All are welcome to attend Kent’s first Researching the Rainbow Conference on Wednesday 22 February from 15.30 in the Woolf Lecture Theatre, as part of LGBT History Month 2017.

The conference showcases some of the excellent research being conducted across the University related to LGBT+ issues and people, and is a fantastic opportunity to encourage multidisciplinary collaboration and networking. Research posters will also be on display. If you would like to submit a poster, please email lgbtstaffnetwork@kent.ac.uk ASAP.

Speakers include 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. Pete Mercer from Stonewall will also be attending to provide an update on the charity’s work to support LGBT+ people, as well as Terry Gore from Catching Lives and Carin Tunaker from Porchlight, who will be talking about their research on LGBT+ homelessness.

The conference is free and open to all, including guests and alumni. You do not need to book but it would be helpful for catering purposes, if you could please register here. Further information on the agenda and other LGBT History Month activities, are on the LGBT+ Staff Network blog.