{"id":29179,"date":"2018-02-15T15:39:09","date_gmt":"2018-02-15T15:39:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.jomec.co.uk\/intercardiff\/?p=29179"},"modified":"2018-02-15T15:39:09","modified_gmt":"2018-02-15T15:39:09","slug":"lgbt-history-month-event-launched-cardiff-bay","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/business-culture\/lgbt-history-month-event-launched-cardiff-bay","title":{"rendered":"“There is still a long way to go in LGBT career”"},"content":{"rendered":"

Crowds gathered to celebrate LGBT History Month at the National Assembly of Wales.<\/h2>\n

Although it’s easier than ever for LGBT people to come out we still need to make it easier for people to talk about their sexuality, according to a leading gay rights activist.<\/p>\n

Jeffrey Weeks was speaking at the event of Outing The Past at the National Assembly of Wales last Saturday when he presented a talk on the topic titled “My history and your history”.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere is no doubt that parents are much more willing to accept that sexuality isn\u2019t one thing. The more we can do to encourage knowledge of that, the quicker people will come out with who they are and what they want to be.”<\/p>\n

Jeffrey born in the poor valley of Rhondda in Wales, who became a Gay Liberation Front activist, LGBT historian professor and writer later.<\/p>\n

The event focused on raising awareness of the past attitudes towards sex and gender.<\/p>\n

\u201cEquality is about following a path to similarity, but also the road to glorious varieties. Each one of us has our own story, each one of us is different. Today, our story, our history forms part of modern Wales,” said Jeremy Miles AM, the host of the event.<\/p>\n

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