The University of Nottingham is marking LGBT History Month with a series of events celebrating its LGBT staff and research.
THE EVENTS programme is a collaboration between the University’s Human Resources (HR) and Professional Development departments, the LGBTQ Staff Network, and schools and departments across the institution.
Film screenings, music, spoken word, panel discussions and public lectures will explore the diverse aspects of LGBT culture and history — from local musicians and poets to debates on the public image of bisexuality and participation by trans people in sport at a grassroots, national and international level.
Some of the key events throughout the month include:
• Thursday 12 February: Call Me Kuchu at the New Art Exchange. A screening of this documentary examining the lives of LGBT men and women, or ‘kuchus’, in Uganda, in the shadow of the country’s strict anti-homosexuality laws. The screening will be followed by a talk by Bisi Alimi, a Nigerian gay rights activist and HIV/LGBT advocate, and the first man to publicly come out as gay on Nigerian TV.
• Monday 16 February: Bambi, Nottingham Lakeside Arts. University of Nottingham history academics Dr Karen Adler and Dr Onni Gust introduce and discuss a screening of the documentary Bambi. The film profiles Marie-Pierre Pruvot, an Algerian-born trans woman who had a long career as a dancer and showgirl in Paris in the 1950s and 60s.
• Saturday 21 February: Read Hear at Nottingham Central Library. A collection of short performances from LGBT musicians and poets, aimed at the whole family.
• Wednesday 25 February: The Enigma Problem: Alan Turing and the British Establishment, Jubilee Campus. Dr Max Biddulph, Chair of the LGBTQ Staff Network and Associate Professor in the School of Education, and Professor David Brailsford of the School of Computer Science examine the life and work of Alan Turing in this public lecture.
Dr Max Biddulph said: “LGBT History Month is a great opportunity for the University to celebrate and highlight both our LGBT staff and our research. We hope to give people a chance to learn more about LGBT issues, culture and history, to challenge and debate their current thinking, and to be entertained.”
The full events programme is available on the University’s LGBT History Month blog.(http://blogs.nottingham.ac.uk/lgbthistorymonth) which will be updated regularly throughout February with more detail about events, and with blog posts from staff whose research touches LGBT culture, history, politics and health.
Many of the events will also have live Twitter feeds @UoNresearch.
The majority of events taking place, both on campus and in the city and county, will be free and open to all unless otherwise stated.
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