lgbtq+ history month

Rachael Proud As I’m sitting here educating myself about historical LGBTQIA+ events, icons, and movements, I’m reminded about how much the community has overcome, whilst also being reminded of the battles that we had to face in the first place. One of these being, of course, the battle with...

In line with LGBTQ+ History Month, Nieve O'Donnell reviews Giovanni's Room for February's Book of the Month....

Christina Giallombardo Alan Mathison Turing’s life was one filled with genius, innovation and secrets, all of which culminated in an untimely and tragic death. Turing was a mathematician, seen as the founding father of computers with his invention of ‘Turing Machines’. He was also gay at a time when...

In honour of LGBTQ+ history month, here are some British LGBTQ+ icons from the past, who helped blaze the trail for the LGBTQ+ community, and from the present that are making great strides in LGBTQ+ activism....

Maya Israel In the second of a two-part series, Maya looks at the features of Ultimate that make it a uniquely welcoming game, and continues her conversation with Ultimate athlete Cassie, to gain greater understanding on how the sport supports the LGBTQ+ community and whether it does enough. A...

Maya Israel The sport of Ultimate has a short history, but a conscious one. It was started by a group of school children in America in the 1970s and has evolved into a sport played worldwide, now holding a presence at the World Games and hosting its own World...

Daria Paterek Residents of Brighton pride themselves in the image and legacy of their city. Brighton is home to one of the biggest LGBTQ+ communities in England and has consequently built a reputation for itself as the unofficial ‘queer capital’ of England. However, being home to a massive LGBTQ+ community...