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LGBT History Month

LGBT+ History Month in Tower Hamlets: Women Over 50 Film Festival Screening

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Come together to mark LGBT+ History Month’s 2023 theme ‘Behind the Lens’ in Tower Hamlets with Women Over 50 Film Festival, who will be presenting a range of short films celebrating LBTQ+ older women in front of and behind the camera, plus Q&A with the director of WOFFF.

About Women Over 50 Film Festival:

Women Over 50 Film Festival (affectionately known as WOFFF) champions and showcases the work of older women on screen and behind the camera with an annual short film festival and year-round events and film screenings.

Our biggest and ultimate goal is to achieve equality and parity for older women in film. We do this by spotlighting women over 50 who are making film and championing all filmmakers who are centring women over 50 in their work.

We address the ageism and sexism many women face in the film industry. We screen films celebrating older women on both sides of the camera. We believe inclusive spaces to watch films together and conversations between generations of women can help make older and younger women feel less isolated and feel more connected.

An afternoon with Bryan Murphy

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Bryan Murphy, star of stage, screen and roadside café, born and raised in Brooklyn, New York, is the author of the new book, ‘Everybody on Stage for the Hawaiian Number’. Bryan wrote the book at the urging of friends due to his history with the LGBTQ+ community.

Performing in Gay venues around the world, meeting and knowing Gay activists and being at Stonewall in 1969. His friends felt he had stories to inspire and share with those who did not know our history and those who had forgotten.

In this special afternoon, Bryan Murphy will talk about his autobiography featuring excerpts from the book, followed by a Q&A/discussion.

Gender Awareness Training

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This session is designed to pass on knowledge and best practice enabling your team to better serve and meet the needs of clients, customers and service users of all genders, particularly those who fall under the Transgender umbrella.

Drawing upon Andro and Eve’s extensive experience in meeting the needs of the LGBTQIA community in creating safe and inclusive events, this session covers;

  • Context – Where are we at with Trans Rights in the UK?
  • Terminology – Words have impact. We explore definitions and when to use.
  • Best practice – Looking at case studies and practical steps to implement, in order to be inclusive of transgender and gender diverse people.
  • Sharing experiences – Stories help us make sense of the world. We use practical exercises to help develop understanding.

 

In doing so you will;

  • Feel more confident in your knowledge of the experiences of people who identify as LGBTQ+.
  • Understand what gender inclusive language is and when to use.
  • Understand the practical steps to help build gender inclusive practices and spaces.
  • Take away your own resource sheet with content covered in the session along with further advice and resources.

 

The session is 2.5 hours long with a ten minute comfort break built in. It is best accessed on a laptop or desktop computer.

ACCESSIBILITY: This session takes place online via Zoom. A link will be sent out the day before the event. This session will not be captioned, but it is supported by slides containing text and visuals.

Gender Awareness Training

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This online session is designed to pass on knowledge and best practice, enabling you to better serve and meet the needs of clients, customers and audiences of all genders, particularly those who fall under the Transgender* umbrella.

Drawing upon Andro and Eve’s extensive experience in meeting the needs of the LGBTQIA community in creating safe and inclusive events, this session covers;

Context. Where are we at with Trans Rights in the UK?
Terminology. Words have impact. We explore definitions and when to use.
Best practice. Looking at practical steps to implement, in order to be inclusive of transgender and gender diverse people.
Sharing experiences. Stories help us make sense of the world. We use practical exercises to help develop understanding and participants to relate to the subject.

Outcomes – You will;

  • Feel more confident in your knowledge of the experiences of people who identify as LGBTQ+.
  • Understand what gender inclusive language is and when to use.
  • Understand the practical steps to help build gender inclusive practices and spaces.
  • Take away a resource sheet with content covered in the session along with further advice and resources.

 

Covering topics including language, intersectionality, non binary identities, gender in a global context, feminism, LGBTQ+ history and transgender health and equality and the law.

Here’s what one previous participant had to say – “A really valuable session – it covers the legal and practical aspects (and flaws!) and discusses ways forward. It encourages empathy and reflection. Really well facilitated.”

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