LGBT+ History Month is an annual celebration of the lives of LGBT+ people of the past. It is celebrated every February in the UK, with each year’s celebration having its own unique theme.
In 2024, the theme (set by Schools OUT) is Medicine – #UnderTheScope.
The following is taken from The Proud Trust website:
"This is a fantastic opportunity to explore the contribution of LGBT+ people to advances in medical science, but also to reflect on the community’s relationship with the world of medicine, such as the history of the AIDS crisis, the medical treatment of trans people and LGBT+ people’s contributions to the NHS."
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Back in 2022, Natalie (a Senior Community Support Worker in our Supported Living Service and member of our Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Together group) shared this wonderful poem to mark LGBT+ History Month...
Cast your mind back to 1969
A morning when people rose to discrimination, suppression, human rights depression
The uprising that sparked gay revolution
Stonewall uprising
They stand
They shout
All told to get out
They plea “let us be free”
Take note
They quote
Leave us be
21 years after this date she was born
She took to life like no other, free to express her opinion, her sexuality without being dragged through the gutter
She never needed to stand for her rights, hide, be ashamed or ridiculed for being herself
She came out when she was 15 not knowing the true struggle of the past, the fight that it took for her to stand and be free
The blood that fell, the unlawful acts against a person's character, outcast, shame and fear from natural feelings
She wore rainbow colours with pride and shouted from the rooftops she was alive
She found love and friendships with no issues
She stands
Shouts
I don’t need to get out
I'm free
Take note
I quote
You may ask how I know about this girl and how she feels free, and I stand proudly and say this girl is ME
By Natalie Brophy
