Head's Newsletter 11 February 2022

LGBT + HISTORY MONTH

Tiffin is proud to be marking an important aspect of history by celebrating LGBT+ History Month this February. LGBT+ History Month was started in 2005 by the UK LGBT+ charity Schools OUT to bring queer history to light after a long period where school children grew up hearing nothing positive about LGBT+ people and their lives, largely due to a policy called Section 28. Section 28 was made law in 1988 and enforced until 2000 in Scotland and 2003 in England and Wales and prevented teachers from talking about same - sex relationships in schools, forcing teachers back into the closet or out of their jobs, and scarred a generation of LGBT+ people all at the height of the HIV/AIDS crisis, causing more hurt to an already marginalised community. Here at Tiffin we are celebrating with form time discussions, assemblies, and a book display in the LRC with the aim of raising the visibility of LGBT+ people and raising awareness of significant historical events in the LGBT+ community's fight for equal rights, while also highlighting the current progress and challenges facing the LGBT+ community today.