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1st – 28th February 

LGBTQ+ History Month

February is LGBTQ+ History Month, and this year’s national theme is:

Activism and Social Change

The 2025 theme celebrates LGBTQ+ activists, who have helped shape and create social change, advancing society for everyone.

Text reading 'Join SUSU as we celebrate & learn' in bold black font. Below the text, there is a horizontal line featuring colors from the Progress Pride flag, including pink, blue, brown, black, red, orange, yellow, green, and purple.

Clothes Swap in aid of Breakout Youth

11:00 - 15:00, Tuesday 4th February
Concourse (Building 42)

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GIAG: LGBTQ+ History Month Pop Quiz

WSA Craft Society
15:30 - 17:30, Tuesday 11th February
WSA Cafe

Join WSA Craft Society's pop quiz and put your knowledge to the test!

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GIAG: Workshop Badge Making

14:00 - 16:00, Thursday 13th February
Concourse (building 42)

Within this workshop you will get the opportunity to design and create your own badge in celebration.

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Quiz & Chips in aid of Beyond Reflections

19:00 - 23:00, Monday 17th February
The Bridge

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A teal-coloured digital illustration for the 'Creative Writing Society.' The background features a detailed line drawing of an octopus with tentacles wrapped around a ship's wheel, an anchor, and chains. The octopus has one eye visible, and its tentacles appear to be interacting with various nautical elements. The society's name, 'Creative Writing Society,' is displayed in elegant, flowing white script across the centre of the image.

Writing LGBTQ+ Characters

Creative Writing Society
18:30 - 20:30, Tuesday 18th February
Room 59p / 1005

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A circular red icon featuring two white hands open and facing upwards, positioned below a white heart symbol, symbolising care, support, and compassion.

Rainbow Laces Week

Wear rainbow to training
Monday 24th February - Sunday 3rd March

Raising money for LGBTQ+ charities, rainbow laces can be purchased from RAG.

Union Films Screening of 'Queer'

19:30, Tuesday 25th February
Level 3 Cinema

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Logo for the Zumba Society at the University of Southampton. The design features black uppercase text reading 'ZUMBA SOCIETY' with 'UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON' in smaller font below. A stylized light purple abstract figure, resembling a dancing person, is in the background. A thin, curved purple line partially frames the design.

Zumba Class Fundraising for Stone wall

17:00 - 18;00, Wednesday 26th February
The Cube

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Stonewall Lecture: "The Shape of Sex: A History of Nonbinary Gender Before Modernity"

18:00, Thursday 27th February
Avenue Campus

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LGBTQ+ History Month is for everyone; whether you work in education, a museum, a library or an art gallery, a business, a service, or are a member of a network/social group or an individual.

It is celebrated every February across the UK and was founded in 2004 by Schools OUT UK  co-chairs, Paul Patrick & Professor Emeritus Sue  Sanders. It was first celebrated in February 2005.

For so long LGBTQ+ people’s history was hidden, following the repeal of Section 28, UK LGBTQ+ History Month was created to:

  • claim our past
  • celebrate our present
  • create our future
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LGBTQ+ Society welcome anyone from any gender or sexual minority to join their society, and even allies who wish to support the community.

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Our SUSU LGBTQ+ Officer, Sophia Hanson, works to represent the interests of LGBTQ+ students at Southampton. To reach out to Sophia with feedback, ideas or questions, you can email: lgbtq-susu@soton.ac.uk

LGBTQ+ parade at the University of Southampton.
A colorful poster titled 'POST-IT PRIDE' with bold red and black text. The LGBTQ+ History Month logo is in the top left corner. Below the title, there is an image of the Progress Pride flag. A pink post-it note with a pinned effect contains the text: 'Join us in celebrating LGBTQ+ History Month by adding your voice to our Post-It Pride installation!' The instructions encourage participants to pick a post-it in a color that matches a section of the LGBTQ+ flag, write a positive message, and stick it in the matching color zone. The bottom text highlights the goal of creating a community-built pride flag filled with messages of love, support, and resilience. The background has a rainbow gradient border.

Pronoun Badges

Pronoun badges are available for free at SUSU main reception in Building 42. The badges we have available are she/her, they/them, he/him, he/them, she/them, and blank for you to add your own choice of pronouns.

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