A table with 3 zines on and a pride flag heart. The zines are: Life & Lichen, Queer on Wheels, and LGBTQ+ in the North.

Remember to check in on our zine room this #LGBTPlusHistoryMonth. Zines have historically been a popular mode of communication among the queer community and We have many zines that continue this tradition, musing on queer life and experiences as well as recording the community through time 🏳️‍🌈🧪🏳️‍⚧️

A colourful graphic celebrating #LGBT+HistoryMonth and the theme of #ScienceAndInnovation. Illustrated hands wave progress pride flags around an illustrated silhouette of Elke Mackenzie and a microscope. The background is framed with the pride flag colours.

Text reading: Elke Mackenzie (1911–1990) was a British botanist and lichenologist who specialised in studying lichens — complex organisms formed from fungi and algae — including species found in some of the harshest environments on earth. Educated in Botany at the University of Edinburgh, she went on to work at major scientific institutions, including the British Museum (Natural History), universities in Argentina and Canada, and as Director of the Farlow Herbarium at Harvard University. Her fieldwork included expeditions to Antarctica, where she collected and documented many lichen species, some new to science. In 1971, Elke transitioned and formally adopted her name, continuing to live and work as her true self despite the prejudice she faced within academic institutions at the time. Her legacy lives on in the many lichens and Antarctic features named in her honour — including biological terms and species bearing her name — and through the example she set as a queer scientist breaking barriers in natural science.

It’s #LGBTplusHistoryMonth & this year’s theme is #ScienceAndInnovation 🌈 Today we’re celebrating Elke Mackenzie (she/her), a pioneering botanist and polar explorer whose research on lichens — including Antarctic species — expanded scientific knowledge and broke barriers in natural science 🏳️‍🌈🔬

It’s #LGBTplusHistoryMonth & this year’s theme is #ScienceAndInnovation 🌈

Today we’re highlighting Charles Beyer (he/him), a German-born engineer and co-founder of Beyer, Peacock & Co, whose locomotive designs helped shape the industrial age and global railways. 🚂🏳️‍🌈

#LGBTHistory #LGBTAwareness

A group of 16 people of various ages and genders posing for a group photo inside a church. In this image they are posing formally. The group is positioned in front of a stone wall with two arched windows. To the left and right are banners for 'Open Table Leyland' which include the phrase 'A place where everyone belongs'. A large, rainbow-colored balloon in the shape of the number '4' is visible behind the group, marking their 4th anniversary celebration. In the centre, two individuals wear ceremonial chains of office, associated with the local government roles of Mayor and Consort. The people are dressed in a variety of casual and semi-formal clothing, including sweaters, jackets, and t-shirts. The overall atmosphere is joyful and inclusive.

A group of 16 people of various ages and genders posing for a group photo inside a church. In this image they are waving or gesturing towards the camera. The group is positioned in front of a stone wall with two arched windows. To the left and right are banners for 'Open Table Leyland' which include the phrase 'A place where everyone belongs'. A large, rainbow-colored balloon in the shape of the number '4' is visible behind the group, marking their 4th anniversary celebration. In the centre, two individuals wear ceremonial chains of office, associated with the local government roles of Mayor and Consort. The people are dressed in a variety of casual and semi-formal clothing, including sweaters, jackets, and t-shirts. The overall atmosphere is joyful and inclusive.

LOVELY 4th birthday for our Open Table community in #Leyland #Lancashire last Sunday. 16 people gathered for cake and Communion. OTN Director Kieran led a reflection on the Open Table story for #LGBTplusHistoryMonth #LGBTHM
Watch this space for future gatherings: facebook.com/groups/1664874860526365

Happy LGBT+ History Month from The University of Manchester Library 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ Manchester has a proud LGBT+ history, and we’re celebrating the stories that shaped it. Explore Archives of Sexuality and Gender, plus our Libby reading list. #LGBTPlusHistoryMonth #Manchester #UoMLibrary

A colourful graphic celebrating #LGBT+HistoryMonth and the theme of #ScienceAndInnovation. Illustrated hands wave progress pride flags around an illustration of Barbara Buford, a black woman wearing glasses and a jumper who is smiling. The background is framed with the pride flag colours.

It’s #LGBTplusHistoryMonth & this year’s theme is #ScienceAndInnovation 🌈

Today we’re celebrating Barbara Burford (she/her), a Jamaican-born medical researcher whose work helped establish NHS equality & diversity guidelines, shaping a fairer, more inclusive healthcare system 🏳️‍🌈🩺

It’s Imbolc! Traditionally the start of spring and Là Fhèill Brìghde, Saint Brigid’s Day, we are halfway between the winter solstice and spring equinox!
Discover ancient traditions in our popular Folklore section or #LGBTplusHistoryMonth with our politics and history and culture ranges.

#lgbtplushistorymonth buon inizio!!! Sono molto felice di aver avuto il privilegio di fare questa illustrazione.

#lgbthistorymonth anche in Italia 🇮🇹🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️

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#transjoy #felicità #siamoqui #gayhappiness #lesbiansofinstagram

The panel including Pride Pioneers Peter Tatchell, Ted Brown and Roz Kaveney.

Panel sitting in front of a screen showing the poster for Legendary Children.

Last night I joined with others to mark the end of #LGBTplusHistoryMonth with a screening of the documentary ‘Legendary Children - all of them queer’ about the Pride pioneers of 1972.
Last year we lost a few more of those legends - listen and capture the history while we can still celebrate them.

Revd Karl Rutlidge at Pride

THANKS to the Methodist Church for sharing #LGBTplusHistoryMonth resources, including this powerful reflection by trans minister by Revd Karl Rutlidge on 'the insidious drip feed of transphobia in society, and the challenge of keeping going': bit.ly/KarlRutlidge0225

A painting of Marsha with the quote ‘No pride for some of us without Liberation for all of us.’

As it's both #LGBTplusHistoryMonth (UK) & #BlackHistoryMonth (US & Canada) there's double cause to celebrate Marsha P (‘pay it no mind’) Johnson, queer, black, trans / drag (on record in her own words as each), sex worker and homeless activist.

Blue background with white text reading "25 years since the ban on LGBT+ people serving in the Armed Forces was finally lifted, yet many people’s lives are still impacted. "

In partnership with @fightingwithpride.bsky.social, we're delivering tailored support for #LGBT+ Veterans via our national Advice Line, identifying unclaimed benefits and offering free advice.

Find out more information and get in touch 👉 bit.ly/4ijFDt7
#LGBTplushistorymonth

Me holding a placard that reads, ‘Stonewall was a riot, Pride is a protest.’

Every generation is fabulous in its own way; every generation faces its own challenges.
I am grateful to my elders, from whom I learned so much.
With the challenges that lie ahead we must listen to and learn from our rich gay history.
Don’t just get angry, get organised.
#LGBTplusHistoryMonth
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Close up of items in one of the display cases of the Modern Records Centre's exhibition area, including a publication titled Case Con.

Come and visit our exhibition celebrating LGBT+ History Month! 🏳️‍🌈

Open until 7 March, the exhibition features items exploring the themes of identity, activism, and liberation.
#LGBTPlusHistoryMonth #educateOUTprejudice

warwick.ac.uk/services/lib...

Keith Haring died of AIDS aged 31 on 16 Feb 1990.
One of his last works, Unfinished Painting, was deliberately incomplete, reflecting the devastating, unquantifiable loss to the arts due to AIDS.
#LGBTplusHistoryMonth

From grassroots movements to creative expression, their work has made a lasting impact on our communities. Join us in celebrating their contributions and the many ways activism takes shape! ✊🏳️‍🌈

#LGBTplusHistoryMonth #QueerActivism #SocialChange #LGBTQIA

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Join us in Mann Island at lunchtime today for a marketplace to celebrate #LGBTplusHistoryMonth, in conjunction with @lpoolcityregion.bsky.social
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@unisonlgbtplus.bsky.social

One of the trailblazers we’ve chosen this #LGBTPlusHistoryMonth is Maureen Colquhoun, Britain’s first openly lesbian MP. Despite facing opposition, she fought tirelessly for LGBTQ+ and women’s rights.

Learn more: www.hja.net/expert-comme...

#LGBTPlusHistoryMonth #LGBTPlusHM25

Glasgow’s Mariscat Press commissioned Alasdair to design jackets of Morgan’s poetry collections Grafts/Takes and Sonnets from Scotland.

Design by Abby Carter

#lgbtplushistorymonth
#edwinmorgan
#edwinmorgantrust
#alasadairgray
#thealasadairgrayarchive

What Factors Affect the Mental Health of LGBTQIA+ Health and Care Professionals? - Discrimination and stigma - Fear of disclosing sexual orientation or gender identity - Lack of inclusivity and support - Family and social support - Moral Injury - Intersectionality

On top of the stress of working in a high pressure environment, LGBTQIA+ health and care professionals experience a variety of specific factors that can affect their mental health. It's essential that we all support our LGBTQIA+ colleagues at work. #LGBTPlusHistoryMonth

LGBTQ+ History Month - Lady Phyll

One of the trailblazers we’ve chosen this #LGBTPlusHistoryMonth is Lady Phyll, UK Black Pride co-founder. As a Ghanaian-descended lesbian activist, her work promoting unity & inclusivity continues to shape the future of the movement.

Learn more: rb.gy/7vkbcy

#LGBTPlusHistoryMonth #LGBTPlusHM25

Pam Gold speaking at a conference of the European Forum of LGBTI+ Christian Groups

THANKS to the Methodist Church for sharing #LGBTplusHistoryMonth resources.
Pam Gold, founder of our Open Table community in Warrington, now Coordinator of the Methodist LGBT+ Solidarity Circle, shares how her life changed once she began actively supporting other LGBT+ Christians: bit.ly/PamGold0225

#Birmingham and #Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust: " There is no place at Team BSMHFT for people who choose to be prejudiced against LGBTQ+ people. ✋"

"As a Trust, we choose to be a No Hate Zone.... bvoices.uk/3CJE7BG

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#LGBTPlusHistoryMonth
#NHS
#BirminghamUK

Galop in the mid 00s. From 2004 onwards, Galop expanded its remit to officially include and support trans people. Following a number of high-profile homophobic murders, Galop played a crucial role in providing a link between the LGBT+ community and the police with information gathered from reports to our helpline assisting successful arrests and convictions. An online reporting facility was developed and Galop began to work in partnership with other agencies and the government to undertake research and deliver education projects.

Galop in the late 00s. Galop launched a ground-breaking new service advising LGBT+ victims and survivors of sexual violence, the only specialist LGBT+ sexual abuse support in the UK during this time. In 2009, Galop also published ‘Filling in the Blanks’ - a landmark report which increased understanding of the level of unreported anti-LGBT+ hate crime and assessed services available to victims of these crimes.

#LGBTPlusHistoryMonth 🌈🏳️‍⚧️

Me modelling a Pride 1991 tshirt, featuring a Pink triangle, ribbons and love hearts.

In the 1970/80s the Pink Triangle was reclaimed from its Nazi origins as a defiant symbol for our community (in a similar way to the reclamation of ‘queer’).
It was used for gay protest and for gay Pride.
It was gradually replaced by the more spiritual and inclusive rainbow.
#LGBTplusHistoryMonth

To mark #lgbtplushistorymonth we are sharing our collaboration with The Edwin Morgan Trust. Alasdair & Edwin were close friends with much of their work connecting through themes of sexuality and love. Recently researcher Domenico Di Rosa has been mapping these connections, read more on Instagram

A square canvas. Only the top corner is filled with Harings distinctive figures, rendered in Lavender, the rest is blank.

Keith Haring died of AIDS aged 31 on 16 Feb 1990.
One of his last works, Unfinished Painting, was deliberately incomplete, reflecting the devastating, unquantifiable loss to the arts due to AIDS.
#LGBTplusHistoryMonth

LGBTQ+ History Month - Patrick Trevor-Roper

One of the trailblazers we’ve chosen this #LGBTPlusHistoryMonth is Patrick Trevor-Roper, the openly gay British eye surgeon who helped decriminalize homosexuality in the UK.

Learn more: rb.gy/n71fn3

#LGBTPlusHistoryMonth #LGBTPlusHM25

A hand holding two books: Wolfsong by TJ Klune and The Stonewall Reader

found some nice new reads at the library this morning 🖤

#AmReading #LGBTPlusHistoryMonth

Galop in the mid 90s In 1995, the ‘new’ Galop was launched at Pride, followed by the rebranded ‘Shoutline!’ helpline. Galop also started to engage with a more diverse community, officially including bisexual people in its remit for the first time. In 1996, Galop employed our first dedicated Youth Worker and hosted four ‘Action on Hate Crimes’ public community forums, with a particular commitment to reaching out to women and the Black community.

Galop in the late 90s Expanding our youth work, Galop published 'Telling It Like It Is' - a detailed report on the needs of lesbian, gay and bisexual young people and their experiences of anti-LGB violence. In 1999, Galop also launched its Black Services Development Project and became a key agency in helping to establish the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Advisory Group (LGBT AG) which worked alongside the police after the bombing of the Admiral Duncan.

Keep an eye out for more 'Galop through the years' this #LGBTPlusHistoryMonth! 👀