An important message from Gay's the Word

Today we remember the 40th anniversary of the raid on Gay’s the Word bookshop

....and how we fought back!

10th April 1984 - 10th April 2024

youtu.be/YGjLX1RsIUw

Outstanding work by Senate House Library 🌈 Please check out their latest online exhibition #SeizedBooks !

An excellent opportunity for regional museum curators!

⏳ The deadline to apply is this week, Sunday 24 March!

It's exactly 10 years today since same sex marriages were first recognised by the UK government. Anjum Mouj, Eva Echo and I will be talking about what queer marriage means for LGBTQ+ people in the UK today Queer Britain this Saturday. Join us here - ow.ly/Ig3550QJqqO

Thank you all for your amazing submissions so far!

Due to a few requests, the deadline for abstracts has been pushed back to 🏳️‍🌈 Sunday 10th March 🏳️‍🌈

2 extra days to submit!

📣 Call for Papers closing this Friday 8 March: Cambridge Queer Studies Conference 2024. Proposals welcome from authors inside and outside academia, and from all disciplines with any relation to the lives of LGBTQ+ people ⬇️

'Just Good Friends'

How often have we heard that when researching into LGBTQIA+ people/relationships from history?

This image of two women dancing is taken from the Redcar Colvile Manuscript. The quote underneath says 'Too close a friendship to look well'

#LGBTHM24

Latest blog post - an updated look at Sally Ryan, inspiration for the Here&Queer project #LGBTplusHM We celebrate their legacy everyday & thanks to Queer Heritage and Collections Network we have this platform to explore queer stories from TheNewArtGalleryWalsall collections all year round! 🙏 collectionscommunitypanel.co.uk/blog/blog-post…

Our stand is ready to go here at the #QueerHistory Fair 2024! Come say hello to Cesare Cuzzola and Matthew Storey to find out more about the Network's upcoming activities 🌈 Goldsmiths Centre for Queer History

Had the loveliest morning with my friends National Portrait Gallery designing, sharing and building new queer themed tours together 🌈 thanks for having me!

Oi queers and queer adjacents!
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Last chance to book tickets for our queer history tour of British Museum this Saturday at 11AM and 2PM.

We'd love to see you there, we have a thumping wedge of LGBTQ+ history for you.
#LGBTplusHM

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We’re looking forward to this! Come and say hello to Cesare Cuzzola and Matthew Storey who will be there on behalf of QHCN!

This is going to be fab - PGRs & ECRs take note!

Job opportunity at Historic England: National Blue Plaques Scheme Historian, closing 26 Feb: jobs.theguardian.com/job/8879443/na…

📣 Call for Papers for a conference on ‘My Evidence: Creating LGBTQI+ Art and Archives’, closing 1 May ⬇️

I'm looking forward to Stef Dickers LGBT+ History Month lecture Newcastle University next week. Bookings are open here - ncl.ac.uk/events/noticeb…

Our 3rd blog post on our new embedding diversity microsite funded by Queer Heritage and Collections Network is out today - featuring an essay on #HereAndQueer by Uni of Birmingham student Jack Tsai, who completed a work placement with us last year.Thanks Jack for this interesting read :)
collectionscommunitypanel.co.uk/blog/blog-post…

We’ll be there! Come and say hi to us! 😊

What kind of objects will we collect?

Help us to raise £10,000 to preserve stories of queer domesticity, LGBTQIA+ history and culture in London through a permanent 2000s Room.

Share this post and donate today #LGBTHistoryMonth
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Help us to raise £10k to preserve stories of queer domesticity, LGBTQIA+ history and culture in London through a permanent 2000s Room.

Support our crowdfund and choose from unique awards. #LGBTHistoryMonth
Artfund.org/QueerHome