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LGBT+ History Month Resources
These resources were created by The Proud Trust, please contact them for any queries.
LGBT+ History Month 2024, founded by Schools Out, is themed: Science and Medicine and aims to shine a spotlight on members of the LGBT+ community who have made contributions to the NHS, medicine and health care in the past. The Proud Trust have produced a fabulous resource and education pack that can be downloaded here featuring:
- LGBT+ Representation in Science and Medicine
- Follow your Hart: Dr Alan Hart Information and Worksheets
- Decoding LGBT+ History
- LGBT+ History of Science Fiction Sheet and Storyboard Template
Aims
To consider LGBT+ representation in the fields of science and medicine throughout history and to research and make visible LGBT+ people and celebrate their achievements.
Learning Objectives
- Understand LGBT+ language and terminology.
- Think critically about the kinds of representation that we see in the fields of science and medicine.
- Understand what positive representation means and why it is important in the fields of science and medicine.
- Discover and celebrate some LGBT+ people who work for or have worked in science and medicine, and their accomplishments.
National Curriculum Links
Relationships and Sex Education: Respectful relationships, including friendships:
- How stereotypes, in particular stereotypes based on sex, gender, race, religion, sexual orientation or disability, can cause damage.
- That, in school and wider society, they can expect to be treated with respect by others, and that in turn they should show due respect to others.
History (KS3):
- Know[…] how people’s lives have shaped this nation and how Britain has influenced and been influenced by the wider world