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LGBT+ History Month

The LGBT+ History Month 2023 Behind The Lens celebrates LGBT+ peoples’ contribution to cinema and film from behind the lens. Directors, cinematographers, screenwriters, producers, animators, costume designers, special effects, make-up artists, lighting directors, musicians, choreographers and beyond. At a time when LGBT+ lives are in the media, we also encourage you to look ‘Behind the Lens’ and listen to LGBT+ peoples’ lived experiences.

With a different theme each year, LGBT History Month is celebrated in February in the UK and around the world including the USA, Berlin, Greenland, Brazil, Australia, and Hungary. The overall aim of LGBT History Month is to promote equality and diversity for the benefit of the public. This is done by:

  • Increasing the visibility of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (“LGBT”) people, their history, lives and their experiences in the curriculum and culture of educational and other institutions, and the wider community
  • Raising awareness and advancing education on matters affecting the LGBT community
  • Working to make educational and other institutions safe spaces for all LGBT communities
  • Promoting the welfare of LGBT people, by ensuring that the education system recognises and enables LGBT people to achieve their full potential, so they contribute fully to society and lead fulfilled lives, thus benefiting society as a whole.

LGBT History Month | LGBT History Month (UK)
LGBT History Month | Wikipedia
Timeline of LGBT history in the United Kingdom | Wikipedia

Artists and activists celebrated during LGBT history month | Ham & High | 28 Jan 2022
LGBT+ History Month: 10 Things To Do In London To Learn About LGBTQ+ History | Sectet London | 25 Jan 2022
11 Things To Keep You Busy For LGBT+ History Month In London | Londonist | 18 Jan 2022

Gay couple in Wisconsin bypass flag rules with rainbow floodlights | BBC News | 9 June 2021
Pride: New UK special envoy on LGBT+ rights Lord Herbert admits worries of 'culture war' over trans rights | Sky News | 3 Jun 2021
Pride month: The LGBT history you probably didn't learn in school | BBC News | 3 Jun 2021
 LGBTQ+ History Month: gay victims and survivors of the Holocaust are often forgotten – we need to tell their stories | The Conversation | 24 Feb 2021
LGBT+ History Month: Matthew Mitcham's troubled path to historic Olympic gold | BBC Sport | 22 Feb 2021
 LGBT+ history month: remembering the ‘Glamour Boys’ – the gay MPs who warned 1930s Britain about Nazism | The Conversation | 4 Feb 2021
LGBT+ History Month: The history of the Gay Games: the event that grew but stuck to its principles | BBC Sport | 3 Feb 2021
LGBT+ History Month: Six LGBT+ sportspeople you should know more about | BBC Sport | 1 Feb 2021
The Story Behind the First LGBT History Month | Advocate | 2 Sep 2015
Gay History and Literature (Essays) | Rictor Norton
UK LGBT Archive | Wikipedia

Gay's the Word (Facebook) | Gay's the Word

As a precursor to Camden and Islington LGBT History Month, Three Flying Piglets  made a several short films over recent years with local volunteers both in front of and behind the camera.

 
Everyone Is Awesome | Three Flying Piglets | Feb 2022 | 2m

Flash Mob Feast | Three Flying Piglets | 2017
Together - We Make LGBT History | Three Flying Piglets | 2015
I'm Going | Three Flying Piglets | 2014 | 2m 5s
I'm Going - Extended Version | Three Flying Piglets | 2014

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