As part of our LGBTQIA+ History Month UK celebrations, we are delighted to be hosting some events between 18th to 25th February for you to participate in. All the following are free to register for, and we welcome both LGBTQIA+ members of the community and anyone else who would like to listen and learn!

Highland Queer Panel
Thursday 18th February @ 6pm

For our first event for LGBTQIA+ History Month, we have invited 4 representatives from the queer community in the Highlands to talk about queerness in the Highlands:

Ash Morgan - our very own VPFE will be the host for the evening.

Jess Taylor - the chair for Highland Pride who has worked tirelessly the past years to provide events and organised the very successful Highland Pride in 2019.

Harry Main - the current president of the Rainbow Foundation, HISA’s queer society.

Nikki Darling - a youth officer for Pillar, a LGBTQIA+ youth group.

This event is a chance to talk about the different experiences of the panel members as well as your own experience of queerness in the Highlands.

Sign up for the Highland Queer Panel by clicking this link.

 

Creative Writing Workshop
Monday 22nd February @ 5pm (1 hour)

Misha, the president of our Creative Writing Club will be hosting this creative writing workshop centred around the LGBTQIA+ History Month’s theme of “Mind, Body, Spirit”. Inspiring writing exercises, a calming atmosphere and new impulses to write will await you! This workshop is open to everyone, no experience required. Come along and channel your inner writer!

Sign up for the Creative Writing Workshop by clicking this link.

 

Meditation Session
Tuesday 23rd February @ 4pm (30 minutes)

Soul Seeker Yoga from Inverness is going to offer you a 30 minute mediation session. Take a break from everything, close your eyes and focus on your breath. This session is open to beginners as well as advanced meditation practitioners. Just bring yourself, a blanket or cushion and find yourself a quiet space.

Sign up for the Meditation Session by clicking this link.

 

Zine Workshop
Wednesday 24th February @ 5pm (1 hour 30 minutes)

The Edinburgh Zine Library (EZL) is putting on a workshop for you! This workshop is open to everyone, no skills required, you only have to bring enthusiasm for the medium zine. You will get the chance to make your zine and explore the medium a bit more. EZL will do an hour's structured workshop which will be followed by half an hour relaxed 'zine club' making space. We are looking forward to seeing you there!

Sign up for the Zine Workshop by clicking this link.

 

Workshop with Mermaids UK
Thursday 25th February @ 4pm (1 hour)

Mermaids UK has been supporting transgender, nonbinary and gender-diverse children, young people and their families since 1995. This workshop is aimed at both allies of the queer community and members of the queer community. This workshop will cover understanding gender, LGBTQIA terminology, challenges by young trans people, transition pathways, changing names, how to manage single-sex spaces and more. We want to provide a safe and open space for people in which everyone feel comfortable to share their stories or ask questions.

Sign up for the Mermaids Workshop by clicking this link.

If you have problems signing up to any of the above events, then please email HISAactivities@uhi.ac.uk for assistance. 

Click here for resources and recommendations on what to watch, read and listen to this LGBTQIA+ History Month.