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To mark LGBT+ History Month, a panel of experts discuss the challenges and complexities of exploring sexuality across the centuries <\/p>

By Matt Elton\n \t\t<\/p>

Published: Friday, 17 February 2023 at 12:00 am<\/p>

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Uncovering and telling the stories of LGBTQ+ people in history can be rewarding, important work, but it\u2019s also often challenging and complex. How far is it possible to understand the sexualities of people in the past from our 21st-century vantage point? And which stories do we forget about? To mark LGBTQ+ History Month in the UK, Matt Elton hosts a panel of experts \u2013 Florence Scott, Fleur MacInnes, Tim Wingard, Channing Joseph and Anthony Delaney \u2013 to discuss issues of representation in the past.<\/p>\n\n

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