https://lgbthistoryuk.org/api.php?action=feedcontributions&feedformat=atom&user=Shaan 2026-07-15T00:10:43Z User contributions MediaWiki 1.45.1 https://lgbthistoryuk.org/index.php?title=Surat-Shaan_Knan&diff=34930 2015-12-07T11:54:09Z

<p>Shaan: Created page with &quot;Surat-Shaan Knan&#039;&#039;&#039;Surat-Shaan Knan&#039;&#039;&#039; (Surat-Shaan Knan) is the founder and project manager of Rainbow Jews and Twilight People[www.tw...&quot;</p> <hr /> <div>[[File:Surat-Shaan Knan.jpg|thumb|Surat-Shaan Knan]]'''Surat-Shaan Knan''' (Surat-Shaan Knan) is the founder and project manager of [[Rainbow Jews]] and Twilight People[www.twilightpeople.com]<br /> <br /> Surat-Shaan works for the Liberal Jewish movement UK and is a campaigner for faith related LGBTQI issues. He/they is the founder and manager of the landmark Lottery Heritage funded projects Rainbow Jews and Twilight People: Stories of Faith and Gender Beyond the Binary.<br /> <br /> Surat-Shaan is a trans activist and blogs about transitioning issues for Jewish News UK (Ponderings of a Transgender Jew).<br /> He has been nominated by Haaretz as new Jewish queer pioneer for Tel Aviv Pride 2014.<br /> He is a high-profile public speaker and has presented at numerous international conferences including Gender Odyssey, Seattle, Tel Aviv LGBT Leadership Conference; ILGA World ; AIDS 2014 Melbourne, Global Interfaith Network, Johannesburg 2014, and WOGA Outgames, Antwerp 2013. <br /> Shaan has an M.A. degree in Psychology (Gender Studies), Journalism and Theatre, and has worked for over two decades as educator and project coordinator with numerous international organisations including Sydney Western University.<br /> <br /> Shaan is currently also involved in the AHRC funded project Ritual Reconstructed in collaboration with Buckinghamshire New University, Portsmouth University, and Coventry University, as well as 'A Different Light', an Arts Council England supported portrait exhibition with Ajamu and The Jewish Museum London. <br /> <br /> He was recently invited to join the new Stonewall Trans Advisory Group, which is aiming to lobby trans equality in the UK. He was a judge in the (first ever) trans category at Stonewall Awards in 2015.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> ==References==<br /> &lt;references&gt;</div>

Shaan https://lgbthistoryuk.org/index.php?title=File:Surat-Shaan_Knan.jpg&diff=34929 2015-12-07T11:53:13Z

<p>Shaan: by Ajamu (all rights reserved)</p> <hr /> <div>by Ajamu (all rights reserved)</div>

Shaan https://lgbthistoryuk.org/index.php?title=Rainbow_Jews&diff=34928 2015-12-07T11:48:51Z

<p>Shaan: </p> <hr /> <div>[[File:Rainbow Jews.jpg|thumb|Rainbow Jews logo]]'''Rainbow Jews''' is a project launched in October 2012 by Liberal Judaism and organised by [[Surat-Shaan Knan]], to record and showcase Jewish Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) history in the UK from the 1950s to today. It was supported by a grant from the Heritage Lottery Fund to record an oral history and create an archive.&lt;ref&gt;http://lgbthistorymonth.org.uk/featured-left/rainbow-jews-project-seeks-volunteers/&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> ==External links==<br /> *http://www.rainbowjews.com/ Project website<br /> <br /> ==References==<br /> &lt;references&gt;<br /> <br /> [[Category:Judaism]]<br /> [[Category:History and archives]]<br /> [[Category:Consortium members]]</div>

Shaan https://lgbthistoryuk.org/index.php?title=Surat_Knan&diff=34927 2015-12-07T11:44:53Z

<p>Shaan: </p> <hr /> <div>[[File:Surat-Shaan Knan.jpg|thumb|Surat-Shaan Knan]]'''Surat-Shaan Knan''' (Surat-Shaan Knan) is the founder and project manager of [[Rainbow Jews]] and Twilight People[www.twilightpeople.com]<br /> <br /> Surat-Shaan works for the Liberal Jewish movement UK and is a campaigner for faith related LGBTQI issues. He/they is the founder and manager of the landmark Lottery Heritage funded projects Rainbow Jews and Twilight People: Stories of Faith and Gender Beyond the Binary.<br /> <br /> Surat-Shaan is a trans activist and blogs about transitioning issues for Jewish News UK (Ponderings of a Transgender Jew).<br /> He has been nominated by Haaretz as new Jewish queer pioneer for Tel Aviv Pride 2014.<br /> He is a high-profile public speaker and has presented at numerous international conferences including Gender Odyssey, Seattle, Tel Aviv LGBT Leadership Conference; ILGA World ; AIDS 2014 Melbourne, Global Interfaith Network, Johannesburg 2014, and WOGA Outgames, Antwerp 2013. <br /> Shaan has an M.A. degree in Psychology (Gender Studies), Journalism and Theatre, and has worked for over two decades as educator and project coordinator with numerous international organisations including Sydney Western University.<br /> <br /> Shaan is currently also involved in the AHRC funded project Ritual Reconstructed in collaboration with Buckinghamshire New University, Portsmouth University, and Coventry University, as well as 'A Different Light', an Arts Council England supported portrait exhibition with Ajamu and The Jewish Museum London. <br /> <br /> He was recently invited to join the new Stonewall Trans Advisory Group, which is aiming to lobby trans equality in the UK. He was a judge in the (first ever) trans category at Stonewall Awards in 2015.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> ==References==<br /> &lt;references&gt;<br /> <br /> [[Category:Campaigners]]<br /> [[Category:Judaism]]<br /> [[Category:Living people]]</div>

Shaan https://lgbthistoryuk.org/index.php?title=Surat_Knan&diff=34926 2015-12-07T11:42:51Z

<p>Shaan: </p> <hr /> <div>[[File:Surat Knan.jpg|thumb|Surat Knan]]'''Surat Knan''' (Surat Rathgeber Knan) is the founder and project manager of [[Rainbow Jews]].<br /> <br /> Surat-Shaan works for the Liberal Jewish movement UK and is a campaigner for faith related LGBTQI issues. He/they is the founder and manager of the landmark Lottery Heritage funded projects Rainbow Jews and Twilight People: Stories of Faith and Gender Beyond the Binary.<br /> <br /> Surat-Shaan is a trans activist and blogs about transitioning issues for Jewish News UK (Ponderings of a Transgender Jew).<br /> He has been nominated by Haaretz as new Jewish queer pioneer for Tel Aviv Pride 2014.<br /> He is a high-profile public speaker and has presented at numerous international conferences including Gender Odyssey, Seattle, Tel Aviv LGBT Leadership Conference; ILGA World ; AIDS 2014 Melbourne, Global Interfaith Network, Johannesburg 2014, and WOGA Outgames, Antwerp 2013. <br /> Shaan has an M.A. degree in Psychology (Gender Studies), Journalism and Theatre, and has worked for over two decades as educator and project coordinator with numerous international organisations including Sydney Western University.<br /> <br /> Shaan is currently also involved in the AHRC funded project Ritual Reconstructed in collaboration with Buckinghamshire New University, Portsmouth University, and Coventry University, as well as 'A Different Light', an Arts Council England supported portrait exhibition with Ajamu and The Jewish Museum London. <br /> <br /> He was recently invited to join the new Stonewall Trans Advisory Group, which is aiming to lobby trans equality in the UK. He was a judge in the (first ever) trans category at Stonewall Awards in 2015.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> ==References==<br /> &lt;references&gt;<br /> <br /> [[Category:Campaigners]]<br /> [[Category:Judaism]]<br /> [[Category:Living people]]</div>

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