Talk on Twilight People

Event Date: 9th Feb, 2017
Event Time: 18:00 - 19:30

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Event Location: The Forum Exploration Lab 2, The Forum, University of Exeter.

Free, no booking required.

As part of the Twilight People exhibition, founder and project manager, Surat-Shaan Knan will be in conversation with Cheryl Morgan, co-chair of OutStories and director of The Diversity Trust. There will also be a screening of the Twilight People short film.

Surat-Shaan Knan works for the Liberal Jewish movement UK and is a campaigner for faith related LGBTQI issues. Shaan is the founder and manager of the landmark Heritage Lottery Fund supported projects Rainbow Jews and Twilight People. Shaan is a proud member of the Stonewall Trans Advisory Group. Shaan is a non-binary trans activist from a mixed heritage (passionate about #trans #nonbinary #faith #BAME #TPOC #intersections #intersex #heritage). Shaan’s new project is Rainbow Pilgrims: The Rites and Passages of LGBTQI Migrants in Britain. More about Surat-Shaan here.

Cheryl Morgan is a science fiction critic and publisher. She is a Co-Chair of OutStories Bristol and lectures regularly on both trans history and science fiction and fantasy literature. Some of her work can be found on Academia.edu. Cheryl is a regular presenter of the Women’s Outlook show on Ujima Radio in Bristol. She is a Director of The Diversity Trust for whom she run trans awareness courses. You can find her online at http://www.cheryl-morgan.com/ or follow her on Twitter @CherylMorgan.

For more on the Twilight People project visit the Twilight People website.