From the 16th to the 22nd of February, in celebration of LGBT History
Month, UBU are holding Sexuality Week: A week dedicated to the questioning
and exploration of LGBT issues and rights. We have a whole week of diverse
and entertaining events, so why not come along and listen, learn and get
involved? All of our events are open to all sexualities, so don't think
just cause you're straight you can't come!
The Line-up of events is as follows:
Monday 16th February: Talks and Refreshments
Join us at 7.15 pm in the old Epi Bar for talks from members of LGBT
organisations in our community; hear about what they do, how they help
people of sexual minorities and what LGBT History Month means to them.
Tuesday 17th February: The Sexuality Debate
In conjunction with Bristol University Debating Society, we are staging a
show debate with the motion "This house believes that LGBT MP's should be
publicly outed". After the recent success of the film "Milk", what could be
more appropriate? Starts 7.15 pm in the old Epi Bar
Wednesday 18th February: The Southwest 2nd Annual Sexuality Fair
Our main event of the week sees the Brunel Suite transformed by many stalls
celebrating sex and sexuality, including themes such as education, leisure
and retail. The University's LGBT society, UBU and the NUS will all be
present, there will also be workshops run throughout the day as well as a
raffle, raising money for Freedom Youth, a local LGBT youth organisation.
The fair is running from 12 until 7 pm so pop along whenever you can! The
raffle will be drawn in the Mandela bar at 7.30 pm.
Thursday 19th February: T Is For Thursday - Trans Awareness Film Night
The first film night of the week starts at 7 pm in the Brunel Suite, where
we are showing a trans documentary and then at 8.30 pm the award winning
film Transamerica; The story of a male-to-female transexual who goes on a
road trip with her long lost son.
Saturday 21st February: Film Night
The second film night of the week will be held in the Training Room on the
4th floor of the Union. We start at 7 pm with the film Cowboys And Angels;
a film that sets out to explore the difficulties for young people in
keeping their identities in a fast moving culture of drugs and clubs. At
8.45 pm we will be showing But, I'm A Cheerleader: a film about a lesbian
cheerleader who is sent to a residential inpatient reparative therapy camp
to be cured.
Sunday 22nd February: Sexuality Pub Quiz
We wrap up our week with the Sexuality Pub Quiz! Held in the Mandela Bar at
7.30 pm, come join us for a pub quiz with an LGBT twist. Most of the
questions are general knowledge so there's no need to revise! First prize
wins a £50 bar tab!
Hope to see you there!