Evan Davis

The BBC's Evan Davis, presenter of the Today Programme on Radio 4, helps to launch LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender) History Month 2011 in Southwark with Queer Question Time. It takes place  at Southwark Council's Tooley Street headquarters on Tuesday February 1.

MC Steward Who? will open the evening at 7pm with evening with a performance from the Pink Singers, London’s LGBT community choir.

This will be followed by Queer Question Time at 7.30pm. Evan will chair an hour long public debate with a panel of five local, national, and international LGBT icons and commentators, including Matthew Parris (writer, broadcaster and Times columnist), Sue Sanders (LGBT activist and co-chair of Schools Out), John Amaechi (psychologist, New York Times best-selling author and former NBA basketball player), and Angela Eagle MP (Westminster's first out lesbian). A fifth panelist will be announced closer to the time.

This is the seventh year that LGBT History Month has been marked across the UK. It is an annual celebration of the lives and achievements of the LGBT community, with a special theme this year of "tackling homophobia and transphobia in the world of sport". Queer Question Time will cover this topic as well as broader issues facing the LGBT community.

Doors open at 6pm and refreshments will be served. Admission is free but advance booking is strongly advised as places are limited. To book a place contact Helen Laker on 020 7525 0848 or Helen.Laker@southwark.gov.uk

Submit questions before the night to:
askqqt@gmail.com