There is always something you can do to gum up the works of fascism.
A story. Claude Cahun. The queer nonbinary French-Jewish photographer.
Nazis conquered France, were training soldiers on Jersey, where Cahun lived w/their partner, Marcel Moore.
They did disinfo & morale smashing via Surrealism.
A story. Claude Cahun. The queer nonbinary French-Jewish photographer.
Nazis conquered France, were training soldiers on Jersey, where Cahun lived w/their partner, Marcel Moore.
They did disinfo & morale smashing via Surrealism.
February 16, 2025 at 9:51 AM
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Emmanuel College, Cambridge, looking particularly splendid this evening #LGBT+HistoryMonth
February 2, 2024 at 6:58 PM
Emmanuel College, Cambridge, looking particularly splendid this evening #LGBT+HistoryMonth
This #LGBT HistoryMonth, we remember the struggles and triumphs that have forged our community. As our rights are under attack, it is more important than ever that we remain visible and proud. Let’s stand together!
February 1, 2025 at 1:37 AM
This #LGBT HistoryMonth, we remember the struggles and triumphs that have forged our community. As our rights are under attack, it is more important than ever that we remain visible and proud. Let’s stand together!
On this day in 1988, 20,000 LGBTQ people and our allies marched through the streets of Manchester to protest Section 28, which tried to stifle all mention of our lives.
At the time it was the largest gay rights gathering ever.
Pic: The crowd seen from the top of the Town Hall.
#LGBT+HistoryMonth
At the time it was the largest gay rights gathering ever.
Pic: The crowd seen from the top of the Town Hall.
#LGBT+HistoryMonth
February 20, 2025 at 8:46 AM
On this day in 1988, 20,000 LGBTQ people and our allies marched through the streets of Manchester to protest Section 28, which tried to stifle all mention of our lives.
At the time it was the largest gay rights gathering ever.
Pic: The crowd seen from the top of the Town Hall.
#LGBT+HistoryMonth
At the time it was the largest gay rights gathering ever.
Pic: The crowd seen from the top of the Town Hall.
#LGBT+HistoryMonth
🌈 This #LGBT+HistoryMonth, we're looking back at the pivotal moments in LGBTQ+ history that we're proud to have been a part of.
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February 4, 2025 at 9:59 AM
🌈 This #LGBT+HistoryMonth, we're looking back at the pivotal moments in LGBTQ+ history that we're proud to have been a part of.
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Right time .... Right place
#Goodmorning for ##reflections of #rainbow on #lochgarry #highlands #scotland ... perhaps the perfect end to #LGBT+historymonth ...
#connectingwithnature #nature #photography #landscapes
#findbeautybestill
#Goodmorning for ##reflections of #rainbow on #lochgarry #highlands #scotland ... perhaps the perfect end to #LGBT+historymonth ...
#connectingwithnature #nature #photography #landscapes
#findbeautybestill
February 28, 2025 at 7:25 PM
Right time .... Right place
#Goodmorning for ##reflections of #rainbow on #lochgarry #highlands #scotland ... perhaps the perfect end to #LGBT+historymonth ...
#connectingwithnature #nature #photography #landscapes
#findbeautybestill
#Goodmorning for ##reflections of #rainbow on #lochgarry #highlands #scotland ... perhaps the perfect end to #LGBT+historymonth ...
#connectingwithnature #nature #photography #landscapes
#findbeautybestill
Dr Alan Hart was a transgender pioneer in medicine. One of the first trans men to undergo gender-affirming surgery in the US (1917), he also revolutionised TB detection by pioneering X-ray imaging in diagnostics, saving countless lives.
#LGBT+HistoryMonth
www.scientificamerican.com/article/trai...
#LGBT+HistoryMonth
www.scientificamerican.com/article/trai...
Trailblazing Transgender Doctor Saved Countless Lives
After transitioning in 1917, Alan L. Hart helped alter medical history
www.scientificamerican.com
February 19, 2026 at 9:53 PM
Dr Alan Hart was a transgender pioneer in medicine. One of the first trans men to undergo gender-affirming surgery in the US (1917), he also revolutionised TB detection by pioneering X-ray imaging in diagnostics, saving countless lives.
#LGBT+HistoryMonth
www.scientificamerican.com/article/trai...
#LGBT+HistoryMonth
www.scientificamerican.com/article/trai...
LGBT+ History Month: Claim our past, celebrate our present, and create our future. 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️
This #LGBT+HistoryMonth, Mitchell Coe, UNISON's National LGBT+ Officer, shares how branches can mark the month. UNISON EMAS is committed to supporting LGBT+ workers! 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️ #UNISONEMAS #UNISON #LGBT+
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This #LGBT+HistoryMonth, Mitchell Coe, UNISON's National LGBT+ Officer, shares how branches can mark the month. UNISON EMAS is committed to supporting LGBT+ workers! 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️ #UNISONEMAS #UNISON #LGBT+
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February 3, 2025 at 11:06 PM
LGBT+ History Month: Claim our past, celebrate our present, and create our future. 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️
This #LGBT+HistoryMonth, Mitchell Coe, UNISON's National LGBT+ Officer, shares how branches can mark the month. UNISON EMAS is committed to supporting LGBT+ workers! 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️ #UNISONEMAS #UNISON #LGBT+
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This #LGBT+HistoryMonth, Mitchell Coe, UNISON's National LGBT+ Officer, shares how branches can mark the month. UNISON EMAS is committed to supporting LGBT+ workers! 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️ #UNISONEMAS #UNISON #LGBT+
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“The subject of homosexuality, then a crime, was so taboo that the finished radio programme was shelved until a heavily edited version was broadcast on the Home Service three years later…” #LGBT+HistoryMonth 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️
www.theguardian.com/stage/2026/j...
www.theguardian.com/stage/2026/j...
‘Naked homophobia’: play revisits BBC’s first programme on gay men in 1950s
Original script from 1954 referring to ‘troubles of this kind’ to be brought to life on stage for LGBT+ History Month
www.theguardian.com
February 1, 2026 at 1:12 PM
“The subject of homosexuality, then a crime, was so taboo that the finished radio programme was shelved until a heavily edited version was broadcast on the Home Service three years later…” #LGBT+HistoryMonth 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️
www.theguardian.com/stage/2026/j...
www.theguardian.com/stage/2026/j...
We're in the midst of #LGBT+HistoryMonth, so what better time to share with you a selection (of some) of our latest and bestselling LGBT+ titles!
www.saraband.net
We'd love to hear your LGBT+ book recommendations, let us know in the comments!
#Booksky
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www.saraband.net
We'd love to hear your LGBT+ book recommendations, let us know in the comments!
#Booksky
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February 20, 2026 at 9:57 AM
We're in the midst of #LGBT+HistoryMonth, so what better time to share with you a selection (of some) of our latest and bestselling LGBT+ titles!
www.saraband.net
We'd love to hear your LGBT+ book recommendations, let us know in the comments!
#Booksky
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www.saraband.net
We'd love to hear your LGBT+ book recommendations, let us know in the comments!
#Booksky
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Happy #LGBT+HistoryMonth UK, and happy #BlackHistoryMonth USA… hoping for better times especially for trans people, immigrants, asylum seekers and Black & Brown people in the States right now…
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February 1, 2025 at 11:00 PM
Happy #LGBT+HistoryMonth UK, and happy #BlackHistoryMonth USA… hoping for better times especially for trans people, immigrants, asylum seekers and Black & Brown people in the States right now…
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Looking to ancient history for #LGBT+HistoryMonth & #ValentinesDay, Khnumhotep and Niankhkhnum may be the first same-sex couple ever recorded. Manicurists in Ancient Egypt, they were entombed together with representations of their mutual love. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khnumho...
Khnumhotep and Niankhkhnum - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org
February 14, 2026 at 1:56 PM
Looking to ancient history for #LGBT+HistoryMonth & #ValentinesDay, Khnumhotep and Niankhkhnum may be the first same-sex couple ever recorded. Manicurists in Ancient Egypt, they were entombed together with representations of their mutual love. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khnumho...
LGBT people have always existed. It will be foolish to think we are free of history #LGBT+historymonth #LGBTQhistorymonth
February 24, 2025 at 3:19 PM
LGBT people have always existed. It will be foolish to think we are free of history #LGBT+historymonth #LGBTQhistorymonth
Queer composer, artist & activist Ethel Smyth is today's #LGBT+HistoryMonth pick. Don't know her? Read on.
"A woman of inconvenient genius and indecorous passions..."
www.themarginalian.org/2021/01/12/e...
"A woman of inconvenient genius and indecorous passions..."
www.themarginalian.org/2021/01/12/e...
Dignity, Daring, and Disability: The Pioneering Queer Composer and Defiant Genius Ethel Smyth on Making Music While Going Deaf
…with a side of Virginia Woolf’s elated infatuation.
www.themarginalian.org
February 16, 2026 at 5:36 PM
Queer composer, artist & activist Ethel Smyth is today's #LGBT+HistoryMonth pick. Don't know her? Read on.
"A woman of inconvenient genius and indecorous passions..."
www.themarginalian.org/2021/01/12/e...
"A woman of inconvenient genius and indecorous passions..."
www.themarginalian.org/2021/01/12/e...
February 1, 2025 at 9:21 PM
Pearl Alcock came from Jamaica in 1958, leaving an unhappy marriage and finding rampant bigotry instead. The Brixton dress shop she opened was an undercover gay bar and haven. She was bisexual, and a groundbreaking, self-taught artist. #LGBT+HistoryMonth www.blackhistorymonth.org.uk/article/sect...
Pearl Alcock - The art of living
A life that experienced abuse, a loveless marriage and the loss of a child before it flowered again and lit up the lives of so many others. The
www.blackhistorymonth.org.uk
February 21, 2026 at 7:21 PM
Pearl Alcock came from Jamaica in 1958, leaving an unhappy marriage and finding rampant bigotry instead. The Brixton dress shop she opened was an undercover gay bar and haven. She was bisexual, and a groundbreaking, self-taught artist. #LGBT+HistoryMonth www.blackhistorymonth.org.uk/article/sect...
🌈 This LGBT+ History Month, take action for equality!
Play the Rainbow Lottery for just £1:
* 50p supports the Peter Tatchell Foundation
* 10p helps other LGBT+ causes
Win up to £25,000 each week! 💰
Help fund our campaign for LGBT+ rights 👉 www.rainbowlottery.co.uk/support/pete...
#LGBT+HistoryMonth
Play the Rainbow Lottery for just £1:
* 50p supports the Peter Tatchell Foundation
* 10p helps other LGBT+ causes
Win up to £25,000 each week! 💰
Help fund our campaign for LGBT+ rights 👉 www.rainbowlottery.co.uk/support/pete...
#LGBT+HistoryMonth
February 5, 2025 at 1:01 PM
🌈 This LGBT+ History Month, take action for equality!
Play the Rainbow Lottery for just £1:
* 50p supports the Peter Tatchell Foundation
* 10p helps other LGBT+ causes
Win up to £25,000 each week! 💰
Help fund our campaign for LGBT+ rights 👉 www.rainbowlottery.co.uk/support/pete...
#LGBT+HistoryMonth
Play the Rainbow Lottery for just £1:
* 50p supports the Peter Tatchell Foundation
* 10p helps other LGBT+ causes
Win up to £25,000 each week! 💰
Help fund our campaign for LGBT+ rights 👉 www.rainbowlottery.co.uk/support/pete...
#LGBT+HistoryMonth
Syed Ross Masood was born OTD in 1889. Forster first met and fell in love with Masood in 1906, but the feelings were not reciprocated. The pair nevertheless remained friends, and Forster dedicated 'A Passage to India' (1924) to Masood and their "17 years of friendship" #LGBT+historymonth
February 15, 2026 at 6:42 PM
Syed Ross Masood was born OTD in 1889. Forster first met and fell in love with Masood in 1906, but the feelings were not reciprocated. The pair nevertheless remained friends, and Forster dedicated 'A Passage to India' (1924) to Masood and their "17 years of friendship" #LGBT+historymonth
Yorkshire landowner Anne Lister, aka Gentleman Jack, is famous, but her contemporary, bricklayer Harry Stokes, is comparatively obscure. Harry (born Harriet) defied mockery and lived as a man even when his wife of 22 years outed him. #LGBT+HistoryMonth wearewarpandweft.wordpress.com/harry-stokes...
Harry Stokes – timeline
The extraordinary life of Harry Stokes – born c.1799 Doncaster, died 15 October 1859 Salford Research by Jenny White Harry Stokes’s life hit the headlines in 1838 and 1859 when he was o…
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February 2, 2026 at 1:52 PM
Yorkshire landowner Anne Lister, aka Gentleman Jack, is famous, but her contemporary, bricklayer Harry Stokes, is comparatively obscure. Harry (born Harriet) defied mockery and lived as a man even when his wife of 22 years outed him. #LGBT+HistoryMonth wearewarpandweft.wordpress.com/harry-stokes...
Happy #LGBT+HistoryMonth! The 2026 theme is Science and Innovation and we’ll be spotlighting some queer icons from the UK & Ireland and their impact on science and engineering throughout the month to celebrate 🌈
#LGBTHistory #LGBTAwareness #LGBTCommunity
#LGBTHistory #LGBTAwareness #LGBTCommunity
February 1, 2026 at 9:00 PM
Happy #LGBT+HistoryMonth! The 2026 theme is Science and Innovation and we’ll be spotlighting some queer icons from the UK & Ireland and their impact on science and engineering throughout the month to celebrate 🌈
#LGBTHistory #LGBTAwareness #LGBTCommunity
#LGBTHistory #LGBTAwareness #LGBTCommunity
This #LGBT+HistoryMonth, we’re celebrating queer innovators in science 🧬🌈 Today’s spotlight: Jemma Redmond (1978–2016), an Irish biotechnologist who co-founded Ourobotics and pioneered 3D bioprinting of living tissues—reshaping regenerative medicine.
#LGBTHistory #LGBTCommunity
#LGBTHistory #LGBTCommunity
February 25, 2026 at 1:01 PM
This #LGBT+HistoryMonth, we’re celebrating queer innovators in science 🧬🌈 Today’s spotlight: Jemma Redmond (1978–2016), an Irish biotechnologist who co-founded Ourobotics and pioneered 3D bioprinting of living tissues—reshaping regenerative medicine.
#LGBTHistory #LGBTCommunity
#LGBTHistory #LGBTCommunity
The new section of our book display on Level 4 is celebrating #LGBTQ+HistoryMonth, used to highlight the achievements of LGBT+ people across the world and history.
The theme this year is 'Science and Innovation' looking specifically at the contributions of LGBTQ+ scientists and researchers 🧪
The theme this year is 'Science and Innovation' looking specifically at the contributions of LGBTQ+ scientists and researchers 🧪
February 12, 2026 at 3:22 PM
The new section of our book display on Level 4 is celebrating #LGBTQ+HistoryMonth, used to highlight the achievements of LGBT+ people across the world and history.
The theme this year is 'Science and Innovation' looking specifically at the contributions of LGBTQ+ scientists and researchers 🧪
The theme this year is 'Science and Innovation' looking specifically at the contributions of LGBTQ+ scientists and researchers 🧪