LGBT History Month brief History LGBT History month was created by Sue Sanders and the late Paul Patrick from Schools OUT ;Britain's first LGBT organisation for LGBT people in education. It is now the biggest LGBT event in the UK and is five years old. LGBT History Month has given us all the chance to raise awareness of LGBT people, young, old, black, white in rural areas and urban, from every faith and culture across England, Wales and Scotland.   Understanding who we are Throughout history we can find many examples of people who, for one reason or another, refused to conform to the outward signs of the sex to which they were born. We also find many stories of people who loved their own sex. Some of these people were famous; some of them obscure. Some of them experienced serious persecution; others were luckier. Some are remembered for the contributions they made to our culture and society. Their personal lives are usually suppressed or censored, except in specialist publications. To understand our present and imagine our future, we must first gain insight into our past. This is true of us as individuals; it is also true of societies. LGBT History Month is a time when we can explore and share some hidden aspects of our country's past, both recent and remote. This hidden history belongs to all of us; it is part of our inheritance. full article available: http://lgbthistorymonth.org.uk/about-the-month/

Sports charter On Monday 14 March 2011 the government, together with major sporting bodies, launched a Charter calling for anyone and everyone with an interest or involvement in sport to unite in a common cause to tackle homophobia and transphobia in sport http://www.homeoffice.gov.uk/equalities/lgbt/sports-charter/