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<p>The UK Parliament has a range of activities and events taking place over LGBT History
month. These include:</p><p><strong>Pride at Parliament LGBT+ history tours.</strong>
75 minute guided tour highlighting the significant part played by LGBT+ people at
UK Parliament as leaders, legislators, activists, lobbyists and monarchs.</p><p><strong>Evening
event for LGBT+ History Month.</strong> Combines a themed guided tour and a visit
to the Parliamentary Archives for a talk and to view historic artefacts.</p><p><strong>General
Tours of Parliament including school visits.</strong> Tours are adapted to have an
LGBT+ focus; this includes tailored content and the use of examples to explain the
work of Parliament within the context of LGBT+ history.</p><p><strong>Social media.</strong>
Content will include a story quiz on historical LGBT+ people and laws in UK Parliament,
historical landmarks, legislation, a range of artworks and online content and comms
relating to Jez Dolan’s artwork Wolfenden. There will also be chamber coverage of
relevant business and profiles of and quotes from MPs.</p><p><strong>Talk and panel
discussion</strong> celebrating parliamentary achievements in progress for LGBT+ rights.</p><p><strong>Your
Story, Our History Films</strong> – Promote series of films with focus on three individuals
– who share their experiences of how lgbt+ legislation passed by the UK Parliament
has affected their lives.</p><p><strong>House Magazine</strong> Various Op-ed from
staff about LGBT+ History month Lord Cashman event – ‘From Albert Square to Parliament
Square’ and followed by an audience Q+A.</p><p><strong>ParliOUT Open Art Exhibition:</strong>
being your authentic LGBT+ self. Artwork from membership shown digitally across the
Estate.</p><p><strong>Lego Suffragette</strong> hosted by Pride Cymru in the Welsh
Assembly for their LGBT History Month programme. Culminates with a lecture on Baroness
Rhondda, a famous local Suffragette and women's rights advocate on 29th February.</p><p><strong>BAME
& LGBTQ Trailblazers exhibition.</strong> In Richmond House Business Lounge, showcasing
the stories and work of LGBT activists from BAME backgrounds.</p><p><strong>UK BAME
LGBTQ Life after Stonewall Lunch and Learn </strong>– A one-hour lunch and learn with
Veronica McKenzie of Harringay Vangard.</p>
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