The Bishopsgate Institute is an important cultural centre in the heart of London that houses one of the world’s most renowned LGBTIQ+ collections, including sources from Stonewall, Outrage!, and Switchboard. Naturally, as volun-queers, we were keen to visit the archives … Continued
I was very excited to become part of the Brighton Museum & Art Gallery Queer The Pier community curators’ team. My understanding of what we mean by ‘Queer’ has grown in recent years to include not only sexuality but a … Continued
The first I knew about Clause 28 was a flyer I was handed outside Birmingham Cathedral in 1987. On one side was the famous poem which begins ‘First they came for the socialists….’ about how in 1930s Germany the Nazis … Continued
Living in Gloucestershire in 1989 nothing got my heart racing more than the brown A4 envelope that fell through my letter box once a month. Although ‘out’ at university, the anti-gay hysteria whipped up during the Thatcher years forced me … Continued
Queer the Pier volunteers have been busy over the last few months! Each of us have been researching areas of Brighton’s LGBTIQ+ history that are significant for us. From non-normative bodies and marginalised groups to the rise of drag in … Continued
For almost two years now, the Brighton Museum has housed the UK’s largest collection representing trans lives; The Museum of Transology. The exhibition currently displays diverse artefacts, including everything from prosthetics to train tickets, donated by Brighton’s vibrant trans community. … Continued
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