A free lunchtime lecture will be held to mark LGBT History Month in February.

The lecture, entitled Homophobia: a global phenomenon, will be held at London’s UCL but will be viewable online.

It runs 1.15pm-1.55pm and is free and open to all with no pre-booking required. To watch the lecture live online log onto www.ucl.ac.uk/lhl/streamed.

For those who are busy or miss it, it can also be viewed from seven days after the event at www.youtube.com/UCLLHL .

Lecture details

Date: Thursday 3 February 2011

Title Homophobia: a global phenomenon

Lecturer: Professor Michael King (UCL Mental Health Sciences)

Summary: To mark LGBT History Month, Professor Michael King will look at why homophobia has existed in nearly every society throughout history, and what motivates the hatred of gay people around the world.