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  1. #IanMcKellen says 'Star Wars' icon told him to avoid #LGBTQ politics

    The actor and LGBTQ rights advocate revealed in a new interview that fellow actor #AlecGuinness once "pleaded" with him to avoid discussing the political issue.

    by Edward Segarra
    May 11, 2026, 1:25 p.m. ET

    "Ian McKellen doesn't need anyone's permission to stand on his soapbox.
    In an interview with The Guardian published May 7, the Oscar-nominated actor revealed that he was allegedly discouraged by fellow actor Alec Guinness from speaking out on #LGBTQRights.

    "Guinness, who died in 2000, was an acclaimed British actor, best known among sci-fi fans for his role as Obi-Wan Kenobi in the original 'Star Wars' trilogy.
    While discussing the 'worst piece of advice' he'd ever been given, McKellen recalled an alleged meeting he had with Guinness around the late '80s.

    " 'He took me for an Italian lunch in Pimlico, where we chatted about this and that until he brought up the real reason for his invitation,' McKellen, 86, told the British outlet. 'He had heard about my work to establish #Stonewall – a lobby group to present to the government and the world at large the case for treating U.K. lesbians and gays equally under the law with the rest of the population.

    " 'He thought it somewhat unseemly for an actor to dabble in public or political affairs and advised me, sort of pleaded with me, to withdraw. Advice from an older generation, which I didn't follow.' "

    Read more:
    usatoday.com/story/entertainme

    Archived version:
    archive.ph/TLa3k

    #UKPol #OutAndProud #LGBTHistoryMonth #PrideLondon #OxfordPride #GayGlos #FFLAG

  2. #IanMcKellen says 'Star Wars' icon told him to avoid #LGBTQ politics

    The actor and LGBTQ rights advocate revealed in a new interview that fellow actor #AlecGuinness once "pleaded" with him to avoid discussing the political issue.

    by Edward Segarra
    May 11, 2026, 1:25 p.m. ET

    "Ian McKellen doesn't need anyone's permission to stand on his soapbox.
    In an interview with The Guardian published May 7, the Oscar-nominated actor revealed that he was allegedly discouraged by fellow actor Alec Guinness from speaking out on #LGBTQRights.

    "Guinness, who died in 2000, was an acclaimed British actor, best known among sci-fi fans for his role as Obi-Wan Kenobi in the original 'Star Wars' trilogy.
    While discussing the 'worst piece of advice' he'd ever been given, McKellen recalled an alleged meeting he had with Guinness around the late '80s.

    " 'He took me for an Italian lunch in Pimlico, where we chatted about this and that until he brought up the real reason for his invitation,' McKellen, 86, told the British outlet. 'He had heard about my work to establish #Stonewall – a lobby group to present to the government and the world at large the case for treating U.K. lesbians and gays equally under the law with the rest of the population.

    " 'He thought it somewhat unseemly for an actor to dabble in public or political affairs and advised me, sort of pleaded with me, to withdraw. Advice from an older generation, which I didn't follow.' "

    Read more:
    usatoday.com/story/entertainme

    Archived version:
    archive.ph/TLa3k

    #UKPol #OutAndProud #LGBTHistoryMonth #PrideLondon #OxfordPride #GayGlos #FFLAG

  3. #IanMcKellen says 'Star Wars' icon told him to avoid #LGBTQ politics

    The actor and LGBTQ rights advocate revealed in a new interview that fellow actor #AlecGuinness once "pleaded" with him to avoid discussing the political issue.

    by Edward Segarra
    May 11, 2026, 1:25 p.m. ET

    "Ian McKellen doesn't need anyone's permission to stand on his soapbox.
    In an interview with The Guardian published May 7, the Oscar-nominated actor revealed that he was allegedly discouraged by fellow actor Alec Guinness from speaking out on #LGBTQRights.

    "Guinness, who died in 2000, was an acclaimed British actor, best known among sci-fi fans for his role as Obi-Wan Kenobi in the original 'Star Wars' trilogy.
    While discussing the 'worst piece of advice' he'd ever been given, McKellen recalled an alleged meeting he had with Guinness around the late '80s.

    " 'He took me for an Italian lunch in Pimlico, where we chatted about this and that until he brought up the real reason for his invitation,' McKellen, 86, told the British outlet. 'He had heard about my work to establish #Stonewall – a lobby group to present to the government and the world at large the case for treating U.K. lesbians and gays equally under the law with the rest of the population.

    " 'He thought it somewhat unseemly for an actor to dabble in public or political affairs and advised me, sort of pleaded with me, to withdraw. Advice from an older generation, which I didn't follow.' "

    Read more:
    usatoday.com/story/entertainme

    Archived version:
    archive.ph/TLa3k

    #UKPol #OutAndProud #LGBTHistoryMonth #PrideLondon #OxfordPride #GayGlos #FFLAG

  4. #IanMcKellen says 'Star Wars' icon told him to avoid #LGBTQ politics

    The actor and LGBTQ rights advocate revealed in a new interview that fellow actor #AlecGuinness once "pleaded" with him to avoid discussing the political issue.

    by Edward Segarra
    May 11, 2026, 1:25 p.m. ET

    "Ian McKellen doesn't need anyone's permission to stand on his soapbox.
    In an interview with The Guardian published May 7, the Oscar-nominated actor revealed that he was allegedly discouraged by fellow actor Alec Guinness from speaking out on #LGBTQRights.

    "Guinness, who died in 2000, was an acclaimed British actor, best known among sci-fi fans for his role as Obi-Wan Kenobi in the original 'Star Wars' trilogy.
    While discussing the 'worst piece of advice' he'd ever been given, McKellen recalled an alleged meeting he had with Guinness around the late '80s.

    " 'He took me for an Italian lunch in Pimlico, where we chatted about this and that until he brought up the real reason for his invitation,' McKellen, 86, told the British outlet. 'He had heard about my work to establish #Stonewall – a lobby group to present to the government and the world at large the case for treating U.K. lesbians and gays equally under the law with the rest of the population.

    " 'He thought it somewhat unseemly for an actor to dabble in public or political affairs and advised me, sort of pleaded with me, to withdraw. Advice from an older generation, which I didn't follow.' "

    Read more:
    usatoday.com/story/entertainme

    Archived version:
    archive.ph/TLa3k

    #UKPol #OutAndProud #LGBTHistoryMonth #PrideLondon #OxfordPride #GayGlos #FFLAG

  5. #IanMcKellen says 'Star Wars' icon told him to avoid #LGBTQ politics

    The actor and LGBTQ rights advocate revealed in a new interview that fellow actor #AlecGuinness once "pleaded" with him to avoid discussing the political issue.

    by Edward Segarra
    May 11, 2026, 1:25 p.m. ET

    "Ian McKellen doesn't need anyone's permission to stand on his soapbox.
    In an interview with The Guardian published May 7, the Oscar-nominated actor revealed that he was allegedly discouraged by fellow actor Alec Guinness from speaking out on #LGBTQRights.

    "Guinness, who died in 2000, was an acclaimed British actor, best known among sci-fi fans for his role as Obi-Wan Kenobi in the original 'Star Wars' trilogy.
    While discussing the 'worst piece of advice' he'd ever been given, McKellen recalled an alleged meeting he had with Guinness around the late '80s.

    " 'He took me for an Italian lunch in Pimlico, where we chatted about this and that until he brought up the real reason for his invitation,' McKellen, 86, told the British outlet. 'He had heard about my work to establish #Stonewall – a lobby group to present to the government and the world at large the case for treating U.K. lesbians and gays equally under the law with the rest of the population.

    " 'He thought it somewhat unseemly for an actor to dabble in public or political affairs and advised me, sort of pleaded with me, to withdraw. Advice from an older generation, which I didn't follow.' "

    Read more:
    usatoday.com/story/entertainme

    Archived version:
    archive.ph/TLa3k

    #UKPol #OutAndProud #LGBTHistoryMonth #PrideLondon #OxfordPride #GayGlos #FFLAG

  6. My late friend Darryl W. Bullock’s book ‘David Bowie Made Me Gay’ is still having an impact. So incredibly proud of him, and I think he’d be happy that his work has outlived him. #LGBTHistoryMonth

  7. «February is LGBT+ History Month…» 🏳️‍🌈🎞

    Short video (⏳≈2min) by the ALEX Project (🇬🇧 org, but this is applicable globally). ^~

    💖❤️‍🔥

    There's a transcript below, if you'd rather read it straight than watch. :3

    Original at:
    🦋 bsky.app/profile/ask4alex.bsky

    #SexWorkSaturday #LGBTHistoryMonth #AlexProject #ShortVideo #Video #LGBTIQA #LGBTIQ #LGBTIB #LGBT #LGBTQ #SexWork #History #UK #GB

  8. Therapists Against Conversion #Therapy and #Transphobia (TACTT) "Shocking Treatment! Is the media erasing trans history?" #LGBTHistoryMonth guest post from Hel Spandler, professor at the University of Lancashire, for LGBTQ+ history month therapistsagainsttransphobia.o #AversionTherapy #ConversionTherapy

  9. February is LGBT+ History Month, a time to remember and celebrate the rich and diverse history and achievements of LGBTQ+ people and communities around the world. We also remember the struggles and obstacles faced along the way, and the activism and perseverance that guided us toward progress.

    Who's your LGBTQ+ hero from history?

    #LGBTHistoryMonth #LGBTQHistory #TransHistory #QueerHistory #LGBTQI #LGBTQ #LGBTI #LGBT #Queer

  10. 2/2 Heute mit dem ersten Tag des Februars beginnt der LGBT+ History Month und der Black History Month!
    ❤️🧡💛💚💙💜🖤🤎

    ➡️ Queere und BIPoC Geschichte sind eng miteinander verbunden. Insbesondere Schlüsselmomente der queeren Geschichte wie die Stonewall Aufstände wurden maßgeblich von BIPoC geprägt.

    #aktionstage #lgbthistorymonth #blackhistorymonth #queerweg #blacklivesmatter #pride #stonewallwasariot #VielfaltInThüringen #QueerWegWirkt

  11. 1/2 Heute mit dem ersten Tag des Februars beginnt der LGBT+ History Month und der Black History Month!
    ❤️🧡💛💚💙💜🖤🤎

    ➡️ Queere und BIPoC Geschichte sind eng miteinander verbunden. Insbesondere Schlüsselmomente der queeren Geschichte wie die Stonewall Aufstände wurden maßgeblich von BIPoC geprägt.

    #aktionstage #lgbthistorymonth #blackhistorymonth #queerweg #blacklivesmatter #pride #stonewallwasariot #VielfaltInThüringen #QueerWegWirkt

  12. 1/2 Heute mit dem ersten Tag des Februars beginnt der LGBT+ History Month und der Black History Month!
    ❤️🧡💛💚💙💜🖤🤎

    ➡️ Queere und BIPoC Geschichte sind eng miteinander verbunden. Insbesondere Schlüsselmomente der queeren Geschichte wie die Stonewall Aufstände wurden maßgeblich von BIPoC geprägt.

    #aktionstage #lgbthistorymonth #blackhistorymonth #queerweg #blacklivesmatter #pride #stonewallwasariot #VielfaltInThüringen #QueerWegWirkt

  13. 1/2 Heute mit dem ersten Tag des Februars beginnt der LGBT+ History Month und der Black History Month!
    ❤️🧡💛💚💙💜🖤🤎

    ➡️ Queere und BIPoC Geschichte sind eng miteinander verbunden. Insbesondere Schlüsselmomente der queeren Geschichte wie die Stonewall Aufstände wurden maßgeblich von BIPoC geprägt.

    #aktionstage #lgbthistorymonth #blackhistorymonth #queerweg #blacklivesmatter #pride #stonewallwasariot #VielfaltInThüringen #QueerWegWirkt

  14. 1/2 Heute mit dem ersten Tag des Februars beginnt der LGBT+ History Month und der Black History Month!
    ❤️🧡💛💚💙💜🖤🤎

    ➡️ Queere und BIPoC Geschichte sind eng miteinander verbunden. Insbesondere Schlüsselmomente der queeren Geschichte wie die Stonewall Aufstände wurden maßgeblich von BIPoC geprägt.

    #aktionstage #lgbthistorymonth #blackhistorymonth #queerweg #blacklivesmatter #pride #stonewallwasariot #VielfaltInThüringen #QueerWegWirkt

  15. While queer people abhor demonization in our real lives, many of us have come to identify with these disruptive outsiders and fiendish alter egos, especially if their cruelty is seasoned with flamboyance and “camp”.
    And if you’re looking for camp — there’s no one like Freddy.
    medium.com/prismnpen/who-does-

    #LGBTQ #October #LGBTHistoryMonth #SpookySeason #HorrroMovies

  16. Plas Newydd, the welsh name for many large houses built in recent centuries (in English ‘new hall’) was the home of the Two Ladies of Llangollen in Denbighshire in north of Wales.
    As LGBTQ History Month draws to a close, #today we just made it in time to visit the home of Eleanor and Sarah though their house & the crocus covered garden we saw there today would not have been recognised by the famous couple circa 1800.
    #lgbt #lgbthistorymonth #LadiesOfLlangollen #wales #cymru #crocus #cymraeg

  17. "Hospitals run by lesbian couples during the world wars" is a nonfiction topic I keep coming across, and I am here for it.

    #bookstodon #nonfiction #books #AmReading #history #lgbtq #queer #LGBTHistoryMonth

  18. It's #LGBTHistoryMonth in the UK. So here's my list from last year's Pride Month detailing thirty LGBTQIA+ authors, from old to new. Enjoy, and remember: they brought us great art.

    thomaswrightson.co.uk/2024/06/

  19. Anyway, happy #LGBTHistoryMonth to all. I can't believe it's been two years since my queer history book was published!

    TWENTY-EIGHT is a collection of 28 works from different contributors, edited by me, telling the story of the UK's "don't say gay" law of the 80s and 90s - and the long shadow it still leaves to this day.

    There are a couple of stories in there from my teen years. Go on, you know you want to read them.

    reconnectingrainbows.co.uk/boo

  20. I have seen some history/classics/antiquitues academics posting about #AncientBlackness for #BlackHistoryMonth in the US. In the UK it is #LGBTHistoryMonth and I would love to see posts from academics about those who fall outside of "straight" or the gender binary throughout history.

  21. Trans Pride Southampton wishes everyone a very happy and productive LGBT History Month for all of our LGBTQIA+ followers, volunteers and affiliates. We value all of you, we celebrate the rights that have been hard won for queer people across the world and we support the rights of those in the community which are under threat or yet to be won.

    Image description: a square post saying “Happy LGBT History Month”, these words are surrounded by images of:

    Sylvia Rivera, an American trans sex worker activist with the Street Transvestite Action Revolutionaries (STAR) banner, an organisation she co founded with another Stonewall Veteran Marsha P Johnson

    A logo of Solent Pride, a several day long pride event across the Solent, which ran from 1992 - 1994

    James Baldwin, an American writer and civil rights activist

    The Lesbian And Gays Support The Miners banner, from the 1980s in the UK which stood alliance with the National Union of Mineworkers during a year long strike.

    Harvey Milk, the first openly gay man to be elected to public office in California

    Christine Jorgensen, the first person to become famous after receiving sexual reassignment surgery in the United States, she was named Woman Of The Year in 1953

    #LGBTHistoryMonth #LGBT #Pride #LGBTHistory #LGBTQ #LGBQTIA #Trans #Transgender #Gay #Bi #Lesbian #Bisexual #Queer

  22. We wish all our readers, contributors & affiliates a very happy & productive LGBT History Month. We celebrate the rights hard won by the community and support the ongoing fight for members of the LGBTQIA+ community across the world who are still fighting. #LGBTHistoryMonth #LGBT #Pride #LGBTHistory

  23. February is #lgbthistorymonth and one of our best-sellers and readers’ favourites is a novel set in the 18th century LGBT+ community.
    The Betrayal of Thomas True by A J West is a witty, heartfelt book which we recommend without hesitation, in stock here in your #localbookshop.

  24. 10/12/24

    THE STUDIO DOOR
    3867 4th Avenue in the Heart of Hillcrest, #SanDiego

    ART+ #LGBTHISTORYMONTH

    Community Presentations
    11:00 AM - 12:30 PM

    Gallery #Art Reception
    6:00 PM - 9:00 PM

    Free to the Public

  25. We've been sharing lots of history related articles over the past week - obviously because it's #LGBTHistoryMonth in the UK, but also because there's a lot to be gained by knowing our history.

    Read how historians are documenting the lives of transgender people at nationalgeographic.com/history

    #LGBTHM #QueerHistory #TransHistory #Trans #Transgender #NonBinary #LGBTQIA #LGBTQI #LGBTQ #LGBTI #LGBT #Queer

  26. Regular followers of TransActual's social media channels will know that we like our history. So naturally, we love #LGBTHistoryMonth.

    We really enjoyed reading Roland Betancourt's article 'Transgender Lives in the Middle Ages through Art, Literature, and Medicine'. You can read it too: getty.edu/news/scholars-respon

    #LGBTHM #QueerHistory #TransHistory #Trans #Transgender #NonBinary #LGBTQIA #LGBTQI #LGBTQ #LGBTI #LGBT #Queer

  27. Innana was an important deity for the ancient Mesopotamians. They believed she had the power to change someone’s gender. Her priests and followers were known for their rejection of gender binaries.

    academuseducation.co.uk/amp/an

    (Accessibility: A Photo of Mesopotamian carvings with a Purple text box)

    #LGBTHistoryMonth #Mesopotamians #Transgender #Trans #LGBT #LGBTQIA