This is a good step in the right direction in terms of representation of the LGBT community in the South West, and in developing the number of museum and heritage events in the region - as a history student in Exeter, it can be frustrating to be lacking the number of museums of a larger city!
The festival will be launched by our MP Ben Bradshaw, and the Mayor of Exeter at the Exeter this Saturday 11th February at the Royal Albert Memorial Museum. The main event will take place on Sunday 12th February at the Exeter Phoenix Centre from 11am-5:30pm, and will feature a series of free talks on various aspects of LGBT history. The keynote speaker is the award-winning author Diana Souhami.
Unfortunately I am away this weekend and am unable to attend the main event, but if like me, you can't make the Sunday event, there are other events going on throughout the month, so I would encourage you to check out some of them!
You can find more information here:
http://www.exeter.ac.uk/news/university/title_565283_en.html
And for information specifically on the main event this Sunday:
https://www.exeterphoenix.org.uk/events/lgbt-history-festival-2017/
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