LGBT+ History Month

A month-long event that promotes LGBT+ equality and diversity. It celebrates the history and achievements of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and trans people in the UK.

Who celebrates?

Everyone – it’s a national awareness month!

How do people celebrate?

• Recognising LGBT+ people in the UK’s history and their lived experiences
• Raising awareness of LGBT+ matters
• Promoting LGBT+ equality and welfare in UK society

What should I know?

• LGBT stands for Lesbian, Gay Bisexual, and Trans
• The + aims to include people of different sexual and gender identifies who identify with different terminology including but not limited to Questioning, Queer, Asexual, Pansexual, Gender Fluid, Polyamorous, Intersex, Non-Binary, and many more
• Stonewall estimates the LGBT+ community in the UK as between 6%
• LGBTQ+ is an abbreviation for LGBTTQQIAAP which aims to encompass all forms of sexuality, representing lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, transsexual, queer, questioning, intersex, ally, and pansexual

How can I support others?

• Educate yourself on LGBT+ challenges using the additional resources
• Think about any challenges specific to your cause for the LGBT+ community and whether your organisation is meeting their needs
• Talk to your team about the LGBT+ representation among your volunteer, employee and service user population and what you’re doing to do to ensure trans inclusion

LGBT+ issues in the UK: https://www.attitude.co.uk/article/29-lgbtq-figures-from-history-you-need-to-know-about/22678/

A history of LGBT+ rights: https://www.bl.uk/lgbtq-histories/articles/a-short-history-of-lgbt-rights-in-the-uk

29 LGBT+ figures from history: https://www.attitude.co.uk/article/29-lgbtq-figures-from-history-you-need-to-know-about/22678/

LGBT+ history resources: https://lgbtplushistorymonth.co.uk/resources/