LGBT history month - Hackney Citizen

‘We are ourselves’: Hackney football club launches kit to celebrate its standing as Europe’s first openly gay women’s team

Hackney Women’s FC new strip is full of details that pay tribute to its founders and history

Author: Marion Weaver

‘We are ourselves’: Hackney football club launches kit to celebrate its standing as Europe’s first openly gay women’s team

LGBT+ History Month: Hackney mayor hopes ‘people of every identity feel represented’ as borough’s celebrations get underway

Walks, talks, films, performances and more are taking place across the borough throughout February

Author: Hackney Citizen

LGBT+ History Month: Hackney mayor hopes ‘people of every identity feel represented’ as borough’s celebrations get underway

Stonewall FC and Clapton CFC to meet tomorrow in ‘marquee fixture’ celebrating LGBT+ history month

League match between the local rivals will double as tribute to the LGBT+ community and fighting discrimination in football

Author: Lizzie McAllister

Stonewall FC and Clapton CFC to meet tomorrow in ‘marquee fixture’ celebrating LGBT+ history month

Pride in your image: young and old LGBTQI+ locals come together for a pair of artistic Hackney Museum exhibits

Out and About and From Bedroom to Battleground will be open in time for LGBT History Month, after the Council spent a year collecting historical testimony and artefacts from the community

Author: Andrew Barnes

Badges of honour: Project Indigo worked with artist Liv Wynter to make their voices heard. Photograph: Hackney Council

Mayor launches year-long LGBTQI+ festival

Events throughout 2017 will celebrate Hackney’s LGBT+ community as part of drive to commemorate its history in the borough

Author: Hackney Citizen

Mayor Philip Glanville with Stik and I'm Empire

Urswick School pupils rise to Bake Off challenge

The event was hosted at The Urswick School and judges included celebrity chef Jack Monroe

Author: Hackney Citizen

Bake expectations: Urswick students Lisa Aguis, Safia Vatcher and Nikola Filar