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Lgbt History Month

Alphabet Soup History Month: Labelling Communities

B.J. Epstein | Posted 20.04.2013 | UK Lifestyle
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B.J. Epstein

So, is February LGBT History Month? LGBTQ History Month? LGBTQQIA History Month? Queer History Month? GSM History Month? GAM History Month? Or something else altogether?

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Sadistic and Decadent: Queering Video Games

B.J. Epstein | Posted 15.04.2013 | UK Tech
Read More: Queer, Fable Iii, Gamers, Lgbt History Month, Stephen Fry, Bioware, Video Gamers, Queer Issues, Violent Video Games, Video Games, Ballad of Gay Tony, Fable II, UK Tech News
B.J. Epstein

LGBT History Month is a good time to consider whether and, if so, how lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender people are represented in popular media. While TV shows, films, and books are frequently analysed, one form of popular media that might get forgotten is video games. So how do video games depict LGBT people and why does this matter?

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Promiscuous or Shy? What We Can Learn From LGBT History Month

B.J. Epstein | Posted 10.04.2013 | UK Lifestyle
Read More: Lgbt, Lgbt History Month, Same Sex Marriage, LGBT Rights, Children's Literature, Same-Sex Marriage, LGBT Literature, UK Lifestyle News
B.J. Epstein

What I'm thinking about during this particular LGBT History Month is how LGBT sexualities are portrayed in young adult literature. I'm frequently interested in what messages we send to young readers through literature, and I think LGBT literature in particular can be quite a problematic area.

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Come Out, Come Out, Wherever You Are!

Adele Roberts | Posted 03.04.2013 | UK Entertainment
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Adele Roberts

I feel there's a change, a positive movement towards acceptance, inclusion and honesty. I used to think I was the only one. The only gay in the village. Yeah, I knew KD Lang was my homegirl and Ellen was too but they were celebrities. I was hardly going to see them around my local Spar. They seemed so far away.

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Get Out Clauses Give Schools 'Licence To Promote Bigotry', Says Gay Rights Group

The Huffington Post UK | Lucy Sherriff | Posted 12.03.2012 | UK Universities & Education
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Campaigners for LGBT issues have accused the government of refusing to abolish "get out clauses" from discussing homosexuality with children, which th...

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