[CANCELLED] Political upheaval and the LGBT community: building resilience in a changing world

This event explores the changing political climate and its impact on minority groups, the LGBT community in particular. There will also be a discussion around the need for intersectionality and building resilience. Speakers will include Mel Jeffs, manager of the Nottingham Women’s Centre and Paula Akpan, co-founder of the “I’m Tired” Project and writer for gal-dem. Part of LGBT History Month.

Tags: Brexit, community, culture, Donald Trump, LGBT, LGBT History Month, LGBT History Month 2017, politics

Celebrate LGBT culture and history with free events

February is LGBT History Month, and The University of Nottingham is hosting a range of public […]

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Tags: Centre for Research in Race and Rights, community, culture, HR, LGBT, LGBT History Month, LGBT History Month 2017, local, people and culture, Rights and Justice Research Priority Area

Rainbow refugees: LGBT rights in refugee and asylum law

Join the Centre for Research in Race and Rights and the Centre for the Study of Social and Global Justice (CSSGJ) for a discussion on LGBT immigration. Paul J Dillane, the Executive Direction of the UK Lesbian and Gay Immigration Group, will be in conversation with Ibtisam Ahmed as part of the regular CSSGJ seminar series. Part of LGBT History Month.

Tags: Brexit, Centre for Research in Race and Rights, Centre for the Study of Social and Global Justice, community, Donald Trump, LGBT, LGBT History Month, LGBT History Month 2017, people and culture, UK Lesbian and Gay Immigration Group

Nottingham: centre of the LGBT universe

The Rights and Justice Research Priority Area and Nottingham Contemporary present ‘Nottingham: centre of the LGBT universe’. With David Edgley, Nottingham LGBT+ Network and Rainbow Heritage. Part of LGBT History Month.

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San Junipero screening and Q&A

The Rights and Justice Research Priority Area presents a screening of San Junipero, followed by a Q&A. San Junipero is the fourth episode of the third series of Black Mirror, and aired in 2016. Part of LGBT History Month.

Tags: LGBT, LGBT History Month, LGBT History Month 2017, people and culture, Rights and Justice, Rights and Justice RPA

Responding to LGBT hate crime

Join the Rights and Justice Research Priority Area (RPA) for a debate on LGBT hate crime. Lynda Kelly of Nottinghamshire Police will be in discussion with RPA Postgraduate Director Hannah-Rose Murray on the issue of responding to hate crime through policing, community interaction and the concerns thereof.

Tags: Hannah-Rose Murray, hate crime, LGBT, LGBT History Month, LGBT History Month 2017, Lynda Kelly, Nottinghamshire Police, police, Rights and Justice, Rights and Justice RPA

LGBT research showcase

Please join the Centre for Research in Race and Rights for a discussion on LGBT research at The University of Nottingham. Multiple scholars from the University and Nottingham Trent will present their work on various LGBT issues, showcasing their research and its impact around the world. Part of LGBT History Month.

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Intersections: in conversation with the LGBT community in Nottingham

Please join the Rights and Justice Research Priority Area for a discussion on the situation of the LGBT community in Nottingham. Representatives from the Notts Trans Hub, QTIPOC Notts, Outburst, Out in Education, and the LGBT Networks from the University of Nottingham and Nottingham Trent will all be present to talk about current issues and contemporary events. Part of LGBT History Month.

Tags: community, LGBT, LGBT History Month, LGBT History Month 2017, LGBT Staff Network, Nottingham Contemporary, Rights and Justice, Rights and Justice RPA, trans

Pride around the world

Please join the Centre for Research in Race and Rights for a discussion by leading experts on the importance of Pride. This event will feature organisers and participants from events around the world, including Elif Ceylan Ozsoy (Istanbul Pride), Ibtisam Ahmed (Dhaka Pride) and Leigh Ellis (Nottingham Pride). Part of LGBT History Month.

Tags: Centre for Research in Race and Rights, LGBT, LGBT History Month, LGBT History Month 2017, Nottingham Pride, Nottingham Writer's Studio, Pride

Storm Drenched Minds: a film screening

Storm-Drenched Minds is a documentary feature film directed by Karine Lhémon, which tells the story of Hélène and Laurence. Hélène and Laurence’s norms, as out lesbians, as disabled women, living outside the city as poets and artists, are ‘abnormal’ for many. The film exposes an environment designed primarily for able-bodied people, but also the doubts, dramas, tenacity, creativity, laughter, complicity and love of two people. Part of LGBT History Month.

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