Cheshire East Council is flying the rainbow flag for the whole of February to celebrate LGBT+ History Month.
LGBT+ History Month is an annual month-long observation of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender history.
It’s just over 50 years since the first Pride march in Britain, and the theme for this year’s event is ‘behind the lens’ to celebrate the involvement of LGBT+ people in cinema and film from behind the camera.
The month-long celebration takes place every February and marks the contribution that LGBT+ people have made to society and their communities over the years.
It’s also a celebration of the history of gay rights and related civil rights movements.
It aims to strengthen the community and provide role models, whilst also shining a spotlight on the contributions of the LGBT+ community
The rainbow flag will fly from council offices at Westfields in Sandbach, the Municipal Building in Crewe and the town hall in Macclesfield (Monday to Friday) while the Ukrainian flag will fly at weekends.
Cllr Mick Warren, chair of Cheshire East Council’s communities and environment committee, said: “I am very proud that this council supports LGBT+ History Month and that we will be flying the rainbow flag during February.
“As we’ve seen at the Pride events we’ve held since our first event at Tatton Park in 2018 – whether live or virtually – we have a proud and vibrant LGBT+ community across the borough, which we look forward to continuing to be engaged with in the future.”
Cllr Marilyn Houston, Cheshire East Council’s member equality champion, said: “The council has made great progress in supporting those of us in our LGBT+ community in recent years.
“Pride, or Virtual Pride as it was during the Covid-19 pandemic, has been a big part of that and continues to grow as we celebrate all our diverse communities.”
