{"id":47848,"date":"2022-02-01T09:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-02-01T09:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/modernartoxford.org.uk\/cms\/?p=47848"},"modified":"2022-09-23T15:48:13","modified_gmt":"2022-09-23T14:48:13","slug":"lgbtq-history-month","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.modernartoxford.org.uk\/cms\/lgbtq-history-month\/","title":{"rendered":"LGBTQ+ History Month 2022: The Arc is Long but it Bends Towards Justice"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>The theme of this year&#8217;s LGBTQ+ History Month, &#8216;The Arc is Long&#8217; draws from a quotation by Martin Luther King JR.: &#8220;We shall overcome because the arc of the moral universe is long but it bends toward justice.&#8221; <\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Looking at the continuing journey towards full equality, which has suffered many setbacks while still moving forwards, reminds us how important histories are in the fight for equal futures. LGBTQ+ History Month is a moment to highlight LGBTQ+ people throughout history, to celebrate those working to tell those histories, and to look with hope to the activists and particularly the young people fighting for real equality. <\/h4>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>So this month we&#8217;re looking back on some of our blog posts, takeovers and archival projects from the past year that you may have missed. We have also included links to resources for young people and adults from this year&#8217;s LGBTQ+ History Month campaign.<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Gender, language and colonial history<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Between Naming and Knowing Something by Levi C. R. Hord <\/h3>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-medium is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/modernartoxford.org.uk\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Wewha_1-224x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-47834 lazyload\" height=\"300\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.modernartoxford.org.uk\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Wewha_1-224x300.jpg 224w, https:\/\/www.modernartoxford.org.uk\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Wewha_1.jpg 597w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 224px) 100vw, 224px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 224px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 224\/300;\" \/><figcaption><br><em>Portrait of We\u2019wha by John Hillers, 1894. (BAE GN 02235A 06370600, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution)<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><em><strong>&#8220;Within the context of history, the most important form of respect that we can show We\u2019wha is an openness to being unsettled by the inadequacy of contemporary Western ways of naming and understanding.&#8221;<\/strong><\/em> &#8211; Levi C. R. Hord<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Levi C. R. Hord specialises in&nbsp;transgender studies and queer theory. Back in February 2021, they responded to our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.modernartoxford.org.uk\/whats-on\/mariana-castillo-deball-between-making-and-knowing-something\">exhibition with Mariana Castillo Deball<\/a>, looking particularly at the history and representation of We\u2019wha (1849 \u2013 1896), a Zuni weaver and potter featured in the show. Through We\u2019wha\u2019s story Hord&#8217;s article speaks about gender, language and colonial history more broadly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-horizontal is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-499968f5 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.modernartoxford.org.uk\/blog\/between-naming-and-knowing-someone-language-gender-and-colonial-history-by-levi-c-r-hord\">Read the article<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:41px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Celebrating LGBTQ+ Histories <\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Spotlight on Roberta Cowell by Trans Happiness is Real<\/h3>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/modernartoxford.org.uk\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/IMG_20190719_123611-1-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-47844 lazyload\" width=\"421\" height=\"421\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.modernartoxford.org.uk\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/IMG_20190719_123611-1-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.modernartoxford.org.uk\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/IMG_20190719_123611-1-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.modernartoxford.org.uk\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/IMG_20190719_123611-1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.modernartoxford.org.uk\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/IMG_20190719_123611-1-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.modernartoxford.org.uk\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/IMG_20190719_123611-1-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.modernartoxford.org.uk\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/IMG_20190719_123611-1-920x920.jpg 920w, https:\/\/www.modernartoxford.org.uk\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/IMG_20190719_123611-1-1568x1568.jpg 1568w, https:\/\/www.modernartoxford.org.uk\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/IMG_20190719_123611-1.jpg 1700w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 421px) 100vw, 421px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 421px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 421\/421;\" \/><figcaption><br>Image: Trans Happiness is Real<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>&#8220;Roberta Cowell was a racing driver and a fighter pilot in WW2, as well as the first known British trans woman to medically transition. This embroidered portrait of her is part of a series of our work highlighting trans people from history and\/or from non-Western cultures, trying to make the point that transness is not the exclusively young and Western thing that stereotypes make it out to be. Trans people and people living beyond the gender binary have existed throughout history all over the world.&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/explore\/tags\/wehavealwaysexisted\/\">#WeHaveAlwaysExisted<\/a>&#8220;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8211; Trans Happiness is Real, 2021<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Trans Happiness is Real &#8211; Activism and street art <\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Want to learn more about Trans Happiness is Real and their powerful interventions in the city? Look back at their <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CS1M3_1sFXL\/\">Instagram takeover<\/a> that we hosted in August 2021. Read a brief introduction to the group and their work below.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/modernartoxford.org.uk\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/IMG_20190313_134817_634-1-2-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-47837 lazyload\" width=\"493\" height=\"328\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.modernartoxford.org.uk\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/IMG_20190313_134817_634-1-2-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.modernartoxford.org.uk\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/IMG_20190313_134817_634-1-2-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.modernartoxford.org.uk\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/IMG_20190313_134817_634-1-2-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.modernartoxford.org.uk\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/IMG_20190313_134817_634-1-2-1536x1023.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.modernartoxford.org.uk\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/IMG_20190313_134817_634-1-2-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.modernartoxford.org.uk\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/IMG_20190313_134817_634-1-2-1381x920.jpg 1381w, https:\/\/www.modernartoxford.org.uk\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/IMG_20190313_134817_634-1-2-1568x1045.jpg 1568w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 493px) 100vw, 493px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 493px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 493\/328;\" \/><figcaption><br>Image: Trans Happiness is Real<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>In February 2019, brightly coloured graffiti art began appearing across Oxford\u2019s streets. Messages emblazoned across lamp posts and street corners included \u2018Trans happiness is real\u2019 and \u2018There is no binary explanation for us.\u2019 This eye-catching street art is by a group of anonymous young activists, who joined us for a special Instagram takeover between 21-24 August 2021.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-horizontal is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-499968f5 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.modernartoxford.org.uk\/blog\/trans-happiness-is-real-oxfords-graffiti-art\">Find out more<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:41px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Beyond the Binary: Gender, Sexuality and Power at the Pitt Rivers Museum<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Have you visited <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.prm.ox.ac.uk\/event\/beyond-the-binary\">Beyond the Binary: Gender, Sexuality, Power<\/a><\/em> at the Pitt Rivers Museum yet? This co-curated exhibition is about queer lived experiences, putting the voices of LGBTIAQ+ communities at the heart, connecting their voices to you. <\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/modernartoxford.org.uk\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/IMG20210703130147-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-47839 lazyload\" width=\"460\" height=\"613\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.modernartoxford.org.uk\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/IMG20210703130147-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.modernartoxford.org.uk\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/IMG20210703130147-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.modernartoxford.org.uk\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/IMG20210703130147-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/www.modernartoxford.org.uk\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/IMG20210703130147-690x920.jpg 690w, https:\/\/www.modernartoxford.org.uk\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/IMG20210703130147.jpg 1500w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 460px) 100vw, 460px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 460px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 460\/613;\" \/><figcaption>Image: Trans Happiness is Real<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>On Thursday 17 February, join the team behind the exhibition, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oxford-pride.org.uk\/\">Oxford Pride<\/a>&nbsp;and other partners for a night marking LGBTQ+ History Month 2022. With music, lights and refreshments, it&#8217;s set to be a great evening. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You&#8217;ll also be able to pick up a copy of the fantastic <em>Beyond the Exhibition <\/em>zine, which Trans Happiness is Real have contributed to, in response to the show. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-horizontal is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-499968f5 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.prm.ox.ac.uk\/event\/gender-sexuality-power\">Book free tickets<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:41px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Activism in the Archive &#8211; The Haringey Vanguard by Veronica McKenzie<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Back in June 2021, we were thrilled to feature filmmaker Veronica McKenzie on our blog, talking about her project, the Haringey Vanguard. This important National Lottery Heritage funded history project celebrates the work, stories and influence of Haringey-based community activists between the 1970s \u2013 1990s, whose historical contributions to the LGBTQ+ and anti-racist movements were felt well beyond the borough. <\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/modernartoxford.org.uk\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Haringey-Lesbians-and-Gays-banner-designed-and-made-by-Sarah-X.-1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-47850 lazyload\" width=\"552\" height=\"413\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.modernartoxford.org.uk\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Haringey-Lesbians-and-Gays-banner-designed-and-made-by-Sarah-X.-1.png 940w, https:\/\/www.modernartoxford.org.uk\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Haringey-Lesbians-and-Gays-banner-designed-and-made-by-Sarah-X.-1-300x225.png 300w, https:\/\/www.modernartoxford.org.uk\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Haringey-Lesbians-and-Gays-banner-designed-and-made-by-Sarah-X.-1-768x576.png 768w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 552px) 100vw, 552px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 552px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 552\/413;\" \/><figcaption><br>Haringey Lesbians and Gays banner designed and made by Sarah X.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Veronica shone a spotlight on a banner recently placed in the&nbsp;Haringey Vanguard archive. Preserved for over 30 years by an ex worker of the Lesbian and Gay Unit, the banner represents the creative&nbsp;spirit of these individuals, whose work continues to inspire new generations of activists.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hqbh.co.uk\/\">Find out more about the Haringey Vanguard Project<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:41px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">News &#8211; Queer Britain: The UK\u2019s first LGBTQ&nbsp;museum is due to open this spring in London<\/h3>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/modernartoxford.org.uk\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/b6f7233099a21a3c0926a423659d028e3c774c7a-2657x1772-1-1024x683.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-47863 lazyload\" width=\"498\" height=\"331\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.modernartoxford.org.uk\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/b6f7233099a21a3c0926a423659d028e3c774c7a-2657x1772-1-1024x683.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.modernartoxford.org.uk\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/b6f7233099a21a3c0926a423659d028e3c774c7a-2657x1772-1-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.modernartoxford.org.uk\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/b6f7233099a21a3c0926a423659d028e3c774c7a-2657x1772-1-768x512.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.modernartoxford.org.uk\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/b6f7233099a21a3c0926a423659d028e3c774c7a-2657x1772-1-1536x1024.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/www.modernartoxford.org.uk\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/b6f7233099a21a3c0926a423659d028e3c774c7a-2657x1772-1-1380x920.jpeg 1380w, https:\/\/www.modernartoxford.org.uk\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/b6f7233099a21a3c0926a423659d028e3c774c7a-2657x1772-1-1568x1045.jpeg 1568w, https:\/\/www.modernartoxford.org.uk\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/b6f7233099a21a3c0926a423659d028e3c774c7a-2657x1772-1.jpeg 1920w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 498px) 100vw, 498px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 498px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 498\/331;\" \/><figcaption><br>Photo: \u00a9 David Levene<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><strong>&#8220;<em>Queer people have impacted every part of culture, yet all too often their lives have been written in the margins of history books. Valuable stories and artefacts are being lost. Once gone, they may never be recovered. These deserve a dedicated space to be preserved, explored and celebrated.<\/em>&#8221; &#8211; Queer Britain<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The space will house four galleries, a workshop, an education space, gift shop and offices and \u201ccelebrates the stories, people and places that are so intrinsic to the queer community in the UK, and beyond\u201d. The museum\u2019s plans and programming schedules are due to be announced; crucially, there will be no admission fee.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Queer Britain\u2019s archive is currently housed at the Bishopsgate Institute in London, which also holds a vast lesbian and gay news media archive and a library of around 10,000 LGBTQ titles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Resources<\/h3>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/modernartoxford.org.uk\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/2022-Badge-V2.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-47943 lazyload\" height=\"338\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.modernartoxford.org.uk\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/2022-Badge-V2.png 456w, https:\/\/www.modernartoxford.org.uk\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/2022-Badge-V2-300x222.png 300w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 456px) 100vw, 456px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" \/><figcaption><br>LGBTQ+ History Month 2022 badge designed by Finn Collett<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>50 years on from the very first Pride March in the UK in 1972, this year <a href=\"https:\/\/lgbtplushistorymonth.co.uk\/\">LGBTQ+ History Month<\/a> have chosen Art as their focus, sharing resources about important artists, including Keith Haring, Doris Brabham Hatt and Mark Aguhar, who used their art for political and social activism, or expressed their identities through their work. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>They write: &#8220;A popular slogan of the early Gay Rights Movement (the idea of the \u2018LGBT\u2019 community was some way off) of the time was \u201cthe personal is political\u201d, and art is probably the most individual of pastimes. So it seemed logical, as we have a National Curriculum link to our theme every year, to choose Art for 2022.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link\" href=\"https:\/\/lgbtplushistorymonth.co.uk\/2022-resources\/\">Download artist fact sheets<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:41px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>The Proud Trust is an LGBT+ organisation that supports LGBT+ young people through youth groups, peer support, mentoring programs and the Proud Connections chat service. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Each year, The Proud Trust teams up with&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.schools-out.org.uk\/\">Schools OUT UK<\/a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/lgbthistorymonth.org.uk\/\">LGBT+ History Month<\/a>&nbsp;to write a simple, easy to use, education and resource pack.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theproudtrust.org\/schools-and-training\/secondary-resources\/lgbt-history-month\/#:~:text=LGBT%2B%20HISTORY%20MONTH%202022%3A%20The%20Arc%20is%20Long&amp;text=This%20year's%20theme%20%E2%80%9CThe%20Arc,towards%20social%20justice%20and%20fairness.\">Download the resource pack<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>The quotation from Martin Luther King Jr. comes from \u201cRemaining Awake Through a Great Revolution.\u201d Speech given at the National Cathedral, March 31, 1968.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The theme of this year&#8217;s LGBTQ+ History Month, &#8216;The Arc is Long&#8217; draws from a quotation by Martin Luther King JR.: &#8220;We shall overcome because the arc of the moral universe is long but it bends toward justice.&#8221; Looking at the continuing journey towards full equality, which has suffered many setbacks while still moving forwards,&hellip; <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.modernartoxford.org.uk\/cms\/lgbtq-history-month\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">LGBTQ+ History Month 2022: The Arc is Long but it Bends Towards Justice<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":26,"featured_media":47844,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[26,28],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-47848","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-inspiration","category-resources","entry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - 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