LGBT History Month 2026

For 2026 Medway Pride and our partner Nucleus Arts are hosting out Pride is a Protest and a Celebration LGBTQIA+History history exhobition between 20th and 25th of February

This exhibition includes both written and oral information about the formation of LGBTQIA+ equality law and how the delivery of change was brought about. The information is accesable at the exhibition by using QR code links on any internet conected device (Smart Phone, Tablet etc).

The exhibition is the begining of a journey to discover how these changes affected the lives of LGBTQIA+ people their families and friends over the period 1957 to 2025, which will be developed over the comming months for a following exhibition.

Open Monday to Saturday 10am to 4pm at the Halpern Gallery 272 Hight Street, Chatham, Kent, ME4 4BP

National LGBTQIA+ History Month Science and Innovation

This LGBTQIA+ History Month, we’re celebrating queer pioneers in science and innovation. John Maynard Keynes was one of the most influential economists of the 20th century. He was also a gay man whose life intertwined with the Bloomsbury Group’s rich, unapologetically queer culture. His early relationships with men shaped his world long before his economic theories reshaped governments. This History Month, we honour both the brilliance of his ideas and the courage it took to live authentically in a world that wasn’t ready for him.

Michelangelo’s genius shaped the Renaissance — and his queerness shaped it too. The sculptor of David and painter of the Sistine Chapel left behind passionate poems and letters to men, revealing a depth of feeling that traditional histories tried to erase.

His art radiates intimacy, attention, and a reverence for the male form that goes far beyond technique. He was an innovator too: David was carved from a single block of marble. This had never been done before for a statue the this size. He know too that people would view the statue from below, so he ‘forced the perspective’, making David’s head larger in proportion to the rest of him. Celebrating Michelangelo during LGBTQIA+ History Month means reclaiming the truth: queer creativity has always been at the centre of culture, even when the world tried to hide it.

Michelangelo’s genius shaped the Renaissance — and his queerness shaped it too. The sculptor of David and painter of the Sistine Chapel left behind passionate poems and letters to men, revealing a depth of feeling that traditional histories tried to erase.

His art radiates intimacy, attention, and a reverence for the male form that goes far beyond technique. He was an innovator too: David was carved from a single block of marble. This had never been done before for a statue the this size. He know too that people would view the statue from below, so he ‘forced the perspective’, making David’s head larger in proportion to the rest of him. Celebrating Michelangelo during LGBTQIA+ History Month means reclaiming the truth: queer creativity has always been at the centre of culture, even when the world tried to hide it.

A pioneering computer scientist and a trans woman, Sophie Wilson co-designed the ARM architecture that enables billions of smartphones and devices today. Her legacy is one of innovation, resilience, and quiet revolution. Celebrating Sophie means celebrating the trans brilliance that powers our everyday lives.