The start of LGBT History Month
LGBT
History Month is a month-long annual
observance of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender history, and the history of the gay rights and related civil
rights movements.( * LGBT is an initialism that collectively refers to the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender community.) It is observed
during October in the United States, to include National Coming Out Day on October 11. In
the United Kingdom, it is observed during February, to coincide with a major
celebration of the 2005 abolition of Section
28, which had the effect of prohibiting schools from
discussing LGBT issues or counselling LGBT or questioning youth.
LGBT History Month was instigated in the UK by Sue Sanders and Schools
Out and first took place in
February 2005. The event came in the wake of the abolition of Section 28 and is
intended to raise awareness of, and combat prejudice against, an otherwise
substantially invisible minority.
The first celebration of the month in 2005 saw the
organization of over 150 events around the UK. The organization's website
received over 50,000 hits in February 2005. The organization received a new logo designed
by LGBT typographer Tony Malone in 2006, he has also 'modified'
the logo for 2007. In 2007, Tony Malone's first concept became the corporate
logo for the national committee and each year started to receive its own mark
I found that on this date there were some interesting births of famous people.
ReplyDeleteElisabeth Clara Heath-Sladen (1 February 1946 – 19 April 2011) was an English actress best known for her role as Sarah Jane Smith in the British television series Doctor Who.
And one more!
ReplyDeleteLaura Beatrice Marling (born 1 February 1990) is an English folk musician from Eversley, Hampshire.
Marling became prominent with the London folk scene, she has also toured with a number of well-known indie artists in the UK. Her debut album Alas, I Cannot Swim, and her second album I Speak Because I Can were nominated for the Mercury Music Prize in 2008, and 2010 respectively.
Linus William Roache was also born on 1 February 1964.He is an English actor, probably best known for his roles as Michael Cutter on Law & Order and Law & Order: Special Victims Unit and Thomas Wayne in Batman Begins. He is the son of Coronation Street actor William Roache.
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