11am - 4pm
Celebrate LGBT History Month at the OUTing the Past Festival with a host of stall holders presenting information about LGBT History, LGBT rights, support and activism. Confirmed stalls include Schools Out UK, Q Youth Bedford and the Terrance Higgins Trust. Also, a dynamic range of speakers will present on themes including trans rights, sex education, suffrage and mermaids.
Keynote Speech by Stuart Milk
 As the nephew of Harvey Milk, the iconic civil rights leader, Stuart has taken his uncle’s message of authenticity, example of courage, and the power of collaboration onto the global stage supporting local, regional and national human rights struggles and emerging LGBT communities on the ground in over 60 nations on six continents.
Stuart Milk will speak about his work and continuing the work
of his uncle.
Image Courtesy of the Milk Foundation
‘The Oldest New Woman and Her Incorrigible Welsh Friend’
Jane
Hoy and Helen Sandler will present the hidden histories of Victorian
activists Frances Power Cobbe and Mary Charlotte Lloyd, exploring how they met
in Rome, their activism as suffragists of the 1870s, campaigns against
vivisection and some of the conversations they had between themselves and their
friends about their lives and passions.
Are we nearly there yet?
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Kate Hutchinson, Director of Wipe Out Transphobia, looks at the history of trans rights activism in the UK. Discover the various organisations and people who helped make strides forward for trans rights and how that shaped current activism. From the shadows to proud visibility.
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