Category: LGBT History Month

Each year we have a special screening in February to mark LGBT History Month.

BACK IN TIME THE SHREWSBURY HUB OF THE NATIONAL FESTIVAL OF LGBT HISTORY #SALOP16

The Salopian Rainbows in Shrewsbury were thrilled to be asked to host a weekend of events 12 – 14 Feb 2016, as part of the 2nd National Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans History Festival, along with Manchester, York, Bristol, Newcastle and London; involving local schools; national figures; theatre; film; presentations and more.
http://shrewsburylgbthistory.org.uk/

The Times of Harvey Milk with Q&A

The Times of Harvey Milk – Sunday 14th February 2016 @ 14:30, The Hive. Plus: Harvey’s nephew, Stuart Milk, President of The Harvey Milk Foundation will be giving a talk. Like Harvey, Stuart has chosen to speak out as an openly gay advocate for not only the LGBT community, but all who remain marginalized or diminished by inequality in the law, or societal inequality.

LGBT History Month 2015 – The Secret Diaries of Miss Anne Lister

Wednesday 18th February 2015 @ 20:00 at The Hive. Anne Lister (1791–1840) was a wealthy, unmarried woman who inherited Shibden Hall in West Yorkshire from her uncle in 1826. Throughout her life, she kept diaries which chronicled the details of her everyday life, including her lesbian relationships, her financial concerns, her industrial activities and her work improving Shibden Hall.