LGBT+ History Month: Calendar of Events at UoE
February is LGBT+ History Month – this year’s theme is Behind the Lens. Join us at an upcoming event!
Some event details will be updated throughout the month. Please check the SPN member SharePoint for the most up-to-date calendar of events.
Table of Events
| Date | Time | Venue | Event |
| 06.2.2023 | 18:00-20:00 | Lounge Bar, Teviot [RSVP] |
Trans and Non-binary Social Mixer – In collaboration with EUSA |
| 08.2.2023 | 15:00-16:00 | Nucleus Café [RSVP] |
Western General / IGC: SPN Coffee & Cake |
| 10.2.2023 | 17:00-21:00 | Meow Studios [Register for waitlist] |
LGBTQ+ Workshop – Photography – Part of the EUSA Celebrating Queer Joy campaign |
| 13.2.2023 | 17:30-19:30 | Lounge Bar, Teviot [RSVP] |
Ace+ Social Mixer – In collaboration with EUSA |
| 13.2.2023 | 16:00-18:00 | Sydney Smith Lecture Theatre [Register here] |
Trans Awareness event (for staff) – Hosted by HCA Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion Committee |
| 15.2.2023 | 13:00-14:00 | Magnet Cafe [RSVP] |
Kings Buildings: SPN Coffee & Cake |
| 16.2.2023 | 17:30-19:30 | Main Library [Register here] |
Our History: Real Voices – An evening event remembering Lothian Lesbian & Gay Switchboard, co-hosted by SWAN and Lothian Health Services Archive |
| 17.2.2023 | 14:00-15:30 | Meadows Lecture Theatre [Register here] |
Professor Zoë Playdon: ‘Making Trans History, Making Trans Futures’ – Guest lecture, hosted by HCA |
| 17.2.2023 | 16:00-18:00 | Chrystal Macmillan Building [Register here] |
Trans Awareness event (for students) – Hosted by HCA Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion Committee |
| 17.2.2023 | 16:00-18:45 | Dining Room, Teviot [Register for waitlist] |
LGBTQ+ Workshop – Sculpture – Part of the EUSA Celebrating Queer Joy campaign |
| 20.2.2023 | 16:00-17:00 | 40 George Square [Register here] | PPLS Panel Session: What Barriers to Education do the LGBT+ Community Face? |
| 20.2.2023 | 17:15-19:00 | Centre for Regenerative Medicine [Register here] |
BioQuarter/CMVM EDI Committee Movie Night – with short films from LGBT Health & Wellbeing, followed by discussion and pizza |
| 20.2.2023 | 18:00-20:00 | Lounge Bar, Teviot [RSVP] |
Bi+ Social Mixer – In collaboration with EUSA |
| 22.2.2023 | 13:00-14:00 | Bayes Café [RSVP] |
Central: SPN Coffee & Cake |
| 22.2.2023 | 18:00-19:30 | Off campus @ Kafe Kweer [Register here] |
SPN FEATURE EVENT:
The ‘Sissy-photographer’: Gender through the lens of Jürgen Baldiga – Workshop for anyone who wants to understand more about gender variance and art history. No prior knowledge required! |
| 24.2.2023 | 16:00-19:00 | Old College [Register here] |
LGBTQ+ Workshop – Life Drawing – Part of the EUSA Celebrating Queer Joy campaign |
| 27.2.2023 | 17:30-19:30 | Lounge Bar, Teviot [RSVP] |
Lesbian+ Social Mixer – In collaboration with EUSA |
| 27.2.2023 – 28.2.2023 | 12:00-16:00 | The Venue, Potterow Dome [Register here] |
CELEBRATING QUEER JOY EXHIBITION
SPN – LGBT+ Liberation Campaign collaboration with funding from IAD’s Student Partnership Agreement Fund. Launch event 27.2 @12:00. Submit your work by 25.2: https://edin.ac/40FuTNL |
| 28.2.2023 | 12:00-16:00 | (map)
[£3 at the door] |
Film Screening: “Farewell My Concubine”
Palme d’Or winner at Cannes Film Festival 1993. Co-hosted with FilmSoc to mark LGBTQ+ History Month 2023. https://www.eufilmsoc.com/screenings/week-6-farewell-my-concubine |
Any questions about any of these events? Get in touch: staffpridenetwork@ed.ac.uk