LGBT HISTORY MONTH CYMRU LAUNCH A ROARING SUCCESS!!!

Since our launch on the 1 February we have been receiving rave reviews concerning the speeches and the display table holders at Y Senedd. 

      

Housing, Regeneration and 

Heritage Minister, Huw Lewis launched the event - Watch his speech - read his speech

"Huw Lewis was very good"

"I enjoyed the diverse presentations"

"Inspiring speakers" 

                     

                                                  Watch Lindsay's Speech

                                                                     Read Lindsay's speech

"Lindsay Whittle was brilliant" "The Welsh AM was amazing" 

"Lindsay Whitle and John Davies were particularly exciting and inspiring"

Read - LGBT - John Davies

Watch - LGBT John Davies

"To have such a well known historian saying that LGBT history was so important and is a huge achievement."

      

"John Davies was brilliant, funny and informative"

       

"Really interesting - a good story teller and speaker and historian"

          

"Very interesting speeches that covered a range of related issues"

           

Sarah at Plas Newydd, July 5th 1788 - Gillian Clarke

Watch - Gillian Clarke

"I really enjoyed the poem"

       

"Gillian Clarke's poem touched a chord in me"                   

"The last verse is particularly poignant and touching" 

"I really enjoyed the speeches - which were inspiring and reflective of the efforts in awareness raising in relation to the importance of LGBT Heritage in Wales."

     

"Kirsty Williams was absolutely right about ending discrimination in sport and schools"

     

Read Kirsty's speech

"All inspiring and thought provoking"                 

            

"Great line up of speakers"

                 

"Fantastic celebration of heritage in Wales"

                  

"This was an excellent event"                

      

 "The variety of tables was impressive ....not the usual suspects which made it very interesting."   "It was great to see such a wide range of organisations participating."           

                    

"Well laid out event plenty of stalls to gather information from and a good selection of different subjects on the stalls."

LGBT Excellence Centre conducted interviews on the importance of LGBT History Month Cymru. Click on the links below to hear each person's views:-

                                      

Kate Boddington -- Student Services

Natasha Owen & Phil Forder -- HMP YOI PARC

Claire Thomas - National Museum Wales

Owan Rhys - National Museum Wales

Iago ap Steffan -- Plaid Cymru                            

Lucie Connors -- Cardiff Story

Tomos Rogers - Cardiff Dragons FC

Debbie Roberts -- Unique Transgender Network

Julie Baker -- Transgender Wales

Susan Edwards - LGBT History Month Cymru

Peter Alexander - LGBT History Month Cymru

      

Welsh Dignitaries Make LGBT History

For the first time in Wales, leading dignitaries will declare their support for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) people at the opening event of LGBT History Month Cymru 2012.

Every February the contribution that LGBT people have made to history will be acknowledged by a series of celebrations throughout Britain.

In only its second year, LGBT History Month Cymru will see leading names from the world of politics, heritage and the arts attend the Senedd in Cardiff.

The 2012 launch will be held on February 1 at the Senedd, from 12.45pm to 3.30pm with Welsh government minister Huw Lewis opening proceedings, followed by speeches by Kirsty Williams AM, leader of the Welsh Liberal Democrats and Lindsay Whittle, AM for Plaid Cymru.

The event will be concluded by Gillian Clarke, National Poet for Wales, who will read a new poem written specially for the occasion. This is the first time anywhere in the world that a national poet has celebrated LGBT people in a nation’s history.

The events at the LGBT Excellence Centre will be followed by an exhibition from March 7 to 27  at Cardiff Bay’s Pier Head, funded by the Heritage Lottery Fund, where visitors will be able to see a celebration of notable Welsh LGBT people. 

Housing, Regeneration and Heritage Minister, Huw Lewis commented: “LGBT History Month is an opportunity to reflect on how lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people have contributed to Welsh culture and heritage. I am delighted to be asked to speak at the launch event in February and look forward to meeting members of the LGBT Excellence Centre.”

John Davies, a leading authority on Welsh history, will also be speaking at the event. He said: “After the mute centuries, it is an honour to have the opportunity to stress that LGBT people are part of the story too.”

For more information about the launch event and the exhibition, please visit the LGBT Excellence Centre at www.lgbtec.org.uk where ten pages of LGBT Heritage in Wales, funded by the Heritage Lottery Fund, can be viewed at or call 029 20451868.

Check the diary to make sure you events don't clash - Diary

LGBT Excellence Centre; Welsh Government Heritage Minister Huw Lewis; Kirsty Williams AM (Welsh Liberal Democrats); Lindsay Whittle AM (Plaid Cymru); National Museum Wales; Glamorgan Archives; Stonewall Cymru; Cardiff Story; National Library Wales; The Big Pit; Cardiff Dragons FC; Newport Museum and Art Gallery; CVC Radio; Plas Newydd (Ladies of Llangollen); Unique; Cardiff University; Pontypool Museum; Alex Drummond (Author); Richard Harris (Author); Plaid Cymru; Rhea Seren Phillips (Author); Denbighshire Heritage Service; Accademia degli Incogniti (Cardiff University); Matthew Berry; Associate Lecturer (Cardiff University), Doctoral Researcher (EUROS); Erich Hou; Associate Lecturer (Cardiff University), Doctoral Researcher (CLAWS); Literature Wales; Gwynedd Museum and Art Gallery; Lloyd George Museum; Glyn Derw High School; HMP & YOI Parc; Neath Port Talbot College; Carmarthenshire Archive Service; Seren Books; South Wales Police Western Area Hate Crime Team; The South East Wales Regional Equality Council (SEWREC); Encompass LGBT group North Wales & Chesire; Inspiration Wigs (hair salon); Church Village Chiropody & Podiatry Services; SPLAG Wales (Support for parents of lesbians and gay men); LGCM de Cymru (Lesbian & Gay Christian; Movement); National Trans Police Association; Vale of Glamorgan Council; McGill Brown Solicitors; Safer Wales; Wales Assembly of Women; Best of Iris 2011 (Four award winning films); Loud and Proud (LGBT Youth Provision); British Transport Police; Cardiff and Vale UHB - Corporate Management; Vale Older Peoples Forum; University Wales Press; Cardiff Council; SceneNomad.com; Equality and Human Rights Commission; Heritage Lottery Fund; 

 

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