Sue Sanders

Emeritus Professor Sue Sanders of the Harvey Milk Institute, an “out and proud” lesbian, is chair of Schools OUT UK. In 2004 she instituted the UK’s LGBT History Month an annual event which happens every February. In 2007 she was responsible for The Classroom which has lesson plans that ‘usualise’ LGBT people in all their diversity for all ages across the curriculum. She co runs OUTing the Past an annual international festival of LGBT+ history. As an educator Sue is an active proponent of an inclusive and relevant curriculum in education and works to educate out all forms of prejudice.