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Andrew Gray - Archivist

11 February 2022
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Andrew Gray

LGBT+ History Month means celebrating the change in attitudes since my first year at University

Then, a British Chief Constable stated that those who were dying of AIDS were "swirling in a human cesspit of their own making" (his reward for hate was a knighthood). Today, my partner and I celebrate our 10th civil partnership anniversary, recalling how Council Registrars showed that they were on our side with respect, inclusivity and support.

But LGBT+ History Month also means remembering the prejudice and phobia that have not gone away. In the 1980s, it was the widespread assumption that gay men were a threat to children. Now it is the accelerating lie that trans women are a threat to other women.

Recalling the past cannot be mere passive memory. It should be a call to action to change the future.