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UK LGBT+ History Month was founded by @SchoolsOUTUK in 2004, first celebrated in February 2005. The 2025 theme is Activism and Social Change. #LGBTplusHM25
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Huge congratulations to JJ, representing Austria, who have won The Eurovision Song Contest 2025 with the song Wasted Love!. Wasted Love: #LGBTQIA.#LGBTplusHM.#educateOUTprejudice
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Tim Drakeβs Robin Comes Out as Bisexual in New Batman Comic Book.
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Today is Transgender Day of Remembrance, when we remember those taken from us to soon.
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Pride month is about acceptance, equality, celebration, education, and raising awareness on issues affecting the LGBTQ+ community. (Text from the . #LGBTQIA.#LGBTplusHM.#educateOUTprejudice
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It's time, it's here, it's LGBT History Month 2021! Go forth, learn and celebrate. The theme is Mind, Body and Spirit. Badges, resources and a calendar with 100s of events are available on our website: Use #LGBTHM21 on social media. Have fun!
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It's finally here! It's LGBT History Month 2019! We hope you all have a great month learning about and celebrating our achievements. Check out the calendar on our website to find events near you. (And happy Black History Month to our US friends!).
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@NabbedBash Not necessarily (you don't have to be straight to be able to procreate. You just have to have straight sex or you can use IVF) but what's the point you are trying to make anyway?.
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Today marks the 30th anniversary of one of the biggest protests the UK has ever seen. On 20th February 1988.
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Transgender Day of Remembrance (TDOR) is an annual observance on November 20 that honors the memory of the transgender people whose lives were lost in acts of anti-transgender violence. 320 lives lost in the past year.#TDOR.#LGBTQIA .#educateOUTprejudice
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The theme for the 2023 edition of the International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia will be βTogether always: united in diversityβ. (Text from . #LGBTQIA.#LGBTplusHM.#educateOUTprejudice
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Happy LGBT+ History Month 2022! Let's Claim our Past together!. Show your support on Social Media:. Check out events & add your own:. Tell us about your event:. #LGBTplusHM #educateOUTprejudice #LGBTHM22
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UK #LGBTplusHM is here, celebrating LGBT+ peoplesβ contribution to cinema and film from #BehindTheLens. We encourage you to look βBehind the Lensβ to learn about the lived experiences of LGBT+ people. Together we can Claim our past β Celebrate our present β Create our future
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LGBT+ History made today in Spain, with the final approval in parliament of a bill that will:.- provide menstrual leave.- give equal parenting rights to lesbian couples.- introduce self-ID for anyone aged 14+.- ban conversion therapy.- ban unnecessary surgeries on intersex babies
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'This World AIDS Day, weβre asking: How will you help end HIV stigma?. Everyone has a role in challenging stigma and making the world a better place for people living with HIV.'. #WorldAidsDay2024
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Welcome to UK LGBT+ History Month 2024! . We encourage you to look β#UnderTheScopeβ and learn about LGBT+ peoplesβ contributions to Medicine and Healthcare, our complex history with medicine and the health inequalities we face today. #LGBTplusHM #lgbtqia
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Church of Scotland to change laws to allow same-sex marriages in churches
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It's morning after the night before BUT it's also the first day of LGBT History Month! Go learn and celebrate! Check out our calendar for an event near you. (Happy Black History Month to our US friends too!).
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Today is 1st October. That can only mean two things: that it's Black History Month in the UK and LGBT History Month in the US. Have a great month, wherever you are!.
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Transgender Day of Remembrance is an annual observance on 20th November that honors the memory of the transgender people whose lives were lost in acts of anti-transgender violence. Vigils will take place in Soho, London and across the UK this evening. #TransDayOfRemembrance
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RIP Tab Hunter, 86. A contemporary of Rock Hudson, Hunter was a Hollywood heartthrob (and gay) actor in the 50s and 60s. He also had a US and UK number 1 hit in 1957.
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Marking the 6th anniversary of the gun attack on the Pulse nightclub in Orlando, Florida. 49 people were killed.
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Altrincham FC: Non-league team tackles homophobia in rainbow kit
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The UK LGBT+ History Month 2025 theme is . Activism and Social Change. #SocialActivism.#LGBTplusHM25
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A big thank you to all those who organised and took part in events this #LGBTHM21. It gets more fabulous every year and we are humbled by it. The month may be over but the need for visibility isn't. Keep on celebrating and learning. There is so much fascinating stuff there. π³οΈβπ π³οΈββ§οΈ.
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Rammstein share same-sex kiss on stage in Russia to protest homophobia.
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Today we mourn the passing of a truly great person. The embodiment of Christian love and respect for all. And a powerful ally to the LGBT+ community.
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If youβre in London, please join this Saturdayβs vigil for Brianna Ghey at 3pm in Soho Square, Soho. #RespectHerName.#EducateOUTPrejudice
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βGay Cureβ therapy to finally be banned in the UK, and The Gender Recognition Act review to go ahead early as part of package or reforms announced by Theresa May. But Labour describe the measures, which do not include equal marriage for Northern.
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Pop star @alexander_olly will represent the United Kingdom at next year's Eurovision Song Contest in Sweden. #Eurovision2024 #lgbtqia #LGBTplusHM #usualise
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Switzerland has made homophobia and transphobia illegal, comparing them to racism
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Section 28 prohibited the "promotion of homosexuality" by local authorities, the law ended 20 years ago today in England & Wales. It's legacy remains today. Education & public services should be inclusive of the LGBT+ community in all our diversity. #Section28 #NeverAgain
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The earlier we educate children about what it means to be LGBT the better
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Paris renames 40 streets and squares after famous LGBTI people, including Harvey Milk and Keith Haring.
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Taiwan becomes first Asian country to create same-sex marriage bill
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Paris honours British cryptographer Alan Turing with street name.
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From BC to AD, LGBT+ people have existed. Saturday is the start of LGBT+ History Month in the UK. #LGBTplusHM25. Founded by Schools OUT, February 2005 was the 1st UK LGBT+ History Month. 20 years later it's more important than ever to share our history, herstory & theirstory.
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Our warmest congratulations to gold medal winner .@TomDaley1994 , awarded an OBE in today's Birthday Honours List. Tom has pledged to use his OBE βto make the whole Commonwealth a better place for LGBT peopleβ. Good luck - and we'd love to help you Tom. Let's work together.
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#NationalComingOutDay!. First celebrated in 1988 on the .anniversary of the 1987 National March on Washington for Lesbian & Gay Rights. Honouring the bravery of LGBTQ+ individuals who decide to come out & live openly. #educateOUTprejudice.#LGBTplusHM.#Usualise .#lgbtqia
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The secret history of the gay soldiers who served in the First World War
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The first edition of LGBT+ History Month UK took place in 2005, with a launch event at @Tate Modern in 2004, just over a year after the repeal of #Section28. Since 2006, we have had a new mark and badge every year. Here they all are, up to this year's. #LGBTHM21
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Sorry haters, but Pete Buttigieg's kiss with husband Chasten was a radical moment
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If youβre on a bus and you witness a hate crime, if you give the police the number on the back of your Oyster/debit card, they can trace the bus and every passenger on it to find the culprit.
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Huge congratulations to Rwandan-born Scots actor Ncuti Gatwa, who has been named today by the BBC as the 14th Doctor!
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The TARDIS has its 3rd unambiguously queer character and we couldn't be happier! . Latest companion Dan Lewis put two and two together leading to Yaz making an emotional declaration of her love for the 13th Doctor. Doctor Who - usualising LGBT+ lives since 2005.
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Japan elects first openly-gay politician to national parliament.
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Irish PM Leo Varadkar marches with his boyfriend in New York St Patrick's Day Parade
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LGBT History Month runs throughout February (and a bit) in the UK. It's aim is to claim our past, celebrate our present and create our future. The thread below provides you with the basics about this year's edition of the Month. #LGBTHM21.
It's time, it's here, it's LGBT History Month 2021! Go forth, learn and celebrate. The theme is Mind, Body and Spirit. Badges, resources and a calendar with 100s of events are available on our website: Use #LGBTHM21 on social media. Have fun!
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Same-sex adoption is now legal everywhere in Australia
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Best wishes to our brothers and sisters taking part in the Budapest Pride march today. Solidarity!.#prideisaprotest #BudapestPride.
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Huge congratulations to Strictly 2021 finalists, Team Jojo! Their participation is a major step forward for the usualisation of the LGBT+ community on television and in society as a whole.
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Great news Anne Lister plaque now says Lesbian!
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Today is the 24th annual #BiVisibilityDay. First celebrated in 1999, the day highlights bisexuality & the challenges posed by biphobia & bisexual erasure. It celebrates the work of organisations which champion bisexual visibility & equality. Events list:.
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Welsh government to introduce LGBT-inclusive relationships and sexuality education
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A gay skier kissing his boyfriend on TV at the Winter Olympics is a really big deal. Here's why
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Who is the first Trans person to win a Grammy?. Wendy Carlos, she won three in 1969 and was nominated in 1970 and 1988. She composed the soundtracks to Stanley Kubrickβs THE SHINING and A CLOCKWORK ORANGE as well as Steven Lisbergerβs TRON. #BehindTheLens .#LGBTplusHM.#LGBTQIA
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Just hours from its end, 2021 claims another one of our communityβs staunchest allies, just days away from what would have been her centenary. RIP Betty White, with love and laughter. Say Hi from us to Bea, Estelle and Rue. And thank you.
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No One Left Behind!.Equality, Freedom and Justice.
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Chicago elects black gay woman as mayor
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We are deeply saddened to hear of the death of pioneer April Ashley. She was outed as transΒ byΒ a Sunday paper in 1961Β and is one of the first UK people to have hadΒ affirmation surgery. In 2005 April was legally recognised as female and issued with a new birth certificate.
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Patrick Trevor-Roper was a British eye surgeon who played a leading role in decriminalising homosexuality. He provided evidence to the Wolfenden Committee to show that homosexuality was not an illness & highlighted the fatal consequences of homophobia. #LGBTplusHM #UnderTheScope
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Cara Delevingne Paid Tribute to LGBTQ+ Youth at Her First Runway Show Since 2016
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The Queer, Disabled, and Women of Color Suffragettes History Forgot
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As a gay teacher, I want to be the role model I never had
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24-30 April is Lesbian Visibility Week which aims to celebrate lesbians and show solidarity with all LGBT+ women. More info: . Follow:.@DIVAmagazine .@theDykeProject.@LindaRiley8 . #LesbianVisibilityWeek #LVW23 #LwiththeT #LGBTplusHM.
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British Museum launches guided tours of LGBTQ treasures.
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The 18th to 24th February is #AromanticSpectrumAwarenessWeek. Aromantic (Aro) people typically experience little to no romantic attraction. Not all Aromantic people are Asexual and Aromantic people can have relationships.
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Do you know what the theme is for UK LGBT+ History Month 2024?. It is Medicine βΒ #UnderTheScope. Celebrating LGBT+ peoplesβ contribution to the field of Medicine and Healthcare both historically and today. Find out more:. #LGBTplusHM
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A Peek Inside Berlin's Queer Club Scene Before Hitler Destroyed It
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February is fast approaching, meaning it's nearly time for the 20th UK LGBT+ History month. The 2025 theme is #ActivismAndSocialChange. Throughout history LGBT+ people have been activists & helped shape & create social change, advancing society for everyone. #LGBTplusHM2025
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Mayor of London Sadiq Khan condemns anti-transgender group who 'hijacked' Pride march
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I think the answer is YES
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Opinion: If you are uncomfortable with your child being told about LGBT+ people, then you are homophobic
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The Midlands' oldest gay couple - 'we fell in love while we fought for our equal rights'.
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A very happy 60th birthday to longtime History Month supporter Russell T Davies. Russell is a Welsh screenwriter and TV producer whose works include Queer as Folk, Doctor Who, Cucumber, A Very English Scandal, Years and Years, It's a Sin and Nolly. #educateOUTprejudice
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Transgender Awareness Week runs from 13-19 November each year & leads up to Transgender Day of Remembrance (TDOR) on November 20, which commemorates victims of transphobic violence. At this time it is all the more important to support the Trans & Non-binary community. #LGBTQIA
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Remembering the thousands who also died in humiliation wearing the Pink Triangle or the Yellow Star.
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Gay kiss 'positive' response to Rocky Horror Show protesters .
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Jeremy Corbyn: Same-sex sex education should be introduced in schools
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MPs vote for LGBT-inclusive, compulsory relationship and sex education
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For ideas of how to support IDAHOBIT 2023, please go to the website - #LGBTQIA.#LGBTplusHM.#educateOUTprejudice
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Hello, fellow lesbian! Have you been extra visible today? If not, there is still time! Happy Lesbian Visibility Day!.
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Thank you all for a wonderful UK LGBT+ History Month 2024 - Medicine #UnderTheScope. We have loved seeing how you have celebrated and shared #LGBTplusHistory . Together we can continue to create history by tackling inequalities that affect all our communities. #LGBTplusHM
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"I Am Not Male Or Female": Sam Smith Said He Identifies As Gender Nonbinary
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