Pride Talks: LGBT+ Mythbusting 

Pride is a positive stance against discrimination and violence toward lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT+) people to promote their self-affirmation, dignity, equality rights, increase their visibility as a social group, build community, and celebrate sexual diversity and gender variance. Pride, as opposed to shame and social stigma, is the predominant outlook that bolsters most LGBT+ rights movements throughout the world.Bristol Pride is also a chance to celebrate our community. Organised by members of the LGBT+ community Pride is the chance for all LGBT+ people, their friends, families and allies to stand up and declare they are proud of who they are and their loved ones.Bristol Pride is a registered charity (1166817) run by volunteers from the community. We work all year round to challenge homophobia and promote equality and diversity, for all, through various events, school visits, consultation services and lobbying. As an organisation our mission is to focus on these issues:CommunityTo bring the community together to celebrate, create understanding, opportunities for engagement and to tackle discrimination. We also want to create safe and positive events and opportunities for younger people to connect with the established communitySocialTo challenge hearts and minds and to be a beacon of positive social diversity both here in the UK and for those 77 countries where it is still illegal to be LGBTPoliticalTo not only help shape policy and procedure but to engage in the local and wider political landscape to not only further but to also maintain human right for LGBT communities everywhere

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+Venue has moved to the Balloon Bar in the Student's Union+
We are busting the myths around LGBT+ people past and present wide open; find out why LGBT+ behaviours are natural, why intersectional groups are important for LGBT+ people and more, with our panel of local experts:
Antonia Forster: What is Natural? LGBTQIA in the Animal Kingdom  Antonia Forster is an LGBT+ science presenter with an MSc in Animal Behaviour and published research. Combining her personal experiences and her scientific expertise (with a dash of comedy on top), Antonia is passionate about bringing science to the stage.
Edson Burton: Kiki Bristol, the Importance of Intersectional Identities Dr Edson Burton is a writer, historian, programme-curator and performer based in Bristol. His academic specialisms include: Bristol and the Transatlantic Slave Trade, Black History in the USA, Cultural continuities between Africa & the New World.
Jamie Lawson: University of Bristol, Anthropologist and Sexologist Dr Jamie Lawson’s major research interests are in sex and sexuality, with a particular focus on identity, embodiment and power. An interdisciplinary, queer researcher with a background in quantitative and qualitative research.
Joseph Hartland: Being LGBT+, the importance of being out to health professionals Dr Joseph Hartland has worked as a Doctor for the past 5 years, graduating from the University of Cardiff. His experiences of being both Doctor and patient while LGBT+ have informed his work.
There will be audience questions and discussion with the panel

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