT communities have fought to shape and con- trol their lives since the mid 20th century. The exhibition uses specially recorded interviews with over 40 people, loans from national collections, objects, memorabilia and works of art. Includes contributions by pupil groups at local secondary schools. A Heritage Lottery funded project by OutStories Bristol in partnership with Bristol Museums and Galleries and Bristol Record Office. Free event Accessibility: Accessible Venue; see http://mshed.org/visiting/access/ for details. See separate event listing for details of BSL signed tour on 17th Feb. Contact: [email protected] Launch Party Move Over Darling When: Friday 1st Feb – 5-8pm When: 1st & 2nd Feb 4:30pm and 7pm @ City Hall, College Green BS1 5TJ @ Bristol Old Vic, King Street BS1 4ED LGBT Bristol invite all residents of Bristol to join A walkabout performance by Tom Marshman. us in celebrating the launch of LGBT History Part of Bristol Ferment Fortnight. Made up Month. Come and find out about our Diversity almost entirely of testimonies of the over 60’s in Schools project and meet new and existing about LGBT life in the 50’s, 60’s, 70’s and 80’s LGBT support and social groups. Free event: BUT booking is necessary as Accessibility: Accessible to all venue places are limited Free event: more info - www.lgbtbristol.org.uk Booking: www.bristololdvic.org.uk Contact: 0117 353 4621 or on 0117 987 7877 Bristol LGBT organisations are proud to be part of the annual UK wide celebration of the lives and achievements of the LGBT community. Look out for more event happenings on the internet. Listen on BCFM 93.2fm Thursdays 7-8pm Live or online for more events and features. We are: Coming Out John Addington Symonds Part of the We Are:’s events throughout LGBT Cycle Tour History Month we want you to tell us your When: Sunday 3rd Feb – 11am experiences of coming out – using Twitter! @ King William statue, Queen Square Tweet us at @wearefest and tell us your Cycle tour of significant sites linked to critic and experiences of coming out, limited to the short historian John Addington Symonds. Born in Clif- and snappy 140 characters and whether happy, ton in 1840, Symonds was an early advocate sad, quirky or funny these stories will be for the legitimacy of same-sex love. The tour collated and put together to form a legacy will cover about 10 miles at a relaxed pace, piece. We’ll even use some to create a stopping at each site for a short talk. special musical piece which will be showcased Accessibility: 2hrs stop-start cycling at relaxed as part of We Are: Proud - Bristol Pride 2013. pace, returning to start. Involves some hills. For those not on twitter you can email Free event: but donations to OutStories Bristol [email protected] (but please keep to the project gratefully received. character limit!) Info: www.bit.ly/LGBTHM WalkOut – Along the Nightingale LGBT History Month displays – Valley in Libraries When: Wed 6th Feb – 10:30am When: Sat 2nd Feb until 3rd Mar @ Meet at bottom of Allison Road, @ Westbury-on-Trym Library BS9 3JZ nd rd Brislington BS4 4PN When: Sat 2 Feb until 3 Mar A gentle walk of about an hour to discover the @ Bristol Central Library Bristol BS1 5TJ nightingale valley in Brislington – home to kingfishers and lampreys. Bus route no 1 to Broomhill from bus station. Free event Accessibility: can be muddy underfoot and a small slope to start. Contact: Mike 0787 038 9889 More info: www.lgbtbristol.org.uk/walkout UWE LGBT History Month Launch Lunch Neil Bartlett When: Wed 6th Feb – 12am – 2pm When: Saturday 2nd Feb – 2:30pm @ The Octagon, UWE BS16 1QY @ M-Shed, Princess Wharf BS1 4RN Join us for the launch of UWE’s LGBT History Neil Bartlett is a writer, director and performer Month activities. You’ll have the chance to whose work is steeped in gay men’s histories. network with staff, students and members of the His first book, Who Was That Man? about wider Bristol Community as well as hearing Oscar Wilde was published in 1988. He has from guest speakers whilst enjoying a hearty also written several novels, including Mr Clive & hot lunch (vegetarian option available). There Mr Page (which weaves together incidents from will be lots of information about what UWE does the lives of Gordon Selfridge and Rock Hudson) to support its staff and students and a chance and numerous plays, including A Vision of Love to hear about Bristol’s first exhibition on LGBT Revealed In Sleep, about gay Jewish East End history held at MShed during February from the artist Simeon Solomon. organiser. Accessibility: Accessible Venue, Free event: lunch provided – email see http://mshed.org/visiting/access/ for details [email protected] if you wish to have Free event: but donations to OutStories Bristol lunch or book a stall project gratefully received. Accessibility: Fully accessible Contact: 0117 352 6600 Contact: [email protected] 2 WalkOut – Finding famous Bristolians Diana When: Sat 9th Feb – 10:30am @ Arnos Vale Cemetry BS4 3EW Souhami A gentle walk of about an hour to discover some of the amazing 45 acre cemetery and na- When: th ture reserve – resting place for many famous Friday 8 Feb – 7pm and infamous residents of Bristol. Very nice @ Bristol Central Library cafe on site. Bristol BS1 5TJ Free event Diana Souhami’s biographies explore the most Accessibility: There are slopes, but tarmac influential and intriguing of 20thC lesbian lives. surfaces. Wheelchair friendly. Subjects of her unflinching eye include Contact: Esther 0790 100 3692 Radclyffe Hall, Garbo, Gluck and queens of the More info: www.lgbtbristol.org.uk/walkout Parisian demimonde, Natalie Barney and Romaine Brookes. She has also written about the nurse Edith Cavell, and the story of her stay WalkOut – on ‘Robinson Crusoe’ island. All her books from Gluck to Coconut Chaos are being A walk on re-released by Quercus in February, in paper- the back and Kindle formats. wildside Accessibility: Accessible venue: see www.bristol.gov.uk/page/central-library-services -disabled-people for more information. When: Wed 13th Feb – 10:30am Free event: but donations to OutStories Bristol @ Watershed, Harbourside BS1 5TX project gratefully received. A gentle walk of about an hour to discover the Contact: 0117 903 7200 plants and animals that have adapted to living in and around the busy Bristol Harbourside. Free event Accessibility: Wheelchair friendly. We Are: Contact: Mike 0787 038 9889 Remembering More info: www.lgbtbristol.org.uk/walkout When: Saturday 9th Feb 10pm til late U+WE+LGBT @ Queenshilling, Frogmore St BS1 5NA When: Thursday Back by popular demand our special We Are: 14th Feb Remembering club night takes over the 12am til 2pm Queenshilling for an LGBT Journey down @ The Octagon, memory lane. We’ll be spinning classics from UWE, BS16 1QY the 70s, 80s, 90s & 00s as we look at the music As part of UWE’s celebrations of LGBT History and LGBT movements, memories and Month, we’re asking everyone to come into mandates that defined generations. So whether University wearing red as a sign of support and you were dropping that ghetto blaster and solidarity and there will be a special stall dancing hard to S Express when section 28 outside Core24 where you can come and find was introduced in 1988 or just slipping into out more information about LGBT History some gold hot pants and ‘Spinning Around’ with Month as well as the chance to speak to Kylie when it was finally repealed in 2000 this is members of staff and students. You can also your chance to dance like it’s Old Skool whilst pick up a special cupcake and one of our finding out more about LGBT History. specially made badges to show support – you Price: £4 donation towards Bristol Pride 2013 even have the chance to make your own. and Bristol youth work. Free event Contact: www.wearefest.com Accessibility: Fully accessible Contact: [email protected] 3 Bristol Pride Pop Up Shop When: Friday 15th until Thursday 28th Feb @ The Pop Up Shop 1st floor Cabot Circus Michael Dillon: We are opening a special Pop Up shop for LGBT History Month. This is your chance to The Man Who ‘pop’ in and meet the team, gather advice from Invented LGBT service providers across the South West Transsexuals and find out what events and activities are taking place for LGBT History Month in Bristol. When: Saturday 16th As well as the chance to stop and have a drink Feb - 2:30pm you can pick up information and tickets for Bris- @ M-Shed, Princess tol Pride 2013 or specially designed tote bags Wharf BS1 4RN and badges to show your support. This will also be home to our LGBT Bristol photo competition – visit the website for shop location and information on the photo competition. Michael Dillon was the first person in the world More info: www.bit.ly/LGBTHM or to undergo medical gender transition from www.wearefest.com female to male. Oxford educated, he trained as a doctor and played a key role developing the modern medical view of transsexuals. He also Dressage assisted with the UK's first male-to-female When: Saturday 16th Feb – 10pm (til late) gender surgery.
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