Access to and participation in sport for the trans community

This discussion will focus around the topic of ‘Access to and participation in sport for the trans community’. Guests include Juliet Jacques – writer and football player/fan – and Freya Gosnold – performance artist and roller derby skater. Part of LGBT History Month.

Tags: community, Diversity in Sport, equality, LGBT, LGBT History Month, sport, trans

‘Read Hear’ – music and spoken word from Rob Green and more

Nottingham City Libraries, The University of Nottingham and I’m Not From London present ‘Read Hear’. This event will feature music and spoken word from Rob Green and other performers. Part of LGBT History Month.

Tags: I'm Not From London, LGBT, LGBT History Month, music, Nottingham City Library, poetry, Rob Green

‘Weekend’ screening

Join the School of Cultures, Languages and Area Studies for a screening of ‘Weekend’. This free screening will feature an introduction and Q&A with Dr Hongwei Bao. Part of LGBT History Month.

Tags: film, LGBT, LGBT History Month, Nottingham, School of Cultures Languages and Area Studies, screening

Call me Kuchu screening

Join UoN LGBTQ and the BME Staff Network for a screening of ‘Call me Kuchu’. This free screening will be followed by a talk and Q&A with Nigerian gay rights activist Bisi Alimi. Part of LGBT History Month.

Tags: Bisi Alimi, BME, BME Staff Network, film, LGBT, LGBT History Month, screening, UoN LGBTQ

Happy Together screening

Join the School of Cultures, Languages and Area studies for a screening of ‘Happy Together’. This free screening will feature an introduction and Q&A with Dr Hongwei Bao. Part of LGBT History Month

Tags: film, Hongwei Bao, LGBT, LGBT History Month, School of Cultures Languages and Area Studies, screening

Brokeback Mountain screening – cancelled

Join the School of Cultures, Languages and Area studies for a screening of Ang Lee’s ‘Brokeback Mountain’. This free screening will feature an introduction and Q&A with Dr Susan Billingham. Part of LGBT History Month.

Tags: film, LGBT, LGBT History Month, School of Cultures Languages and Area Studies, Susan Billingham

‘Gen Silent’ film screening

The evening will be introduced by Dr Kathryn Almack, who will speak about her research exploring end of life experiences and care needs in the lives of older LGBT people; a UK-based project funded by Marie Curie Cancer Care. This will be followed by a screening of Gen Silent, a critically-acclaimed US documentary, which explores real-life issues facing older LGBT people in later life and towards the end of life.

Tags: ESRC, Festival of Social Sciences, film, Lakeside Arts Centre, LGBT

LGBT research

Researchers are asking LGBT people 60 and over about their experiences and concerns surrounding end of life care.

Appears in Issue 66

Tags: Dr Kathryn Almack, LGBT, Marie Curie Cancer Care Research Programme, Sue Ryder Care Centre, The Last Outing