Born: 1947, United Kingdom
Died: NA
Country most active: United Kingdom
Also known as: NA
The following is excerpted from Infinite Women founder Allison Tyra’s book The View from the Hill: Women Who Made Their Mark After 40.
British activist Sue Sanders is an educator and feminist activist for LGBTQIA+ and disability rights. She is perhaps best known as the founder of LGBT History Month, which she instituted in 2004 with Schools OUT UK, which works toward the equality of LGBTQIA+ people in the country’s education system. In 2011, she established The Classroom, a website with more than 80 lesson plans free for teachers to use for teaching LGBTQIA+ issues across the curriculum and in all Key Stages connected to the national curriculum.
Previously, Sanders served on the LGBT Advisory Group to the British Government’s Hate Crime Board, was part of the National Union of Teachers LGBT working party and was a member of the Southwark Anti-Homophobic Forum. She also worked as a consultant for the Crown Prosecution Service, helping to create national policy on prosecuting homophobic crimes effectively. In 1996, she co-founded Chrysalis, a consulting firm that provides training on equal opportunity issues.