Queer Localities, a two-day international queer history conference at Birkbeck, University of London, 30 November – 1 December 2017
BE BOLD: Call for Proposals for LGBTQ Exhibitions in Brighton
BE BOLD is opening up the Brighton Museum & Art Gallery to Brighton’s LGBTQ community.
Museum On Tour: Queer Beyond London in Plymouth
Have your say on Plymouth’s LGBTQ history on 4 March 2017.
Queer Beyond London: Manchester Event
Have your say on Manchester’s LGBTQ history at the People’s History Museum, 18 March.
Never Going Underground: LGBT+ Colloquium in Manchester
The People’s History Museum, Manchester wants to bring people together to discuss plans for the 50th anniversary of the partial decriminalisation of homosexual acts and to scope out potential for collaborations and cross-promotion.
You Choose Brighton Royal Pavilion & Museums 2017 LGBTQ Exhibtions
Here’s your chance to have your say on how LGBTQ communities and histories will be commemorated and celebrated by Brighton Museum & Art Gallery.
Blue Plaque for The New Penny
Leeds Civic Trust and sponsors Leeds City Council announce the unveiling of a plaque, which celebrates the historic contribution made by The New Penny to the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Trans* Community.
Hidden Histories Seminar in Plymouth
The Hidden Histories Seminar explores the importance of researching diverse history locally and regionally, providing examples of good practice. It runs 29-30 November 2016 at the University of Plymouth.
Brighton’s Trans Histories
Brighton has long been known as the ‘gay capital’ of England, but the city is also a centre for trans communities and histories. A recent project called Brighton Trans*formed, undertaken by QueenSpark Books, recorded the lives and experiences of Brighton’s transgender community in their own words.
Plymouth’s Lockyer Tavern
From the 1950s to the 1970s the Lockyer Tavern on Lockyer Street in Plymouth was an important social space for gay men, in particular its ‘back bar’. Originally the home of a local surgeon, Sir George McGrath, the building that housed the Lockyer became a hotel in 1862. With expansions in the late nineteenth century and survival through WWII, it was a well-known queer location for much of the second half of the twentieth-century.