James Baldwin (1924-1987) The first inspirational author of this LGBT History Month is James Baldwin, American novelist, poet, playwright and notable figure of the civil rights movement. Baldwin grew up in Harlem and was openly gay. His work is imbued with intersectionality: he wrote numerous pieces on the beauty and complexity of identity, describing the influence of race, sexuality and class. “No [...]
LGBT History Month is finally here! Every February in the UK we celebrate LGBT History Month, to celebrate the rich history of our community, to remember the events who lead us to where we are now and to honour the people who made it possible. This year’s theme is “Poetry, Prose and Plays”. All throughout History, there [...]
Last Outcrowd Pinnocks Ripley - Feb 2020 Due to falling numbers of attendees with a sad heart the venue owner's and Outline have had to take the sad decision to stop the event. Feb 2020 will be the last ever Pinnocks Outcrowd. We will be looking for alternatives over next few months. Please support the [...]
What is Cis Privilege? On 20th November is Transgender day of remembrance. Watch out for an insightful article on 20th November on Outline's social media from one of our experienced volunteers. A useful piece of information to share with you ahead of this. Cisgender privilege - what is it and how this affects people who [...]
Transgender day of remembrance - 20th Nov 2019 With the world of transgender very much hitting the headlines recently and to be honest not in the way it should be, I feel maybe people will think this is a new thing or or new day being created. The 1st is coming up to twenty years [...]
So what was IDAHOBT All about in 2019? An outline volunteers reflection on IDAHOBT 2019 IDAHOBT developed as an opportunity to raise awareness of the human rights of LGBTIQ+ people but it is also a chance to celebrate our diversity. Many organisations take that chance to release reports about the situation of LGBTIQ+ rights and [...]
How discrimination affects LGBT individuals? It is important to understand the different ways of discrimination the community is facing as it is the first step in fighting it. There are two main forms of discrimination: obvious acts of prejudice and discrimination (e.g. rejection or firing from work based on sexuality) reinforcing of harmful stereotypes and [...]
