Queen Mary is proud to be celebrating LGBTQIA+ History Month with an exciting programme of events to highlight the history, experiences and achievements of LGBTQIA+ communities.
LGBTQIA+ History Month is an annual celebration held during February in the UK, that highlights the contributions, success, and achievement of the LGBTQIA+ community.
This year, we are proud to showcase a programme of LGBTQIA+ History Month events, activities and resources that are open to our staff and students to mark this important month.
For 2025 the national theme is Activism and Social Change.
At a time when LGBTQIA+ lives are often debated and sensationalised, we encourage you to listen to LGBTQIA+ peoples’ lived experiences and find out more about the contributions and history of the community. Take a look at our Media Recommendations for some inspiration!
Queen Mary University of London seeks to be the most inclusive university of its kind, anywhere, by 2030. We are proud to be a university that opens the doors of opportunity to anyone with the potential to succeed. Queen Mary's work to create an inclusive environment for our LGBTQIA+ staff and students is underpinned in our People, Culture, and Inclusion Enabling Plan.
At Queen Mary we champion the welfare and wellbeing of all our LGBTQIA+ staff and students. I am pleased to introduce Queen Mary’s programme of events and activities that will take place throughout February 2025, to highlight the history and achievements of LGBTQIA+ communities as we mark and celebrate LGBTQIA+ History Month.
The 2025 theme of ‘Activism and Social Change’ recognises that throughout history LGBTQIA+ people have been activists and have helped shape and create social change.
I encourage you all to take time during the month to learn more about the many contributions made, both past and present, by LGBTQIA+ people and to continue to raise awareness of the lived experiences of those within the LGBTQIA+ community. As individuals we all have a role to play in the creation of an inclusive environment for LGBTQIA+ people at Queen Mary and beyond.
- Dr Philippa Lloyd, Vice-Principal (Policy and Strategic Partnerships)
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