R’s life story offers an almost unique insight into the development of queer networks and then a commercial scene in a northern city.
Queering the provincial archive: LGBT+ history in Sheffield
We were born in the 80s: A history of the Joyce Layland LGBT Centre, Manchester
Manchester (potentially) became the first place in Europe to have an entirely publicly funded, purpose built centre for the gay community.
‘Bath Porn Case’: The Other Gay News Trial
A 1974 action against Gay News in Bath had important legal and local consequences.
‘Michael knew of several places where ‘queers’ congregate’: Mass Observation goes to Brighton
Jessica Scantlebury 80 years ago this year, Mass Observation (MO) was launched. This social research organisation promised to be a scientific study of human social behaviour and everyday life in Britain. “Mass Observation”, its founders declared in their first published
Queer Noise – The History of LGBT+ Music & Club Culture in Manchester
Flesh and Homo Electric are two examples of key turning points within Manchester’s LGBT+ music history.
Queer Republic of Cork
The first Irish National Gay Conference was held in Cork from 15-17 May 1981.
Sussex Gay Liberation Front
Histories from the Sussex Gay Liberation Front (SGLF) History Project are firmly rooted in place.