LGBT+ History Month was introduced in order to educate people about the queer community, a group that historically has been erased and discriminated against, as well as to celebrate the parts of our history that are often overlooked. The overall aim is to promote equality and diversity, and increase the visibility of LGBT+ people's history, lives, and experiences. Read more on how to celebrate it and how to be an ally here.
Meet the Community
Last year a part of our LGBT+ Community shared their thoughts and experiences with us through a collaboration photo campaign with IQ and Stevie Lam. Have a look!
Hear from the community:
Events
This year’s LGBT+ History Month program has been developed in partnership with the LGBT+ Staff Network (Imperial 600) and the students from IQ (Imperial’s LGBT+ Society), and the LGBT+ Officer. This program celebrates people who identify as LGBT+ and educates peers on topics that are affecting the community today.
These events are open to everyone, whether or not you identify as LGBT+ yourself. In fact we encourage non-LGBT+ people to attend - who knows, you might just learn something new!
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Tue 2 Feb 16:30 - 18:00 |
Imperial 600 & The Log Books: LGBTQ+ Solidarity in the Eighties | Access the event here |
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Sat 6 Feb 12:00 |
Informal Q&A over a cup of tea about iQ and what we do! |
tbc |
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Thu 11 Feb 12:00 - 13:00 |
The Other Big Issue in the Room: Climate Change and Rose Gardens, with Lord Jonny Oates | Access the event here |
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Tue 16 Feb 18:00 |
Online Talk with V&A Museum: Queer Objects of Interest in V&A Collections |
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Tue 16 Feb 12:00 - 12:45 |
LGBT History Month and the PhD Experience at Imperial College London | Access the event here |
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Wed 17 Feb 15:00 |
Talk by Professor Tom Welton about the experience as an LGBTQ+ person working in STEM |
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Thu 18 Feb 18:30 |
iQ/Book Club – Discussion of novel Song of Achilles |
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Tue 23 Feb 18:30 |
LGBTQ+ careers fair and employers panel
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Fri 26 Feb 14:00 - 16:30 |
LGBT History Month Wikipedia edit-a-thon |
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Fri 26 Feb 19:00 |
LGBTQ+ History Month quiz |
tbc |