{"id":3024,"date":"2023-02-01T12:13:33","date_gmt":"2023-02-01T12:13:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.napier.ac.uk\/library\/?p=3024"},"modified":"2023-02-01T14:05:41","modified_gmt":"2023-02-01T14:05:41","slug":"lgbtq-history-month","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.napier.ac.uk\/library\/2023\/02\/01\/lgbtq-history-month\/","title":{"rendered":"LGBTQ+ History Month"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1><span style=\"font-size: 18pt;color: #808080\">LGBTQ+ History Month<\/span><\/h1>\n<p><span style=\"color: #808080\">Today is the 1<sup>st<\/sup> of February and the 1<sup>st<\/sup> of February is the start of the celebration of LGBTQ+ History Month in the UK. Throughout the month, events are held nationwide to raise awareness and celebrate achievement and diversity while combating prejudice.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #808080\">Events and celebrations are organised by the LGBTQ+\u00a0 History Month organisation which was founded in 2004. The first LGBTQ+ History month was in February 2005 by was run by Sue Sanders and Paul Patrick. The organisation has three taglines \u2018claiming our past, celebrating our present, creating our future\u2019. The main aims are \u2018increasing visibility, raising awareness and advancing education&#8217;. Whilst &#8216;working towards creating safe spaces and promoting welfare\u2019. You can find all events that are taking place this month on the LGBTQ+ Plus History Month<\/span><span style=\"color: #808080\"> website <a href=\"https:\/\/lgbtplushistorymonth.co.uk\/\">here<\/a>.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;color: #808080\">Behind the Lens<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"color: #808080\">The organisation runs a theme each year in order to raise more visibility of lived experiences. This year is \u2018Behind the Lens\u2019, celebrating LGBTQ+ peoples\u2019 contributions to cinema and film. Looking at directors to animators, from special effects to lighting directors and beyond. As \u2018at, a time when LGBTQ+ lives are in the media we also encourage you to look \u2018Behind the Lens\u2019 and listen to LGBT+ peoples\u2019 lived experiences.\u2019 Check out the <a href=\"https:\/\/lgbtplushistorymonth.co.uk\/lgbt-history-month-2023\/\">LGBTQ+ History web pages here<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;color: #808080\"><span style=\"color: #808080\">Here at <\/span>The Library<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"color: #808080\">Each campus library will have a display with information and books to celebrate the theme \u2018Behind the Lens\u2019, please feel free to have a look and you can borrow any book that takes your interest. Follow our social media for upcoming posts celebrating and happy LGBTQ+ History Month. 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