{"id":2487,"date":"2017-12-12T13:24:07","date_gmt":"2017-12-12T13:24:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/lgbtstaff\/?page_id=2487"},"modified":"2018-02-13T12:29:46","modified_gmt":"2018-02-13T12:29:46","slug":"lgbt-history-month-2018","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/lgbtstaff\/events\/lgbt-history-month\/lgbt-history-month-2018\/","title":{"rendered":"LGBT History Month 2018"},"content":{"rendered":"

LGBT History Month 2018<\/strong><\/p>\n

Events at Canterbury:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Film Screening \u2013 Call Me by Your Name \u2013 Friday 2 February 2018<\/strong><\/p>\n

On Friday 2nd<\/sup> February at 7pm there will be a re-screening of \u2018Call Me By Your Name\u2019 at the Gulbenkian Cinema followed by a post-film discussion hosted by the University of Kent\u2019s LGBT+ Staff Network. Find out more and book here: https:\/\/thegulbenkian.co.uk\/event\/call-me-by-your-name-with-q-a\/<\/a>. The post-film panel discussion\u00a0will include\u00a0speakers from the LGBT+ Staff Network and Kent Union.<\/p>\n

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ophelia. treading water \u2013 Thursday 8th<\/sup> February 2018 <\/strong>On Thursday 8th<\/sup> February at 7.30pm. Written and performed by Stuart Crowther, this year’s LGBTQ Writers’ Festival<\/strong> event, a performance of the queer lineage play, ophelia. treading water.<\/strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\u200bThis event is sponsored by\u00a0the Centre for Gender, Sexuality, and Writing and the Medical Humanities research cluster (School of English).\u00a0At Garage Coffee, 1-2 Jewry Lane, Canterbury CT1 2NR. Tickets\u00a0can be booked free of charge:\u00a0<\/strong>https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/events\/148511782476730\/?notif_t=plan_user_associated\u00acif_id=1516889354742627<\/a> or just come along.<\/strong> *Contains partial nudity, adult language and content.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Researching the Rainbow Conference 2018 \u2013 Thursday 15 February 2018\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Registration is now open for the Researching the Rainbow Conference from 15.00 \u2013 19.00 on\u00a0Thursday 15th<\/sup> February<\/strong> in Grimond Lecture Theatre 1 on the Canterbury campus. The conference is free and open to all. Register online at (https:\/\/www.eventbrite.co.uk\/e\/researching-the-rainbow-conference-2018-tickets-42317189854<\/a>)<\/p>\n

The conference will\u00a0showcase the vast array of excellent research being done on or related to LGBT+ people and\u00a0issues, and to encourage multi-disciplinary collaboration and networking. The conference will be opened by University of Kent Vice-Chancellor and President, Professor Karen Cox, who also acts at the Executive LGBT+ Staff Network Group\u2019s LGBT+ Champion.<\/p>\n

Topics include literary and cinematic representations of homosexuality, transsexuality in mental health care and the legal system, and the decolonization of sexuality, from students and academics from a range of schools and disciplines, as well as external partners.<\/p>\n

Researching the Rainbow 2018 Agenda b<\/a><\/p>\n

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Events at Medway (hosted by Canterbury Christ Church University):<\/strong><\/p>\n

Film Screening \u2013 A Different Country \u2013 Thursday 22 February 2018<\/strong><\/p>\n

Film screening of \u2018A Different Country\u2019 followed by a discussion, on Thursday February 22nd<\/sup>, 12.45-1.45pm Canterbury Christ Church University Medway Campus, Cathedral Court, room CCg16.<\/p>\n

John Gilmore (Senior Lecturer, School of Nursing) is hosting a film screening and post-film discussion on the Medway Campus. \u2018A Different Country\u2019 tells the story of the LGBT community in Ireland advocating for the change of laws which made homosexuality illegal in Ireland.<\/p>\n

LGBT History Month Medway film screening 22 March<\/a><\/p>\n

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Other events of interest \u2013 Canterbury Christ Church University (Canterbury Campus):<\/strong><\/p>\n

LGBTHM18<\/a><\/p>\n

Friday February 9th<\/strong>: 12pm \u201cGlobal LBGT Rights in 11 Maps\u201d Room Lg25 (Laud Building, NHR campus)<\/p>\n

Drawing on this year\u2019s theme of \u2018Geography \u2013 Mapping the World\u2019 we have organised a lunchtime session hosted by Dr Julia Maxted (Senior Lecturer in Human Geography) focusing on the rights of LGBT peoples around the globe.<\/p>\n

Thursday February 15th<\/strong>: 12pm Session led by Pete Mercer, Head of<\/p>\n

Public Sector Membership Programmes, Stonewall: Room Lg20 (Laud Building, NHR campus)<\/p>\n

Pete Mercer, Head of Public Sector Membership Programmes from Stonewall will host an engaging session building on Stonewall\u2019s global work including campaigning for LGBT equality, providing training, advocacy and research.<\/p>\n

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Researching the Rainbow \u2013 Speakers Announced!<\/b><\/p>\n

Please find the Agenda on<\/p>\n

https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/lgbtstaff\/events\/lgbt-history-month\/lgbt-history-month-2018\/researching-the-rainbow-conference-2018\/<\/a><\/p>\n

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Flying the Flags – LGBT History Month 2018<\/b><\/p>\n

In case you were wondering, this year the University has added some new flags to its collection, to celebrate LGBT History Month.<\/p>\n

You will be familiar with the rainbow flags, but the other flags symbolise the following:<\/p>\n

Eliot College \u2013 Trans<\/p>\n

Darwin College\u00a0\u2013 Asexual<\/p>\n

Rutherford College \u2013 Pansexual<\/p>\n

Woolf College \u2013 Bisexual<\/p>\n

Turing College \u2013 Nonbinary<\/p>\n

Keynes College \u2013 Lesbian<\/p>\n

Enjoy LGBT History Month!<\/p>\n

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Canterbury Christ Church University Event for LGBT History Month<\/strong><\/p>\n

LGBT Flag Raising<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Date & Time: 12:00, Thursday 01-February-18<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Location: Augustine House<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/span><\/span>The flag raising will kick-start\u00a0the CCCU\u00a0month of activity and will bring the community together to show their support for equality for all.\u00a0 The flag will be flown across the month to show the University\u2019s proud support for LGBT History Month.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Other Canterbury Christ Church University Events for LGBT History Month can be seen by following this link:<\/p>\n

https:\/\/canterburyccq.wordpress.com\/<\/a><\/p>\n

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LGBT History Month – Film Screening – Call Me by Your Name – Friday 2 February 2018<\/strong><\/p>\n

On Friday 2 February 2018 at 7pm there will be a re-screening of Call Me By Your Name at the Gulbenkian Cinema.<\/p>\n

Film showing and post-film discussion hosted by the University of Kent\u2019s LGBT+ Staff Network as part of LGBT History Month. Find out more and book here – https:\/\/thegulbenkian.co.uk\/event\/call-me-by-your-name-with-q-a\/<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

Members of the LGBT Staff Network can buy discounted tickets from the Gulbenkian by selecting \u201cStudent\u201d on the website and entering the discount code LGBT50 at the check out.<\/p>\n

The post-film panel discussion\u00a0will include\u00a0speakers from the LGBT+ Staff Network and Kent Union.<\/p>\n

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Researching the Rainbow Conference 2018 \u2013 Registration now open!<\/strong><\/p>\n

Registration is now open for the Researching the Rainbow Conference from 15.00 \u2013 19.00 on Thursday 15 February 2018 <\/strong>in Grimond Lecture Theatre 1 on the Canterbury campus. We strongly suggest you register online<\/a> to confirm your place by Monday 5 February<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

The conference, which forms part of the University\u2019s LGBT History Month celebrations, is to\u00a0showcase the vast array of excellent research being done on or related to LGBT+ people and\u00a0issues, and to encourage multi-disciplinary collaboration and networking. The conference will be opened by University of Kent Vice-Chancellor and President, Professor Karen Cox, who also acts at the Executive Group\u2019s LGBT+ Champion.<\/p>\n

Topics include literary and cinematic representations of homosexuality, transsexuality in mental health care and the legal system, and the decolonization of sexuality, from students and academics from a range of schools and disciplines, as well as external partners.<\/p>\n

If you would like to display a research poster,\u00a0please email lgbtstaffnetwork@kent.ac.uk<\/a>\u00a0by Monday 5 February<\/strong>. The conference is free and open to all. Please forward this invitation to any colleagues\/friends who may be interested.<\/p>\n

LGBT+ Staff Network<\/p>\n

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Researching the Rainbow Conference 2018 \u2013 Call for Papers<\/strong><\/p>\n

Following the success of last year\u2019s inaugural event, the LGBT+ Staff Network are pleased to open the call for papers for the Researching the Rainbow Conference from 15.00 \u2013 19.00 on Thursday 15 February 2018 <\/strong>on the Canterbury campus. <\/strong><\/p>\n

The conference, which takes part during LGBT History Month, is to\u00a0showcase the vast array of excellent research being done at Kent on or related to LGBT+ people and\u00a0issues, and to encourage multi-disciplinary collaboration and networking. The conference will be opened by University of Kent Vice-Chancellor and President, Professor Karen Cox, who also acts at the Executive Group\u2019s LGBT+ Champion.<\/p>\n

Speakers last year included academics and students from the Schools of English, Law and History, discussing topics such as British colonial laws on sodomy, transgender and parenting identities within the law, homosexual WWII clandestine operatives and queer exhibitions at the Institute of Contemporary Art.<\/p>\n

Research posters from students and academics\u00a0from across the University are also welcomed for display. If you would like to do a talk (30 minutes) or display a poster,\u00a0please email lgbtstaffnetwork@kent.ac.uk<\/a>\u00a0by Monday 15 January<\/strong>. The conference is free and open to all.<\/p>\n

Regards,<\/p>\n

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Kasia Senyszyn<\/p>\n

LGBT+ Staff Network<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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