The Rose Company was established in 2013 out of the love of classic and historical performance texts and a belief in gender justice. This first production represents their commitment to bringing historical texts to contemporary life.
LGBT HM 2014 Prelaunch
LGBTHM 2014 is dedicated to ‘Music’. The day will be a community educational celebration of all things music and LGBT. The event takes place at Birmingham University on November 28th
‘As lesbians, we needed a guidebook on parenting’
When Hannah Latham was pregnant, she felt as if she and her partner Rowena were the only people in the world in their situation. So she started up a magazine to help other LGBT families feel less isolated – The Guardian 14.09.13
An Audience With Martina Navratilova – June 23rd 2013
Sue Sanders, Clare Balding and Martina Navratilova discussed the Schools Out mantra of usualising and actualising LGBT lives in the classroom and on the curriculum at St James Theatre on June 23rd
Birmingham Students’ “Prevelance of Homophobia” Survey Published
82.6% of Birmingham students understand that the word ‘gay’ used in the wrong context is offensive
Fired lesbian high school physical education teacher Carla Hale says: ‘This is not the end’
After 19 years, she was axed by Catholic school because her partner’s name appeared in her mother’s obituary (USA)
How to teach … LGBT history month
For LGBT history month, the Guardian Teacher Network has resources to help you look at the problems – and achievements – of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people
LGBT Youth NW Best Practice Guide
Practitioners from all over the UK who deliver LGBT Awareness and Education in schools got together in Lancaster Library last November to share their experience and knowledge.
A Resources special: Equality – Still out of sight and out of mind
Schools must tackle homophobic bullying as forcefully as they do other forms of discrimination, says Elizabeth Bridges*
For anyone who works in a school, bullying is an unfortunate reality. From comments about weight to remarks about ethnicity or disability, pupils – and some teachers – can be cruel and thoughtless.
Does coming out as gay or lesbian at the BBC harm your career?
Chantal Badjie, BBC Diversity Centre Last year the BBC’s cult business editor Robert Peston posted a blog in which Colin (Lord) Browne, former CEO of BP, speaking at Arup’s staff LGBT network , claimed that the arts and media were much more tolerant of gay and lesbian workers than other working environments such as business and finance. Being openly gay was something Lord Browne never felt he could embrace, until he resigned from BP in 2007. But are the arts …