LGBTQ+ history month 2021

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Learn more People who do not identify as PeopleUncovering who do not identify with their heterosexual (only) have used a number of assignedUncovering gender (only) have used a number terms to describe themselves including of terms hiddento describe themselves including homosexual, lesbian, hiddentrans, transgender, gay, bisexual, queer, transman,histories transwoman, Edward Carpenter pansexual, asexual man, woman, transsexual, Socialist, poet, philosopher and histories Edward Carpenteranthropologist crossdresser, transvestite, Fanny and Stella Socialist, poet, philosopher and androgynous, genderqueer Frederick Park and Ernest Boulton anthropologist Fanny and Stella 1906 Legal timeline Law student, bank clerk, Publishes Fredericktheatrical Park performers and Ernest Boulton 1906 Law student, bank clerk, ‘Love’s Coming of Age’ Legal timeline Publishes www.chelwest.nhs.uk/lgbtq-month Death penalty for buggery abolished theatrical performers More information and download 1871 ‘Love’s Coming of Age’ http://lgbthistorymonth.org.uk/wallchart/ Death1861 penalty England for and buggeryWales abolished Criminal prosecution More information and download 1889 Scotland Ethel Smyth 1871 Composer and member of http://lgbthistorymonth.org.uk/wallchart/ 1861 England and Wales Criminal prosecution 1889 OffenceScotland of ‘gross indecency’ created Ethelthe suffrageSmyth movement Alan Turing Composer and member of Mathematician and British Society for the Offence1885 acrossof ‘gross the UK indecency’ created Uranians 1914 the suffrage movement Alan computer Turing scientist Study of Sex Psychology 1911 Mathematician and Uranians 1914 British Society for the Composed 1885 across the UK Radclyffe Hall Inverts computer scientist Study of Sex Psychology 1911‘The March of Women’ 1952 Poet and author Composed Chemically Radclyffe Hall HomosexualsInverts 1958 Homosexual Law Reform‘The Society March of Women’ 1952castrated Poet 1928and author Homosexuals Chemically 1928Publishes 19581969 Homosexual Campaign Law for Reform Homosexual Society Equality Lionelcastrated Blue ‘The Well of Loneliness’ 1969 Scottish Minorities Group Reform rabbi, journalist and broadcaster Publishes 1969 Campaign for Homosexual Equality Lionel Blue ‘The Well of Loneliness’ 1969 Scottish Minorities Group Reform rabbi, journalist and broadcaster Ted Brown 1960s Decriminalisation LGBT activist and trade unionist First British rabbi publicly to of homosexual acts Ted Brown 1960s‘affirm his homosexual orientation’ Decriminalisationby two men over the age of 21LGBT ‘in private’ activist and trade unionist First British rabbi publicly to of homosexual acts 1970 ‘affirm his homosexual orientation’ by two1967 men England over the and age Wales of 21 ‘in private’ Member of Gay 1980 Scotland 1970 Peter Tatchell Liberation Front LGBT activist 1967 1982England Northern and Wales Ireland Member of Gay Peter Tatchell 1980 1992Scotland Isle of Man Liberation Front 1982 Northern Ireland Jan Morris LGBT activist1983 1992 Isle of Man Historian, author and travel writer Fights Bermondsey 1981 Jan Morris By-election1983 Dudgeon v the United Kingdom Historian,1972 author and travel writer Fights Bermondsey 1981 Travels abroad for gender By-election Jeffrey Dudgeon Chris Smith Dudgeon v the United Kingdom 1972reassignment surgery Politician Shipping Clerk Travels abroad for gender Jeffreyand gayDudgeon activist Chris Smith Politician ShippingBelfast Clerk Jimmyreassignment Somerville surgery 1984 and gay activist Singer First out gay and Belfast Jimmy Somerville 1984HIV positive MP First out gay and Singer1984 Labi Siffre HIV positive MP Poet, singer ‘Pits and Perverts’ Linda Bellos Labiand Siffre songwriter 1984benefit concert Businesswoman and LGBT activist Poet, singer ‘Pits and Perverts’ Linda Bellos and songwriter1987 benefit concert Businesswoman and LGBT activist1986 (Something Inside) Kath Gillespie-Sells Leader of Lambeth Council 1987So Strong 1986 Kath1989 Gillespie-Sells Leader of Lambeth Council (Something Inside) Founder Christine Burns So Strong Trans activist Lisa Power 1989Regard Founder Christine Burns Trans1995 activist Regard Lisa Power1989 Stephen Whittle Parliamentary Forum Founder member 1995on Transsexualism 1989Stonewall Stephen1992 Whittle Parliamentary Forum Founder member Co-founder Angelaon Transsexualism Eagle SectionStonewall 28 and 2A 1992Press for Change Politician Prohibits ‘promotion’ of homosexuality Co-founder Angela Eagle Section1988 28England, and Wales2A and Scotland Press for Change Politician1997 Prohibits ‘promotion’ of homosexuality Jackie Kay First elected Employment rights 1988 England, Wales and Scotland Poet, novelist and out lesbian1997 MP 1999 Trangender across UK Jackieacademic Kay First elected Employment rights Repeal Section 28 and 2A Poet, novelist and out lesbian MPWaheed Alli 1999 Trangender across UK academic1998 Media entrepreneur 2000 Scotland Publishes ‘Trumpet’ and politician Repeal2003 Section England and 28 Walesand 2A Waheed Alli 2006 Isle of Man 1998Barbara Burford Media entrepreneur 2000 Scotland PublishesWriter and ‘Trumpet’ medical researcher and1998 politician 2003 England and Wales Youngest and Duty to promote equality Barbara Burford 2006 Isle of Man first out gay peer 2000 Northern Ireland Writer1999 and medical researcher 1998 Duty to promote equality Director of Equality Youngest and Equal age of consent Department of Health first out gay peer 2000 Northern Ireland 1999 Sue Sanders 2001 England, Wales, Scotland (16yrs) Director of Equality Educator, activist and Equal age Northern of consent Ireland (17yrs) Russell T Davies Founder of LGBTHM DepartmentTelevision of producer Health Sue Sanders 2001 EmploymentEngland, Wales, Scotlandrights (16yrs) and screen writer Educator, activist and Northern Ireland (17yrs) Russell T Davies Founder of LGBTHM2005 2003 Sexual orientation across UK Television producer First LGBT History Month Employment rights and screen1999 writer Gender recognition Queer as folk 2005 2003 Sexual orientation across UK PhyllisFirst Opoku-Gyimah LGBT History Month 2004 across the UK 1999broadcast Trade Unionist Gender recognition Queer as folk Founder of Black Pride Civil Partnerships Phyllis Opoku-Gyimah 2004 across the UK broadcast 2005 across the UK Trade Unionist Founder of Black2006 Pride CivilOffence Partnerships of hate crime First UK Black Pride across the UK 2005 2005 Sexual orientation across UK 2006 Offence2009 Transgender:of hate crime Scotland First UK Black Pride Nicola Adams 2012 Transgender: England, Wales, Tom Daley Sportswoman 2005 Sexual orientation across Northern UK Ireland Sportsman 2009 EqualityTransgender: Act Scotland Nicola2012 Adams 2012 Transgender: England, Wales, Tom Daley SportswomanFirst woman to 2010 England, Northern Wales and Ireland Scotland Sportsman2013 Equality Act Announces relationship 2012win Olympic Marriage (same sex couples) with a man boxing title 2010 England, Wales and Scotland 2013 First woman to 2014 England, Wales and Scotland AnnouncesHistory Wallchart relationship (print version 3) January 2016 © Copyright the Forum TUC, PCS,UCU,win UNISON, Olympic Schools Out UK Marriage (same sex couples) with a man boxing title 2014 England, Wales and Scotland History Wallchart (print version 3) January 2016 © Copyright the Forum TUC, PCS,UCU, UNISON, Schools Out UK

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