Velvet-Club Connecting Lesbians & Bi-women around the World
My Unique Story is a series of talks by remarkable women that give either a firsthand account, or an insight into an experience or personal journey. Each conveys a special message that demonstrates how the speaker(s) journey has helped her overcome adversity, developed skills, identify opportunities, inspired success or forced a life changing decision! 5.00pm - Arrival - Conference Room, The Lesbian & Gay Foundation, Manchester 5.30pm - 7.45pm: My Unique Story... is told, followed by Q&A session This evening 'My Unique Story' will give an unprecedented opportunity, as part of the Manchester Pride Fringe events, to gain an insight and ask questions about the professional careers and personal experiences of women who have been, or are currently 'Out' in the Armed Forces. The panel will discuss matters surrounding their identity prior to being allowed to serve openly and since the introduction of the general Code of Sexual Conduct for Her Majesties Armed Forces in January 2000. The Ministry of Defence, Royal Navy, British Army and Royal Air Force are all members of Stonewall's Diversity Champions Programme and regularly feature in the Workplace Equality Index Top 100.
Tickets : £ 4.10 Tickets
Address : The Lesbian & Gay Foundation
5 Richmond Street
Manchester
M1 3HF
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- 01 September – Leslie Feinberg (1949–2014), American transgender activist & author
- 01 September – Lily Tomlin (1939–), American actress, comedian, writer & producer
- 02 September – Elizabeth Birch (1956–), American attorney, former corporate executive & LGBTQ advocate
- 03 September – Sarah Orne Jewett (1849–1909), American writer & poet
- 04 September – Mary Renault (1905–1983), English novelist
- 06 September – Jane Addams (1860–1935), social worker, writer, activist & first American woman to win Nobel Peace Prize
- 07 September – Valerie Taylor (1913–1997), American pulp fiction author
- 07 September – Evan Rachel Wood (1987–), American actress
- 08 September – Dema Harshbarger (1884–1964), American talent manager & concert promoter
- 10 September – Alison Bechdel (1960–), American cartoonist
- 10 September – H.D. (1886–1961), American poet, novelist & memoirist
- 11 September – Kristy McNichol (1962–), American actress
- 13 September – Nell Carter (1948–2003), American actress & singer
- 13 September – Claudette Colbert (1903–1996), French-American actress
- 15 September – Ann Bannon (1932–), American author
- 18 September – Eugenia Rasponi (1873–1958), Italian aristocrat, suffragist & businessperson
- 18 September – Greta Garbo (1905–1990), Swedish actress
- 19 September – Soni Wolf (1948–2018), American queer activist & co-founder of Dykes on Bikes
- 19 September – Tegan Quin (1980–), Canadian singer-songwriter-musician & member of indie rock duo Tegan and Sara
- 19 September – Sara Quin (1980–), Canadian singer-songwriter-musician & member of indie rock duo Tegan and Sara
- 21 September – Anne Burrell (1969–2025), American chef & TV personality
- 21 September – Fannie Flagg (1944–), American actress, comedian & author
- 27 September – Carrie Brownstein (1974–), American musician, writer & actress
- 28 September – St. Vincent (1982–), American singer-songwriter & musician
- 29 September – Danica Roem (1984–), American journalist & politician, Member of the Virginia House of Delegates
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