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*Input Required* "LGBT History Month"
Hey Guys!
I have a friend who is trying to gather "grassroots support" for an "LGBT History Month" that he's planning for his local college (in England). Any idea and opinions about how to do that, and what to include in the "Month" itself?
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The world is not to be divided into sheep and goats … The living world is a continuum in each and every one of its aspects. -- Alfred Kinsey
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*BUMP*
C'mon, people. Help a guy out.
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The world is not to be divided into sheep and goats … The living world is a continuum in each and every one of its aspects. -- Alfred Kinsey
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It depends how you want it themed. There have been a lot of influences from LGBT individuals throughout history - is this focusing on social matters, historical events, breakthroughs in recognition?
I mean, whatever you focus on there's a lot there. From prehistory and the likely evolutionary advantages to a family group of having a few gay members, to ancient history and the way TG individuals would often be involved in indigenous religions of most places. From Spartan training and bonding practices to the TS spies of the last couple of centuries. From the massive cultural impact of influences on theatre, to recognition and rights. It's kind of a lot to cover without knowing what specifically you're wanting. |
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Many people have made contibutions to society. None that I know of did so because they were gay or otherwise. It was their special talents, not their screwed up sexuality that made the difference.
While T-gurls tend to have higher mental skills, I haven't seen that transform into a higher culture. I am proud of WHO I am but I have to cope with WHAT I am. You might find me at some art festival or a seminar on forestry biology but there is no annual award day for metal art work created by transexual artists who major in forestry biology. You might as well ask for recognition of people that wear a warm coat on a cold day. |
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Sorry, but stuff like this just smacks of Tokenism as far as I'm concerned.
It's a bit like saying lets have a Black/LGBT/Whatever History Month so we can then safely ignore them the rest of the year. |
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Very well put Fran, you are a real asset to this forum.
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* * * I'd also like to thank this community for its enthusiastic response to my inquiry, made on behalf of a friend, looking to bring some light and understanding to the world. Thanks to fine folk like franalexes, Natalie_J and randolph, I have lots of well-argued, insightful ideas to feed back to him, as well as a magnanimous assurance that he is doing something positive with his time and energy. Thanks to the plethora of thoughtful, open-minded and highly-supportive responses about a subject you've confirmed is near and dear to all your hearts, he'll be knocking this societal-wide bigotry on the head in no time. Cheers one and all!
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The world is not to be divided into sheep and goats … The living world is a continuum in each and every one of its aspects. -- Alfred Kinsey
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To be fair, a few transgender individuals in the past have been in positions to achieve things because of their uniqueness. Many cultures in the past, for example, have recognised us as having a special connection to gods, resulting from the idea that we possess a soul of one gender and a body of the other. It's believed to be a source of magical prowess, and often would lead to apprenticeship to the local shaman.
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