As part of our LGBTQ+ History Month Celebrations, we caught up with our ambassador Darren Pratley to discuss footballing memories, the state of LGBTQ+ Inclusion within football, and the future… www.leytonorient.com/news/2026/ma... #lofc #oneorient #LGBTplusHM26 #FvH26
Kathy Kozachenko was US’s 1st openly gay elected official in 1974 in Michigan
www.nbcnews.com/nbc-out/out-news/kathy-k...
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For LGBTQ+ History Month, Rainbow Devils proudly celebrates Robbie Rogers, a pioneer whose courage helped change men’s football. 1/5 ⚽️🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️
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For our final memorable moment, we look back to 2022 and the Lionesses #LGBTplusHM26 #LOFC #OneOrient
Fans come from all over to see the mighty Os! Here’s Luke from The Leyton Orient Way with his memorable moment! #LGBTplusHM26 #LOFC #oneorient
To mark #LGBTplusHM26, we examine the unacceptable difference in health outcomes experienced by the LGBT+ community - and the role Directors of Public Health play in addressing them.
👀 Read in full ➡️ www.adph.org.uk/2026/02/lgbt-history-month/
The history of LGBT+ rights is inseparable from the history of its criminal law.
To mark LGBT+ History Month, Trainee Solicitor, Louisa Reddin explores the legal milestones that have shaped LGBT+ rights in the UK.
A reflection on progress, legacy and ongoing challenges.
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LGBT+ lives exist everywhere, including rural Britain
This #LGBTplusHM26, share your stories of love, hate, support, discrimination & activism
Your voice matters in shaping our history
More info:
https://sites.exeter.ac.uk/onlygayinthevillage/
A history of gay liberation through rodeo, which from the mid-1970s provided a safe space where LGBTQ athletes could focus on their sport and evolved into a highly successful philanthropic organisation by the end of the 20th Century.
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@univnebpress.bsky.social
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Today’s memory from Hugh perfectly shows how football can bring people together! #LGBTplusHM26 #LOFC #OneOrient
To mark #LGBTQHistoryMonth, Penny Phillips, from the NHS Older People’s Sounding Board, reflects on experiences of older LGBTQ+ people and why inclusive, coproduced healthcare must drive future change.
www.ndti.org.uk/resource/imp...
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Our memorable moment comes from our friends @orientoutlook.bsky.social. A night to remember for everyone! #LGBTplusHM26 #LOFC #OneOrient
Let's remember #MagnusHirschfeld for #LGBTHistoryMonth.
Over 100 years ago, the gay #German sexologist pioneered the understanding of human sexuality & sexual diversity including gay, lesbian, trans & intersex.
petertatchellfoundation.org/magnus-hirsc...
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Let's remember Sharley McLean, Jewish lesbian survivor of Nazi fascism
petertatchellfoundation.org/sharley-mclean-jewish-le...
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Contested Curriculum navigates the rocky path to LGBTQ-inclusive K–12 history education in the United States and recounts the fight for a curriculum that recognises the value of queer and trans lives.
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@rutgersupress.bsky.social
@donromesburg.bsky.social
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#QueerHistory
New edition exploring the rise of neoliberal queerness and the mainstreaming of white-defined homosexuality since the late 1990s.
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@gkinsman.bsky.social
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Photograph showing a bronze weight shaped like the bust of Bacchus, a figure with a garland on their head, as well as a ring for the weight to be used, and bare chest other than a strap or rope going over one shoulder. From Reading Museum's Collection
February is #LGBTplusHM26! 🌈 Explore Reading Museum objects with LGBTQ+ connections - rdguk.info/LGBTQ__Colle... - created by volunteers from the Untold Histories project.
Today’s #FridayFind: a Roman Silchester steelyard weight of Bacchus who challenged societal + gender boundaries
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One for the keepers amongst you! RainbOs member James’ fave moment from 2024 #LGBTplusHM26 #LOFC #OneOrient
Let's remember #MagnusHirschfeld for #LGBTHistoryMonth
Over 100 years ago, the gay #German sexologist pioneered the understanding of human sexuality & sexual diversity, including gay, lesbian, trans & intersex
#LGBTplusHM26 #LGBTHM26 #LGBTHM
A photograph of a male figure wearing a tuxedo. His right hand is in his pocket and a hat in his left. The name Fred Barnes at the bottom of the page beneath the photograph.
For #LGBTplusHM26, we’re looking at Fred Barnes (1885 - 1938), a star of the variety halls. He is buried in St. Saviour’s churchyard, Saltley: theironroom.wordpress.com/2022/02/28/f... Ref - Midlands Amusement, 20 June 1910. LF 28.09 #LibraryofBham #birminghamlgbt
For LGBTQ+ History Month, we’re celebrating Megan Rapinoe, a world champion, trailblazer, and unapologetic advocate for equality. 1/7 ⚽️🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️
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We have been awarded our Silver LGBT Youth Scotland Charter Mark 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧ and continue to advocate and support LGBT children, young people, families and colleagues. #LGBTplusHM26
Data from LGBT Youth Scotland (2022) shows why we continue to do this work and strive for progress:
Our football moment today is from our friends at @leftfooters.bsky.social! Memories of a fantastic summer for English football! #LGBTplusHM26 #LOFC #OneOrient
Remember Edward Carpenter for #LGBTHistoryMonth
He was 19th century pioneer of LGBT+ rights movement in England & also supported women's & animal rights
He lived openly with his life-long partner George Merrill when being gay was illegal
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Including interviews with over 200 people, this is a fascinating look into a rarely seen world that successfully locates the necropolitical within the queer and the queer within the necropolitical.
@nyupress.bsky.social
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It's #LGBTHistoryMonth, remember Jean-Jacques Régis de #Cambacérès,
#Napoleon's gay minister.
He was second most important person in #Napoleonic France.
Check here:
www.jonahnewmancomics.com/napoleons-ga...
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In November 1835, a crowd gathered outside Newgate Prison in London to watch the hanging of the last two men executed for gay sex in England. Convicted on unsafe evidence
www.petertatchellfoundation.org/pratt-smith-last-men-han...
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In 1990, Peter Tatchell helped found OutRage! - which used direct action to challenge homophobia
www.youtube.com/watch
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Civil Partnerships became law in the UK in 2004, giving same-sex couples legal recognition for the first time
www.ngalaw.co.uk/celebrating-pride-with-a...
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