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Created page with "The LGBT History Project is active on three social media platforms. This page lists upcoming and recent scheduled posts, the accounts on each platform, and how editors can submit content ideas for the schedule. __TOC__ == Accounts == {| class="wikitable" style="width:100%;" ! Platform !! Handle / Page !! Status |- | '''X (Twitter)''' || [https://x.com/LGBThistoryUK @LGBThistoryUK] || Active |- | '''Instagram''' || [https://instagram.com/lgbthistoryuk @lgbthistoryuk] |..."

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The LGBT History Project is active on three social media platforms. This page lists upcoming and recent scheduled posts, the accounts on each platform, and how editors can submit content ideas for the schedule.

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== Accounts ==

{| class="wikitable" style="width:100%;"
! Platform !! Handle / Page !! Status
|-
| '''X (Twitter)''' || [https://x.com/LGBThistoryUK @LGBThistoryUK] || Active
|-
| '''Instagram''' || [https://instagram.com/lgbthistoryuk @lgbthistoryuk] || Active
|-
| '''Facebook''' || [https://facebook.com/UKLGBThistory UK LGBT History Project] || Active
|}

Posts are scheduled and managed using [https://buffer.com Buffer].

== Scheduled posts ==

Posts are listed by story. Each story is published across all three platforms on the same day, with copy adapted to suit each channel's style and format.

{| class="wikitable" style="width:100%; font-size:95%;"
! Date !! Platform !! Topic !! Copy summary
|-
| rowspan="3" | '''13 July 2026''' || X || Princess Seraphina || ''1732: John Cooper – 'Princess Seraphina' – took a man to court for stealing his clothes. The accused threatened to brand him a sodomite in revenge. A hanging offence. Witnesses called Cooper 'Her Highness' without blinking.'' [link to wiki]
|-
| Instagram || Princess Seraphina || ''Her Highness – that's what the witnesses called John Cooper. In open court. In 1732.'' Thread-style caption expanding on the Georgian 'molly' subculture.
|-
| Facebook || Princess Seraphina || ''London, 1732. A gentleman's servant known as 'Princess Seraphina' took a man to court for theft.'' Longer narrative explaining the significance of the trial transcript for understanding 18th-century queer London.
|-
| rowspan="3" | '''17 July 2026''' || Facebook || Site upgrade announcement || ''This weekend, the LGBT History Project is getting its biggest upgrade in a decade.'' Explains the migration; flags potential brief downtime on 19 July; teases new ways to get involved from 20 July.
|-
| X || Site upgrade announcement || Short version: ''This Sunday, the LGBT History Project gets its biggest upgrade in a decade – same site, far stronger foundations, built to last another ten years.''
|-
| Instagram || Site upgrade announcement || ''Same site. Biggest upgrade in a decade.'' Same message as X, formatted for Instagram.
|}

== Submitting content ideas ==

Editors are encouraged to suggest content for the social media schedule. Good social media posts typically feature:

* A specific person, place or event with a compelling story
* A strong visual (archive photograph, illustration, or portrait)
* A direct link to an article on the wiki
* An element of surprise, irony or human interest
* A relevant date hook (anniversary, awareness day, historical date)

To suggest a post, email [mailto:jonathan@lgbthistoryuk.org jonathan@lgbthistoryuk.org] or raise it at the monthly [[LGBT History Project:Editors Club|Editors Club]] meeting.

== Posting schedule ==

The current schedule aims for '''one story per week''' across all three platforms, posted in sequence on the same day:

* 07:00 – X
* 07:30 – Instagram
* 08:00 – Facebook

This spacing avoids cross-platform duplication in people's feeds while keeping the story coherent across channels.

== Awareness days and anniversaries ==

The following dates are candidates for themed posts. Editors with knowledge of relevant articles or stories are encouraged to suggest content ahead of each date.

{| class="wikitable" style="width:100%; font-size:95%;"
! Date !! Event !! Notes
|-
| 23 July || National Day of Reflection || General reflection theme; possible archive-based post
|-
| August (TBC) || UK Black Pride || Black LGBT history content opportunity
|-
| September || [[LGBT History Project:Editors Club|Editors Club]] launch || Announcing the first meeting (16 September 2026)
|-
| October || LGBT History Month (Scotland) || Scotland-specific history content
|-
| November || Transgender Day of Remembrance (20 Nov) || Trans history; handle with care per [[LGBT History Project:Editorial Policy|Editorial Policy]]
|-
| February || LGBT History Month (England, Wales, NI) || Major content push; themed posts throughout the month
|-
| May || IDAHOBIT (17 May) || International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia and Transphobia
|-
| June || Pride month || Archive content, historical context, editor recruitment
|}

== Related pages ==

* [[LGBT History Project:Editors Club|Editors Club]] – monthly meeting where social media content is discussed
* [[LGBT History Project:Editorial Policy|Editorial Policy]] – standards that apply to social media content as well as wiki articles
* [[Request a Talk]] – speaking to organisations about the project

[[Category:LGBT History Project community]]
[[Category:Social media]]

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