The UK's first national LGBTQ+ museum. Let's make history! | 2 Granary Sq, Kings Cross, N1C 4BH linktr.ee/queerbritain | Open Wed-Sun 12pm-6pm
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We are delighted to announce that Queer Britain has secured a physical home for the UK's first national LGBTQ+ museum, for all.
Queer Britain will open in Spring 2022, on Granary Square in London's Kings Cross.
For more info please visit bit.ly/QBGranarySq
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WELCOME TO QUEER BRITAIN
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The countdown is over! The doors are open!
We are the UK’s first national LGBTQ+ museum. We are a dedicated space that preserves, explores and celebrates LGBTQ+ lives and stories 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️
This is your LGBTQ+ museum.
This is YOUR Queer Britain!
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#Heartstopper star @tobiedonovan_ shares: “If young Tobie could’ve come to Queer Britain, it would’ve been really affirming to see the people that had come before me, so that I didn’t feel like I was the only queer person in the world”. This is the place to be seen. Visit us now!
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Happy #NonBinaryPeoplesDay! 💛🤍💜🖤
Non-binary people have always been an invaluable part of the LGBTQ+ community.
To be an ally, use gender-neutral language, correct pronouns, create inclusive spaces, and support the fight for legal recognition.
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While the pink triangle is a reclaimed symbol of pride for our community, to mark #HolocaustMemorialDay we remember the estimated 100,000 people persecuted and punished as homosexual, with many sent to concentration camps and made to wear the pink triangle. Image: @BritishMuseum
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#OnThisDay in 1988, the night before it became law, four lesbians frustrated by lack of publicity, invaded the BBC Six O’Clock news studio shouting, “Stop Section 28”. Booan Temple said: ‘We could not get the news to report on it, so we thought, “Well, we’ll just be the news.’’
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People go to museums to see things, but they come to Queer Britain to see themselves. We hope that at our debut exhibition, We Are Queer Britain, people will feel more seen than ever. How does it feel to be seen for YOU?
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Singer and actor @alexander_olly wore this rainbow cape at Glastonbury in 2016. He gave an impromptu speech: “Say ‘no thank you fear’... shove a rainbow in fear’s face... I am proud of who I am.” 🏳️🌈
The cape is on display at Queer Britain now. #LGBTplusHM
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Come visit us in Kings Cross for some Queer joy and rainbows! We are open and ready to welcome you 🌈
ALT A beautiful queer rainbow is shining above the Queer Britain welcome sign outside the museum to welcome all
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Happy Valentines Day! 💌
LGBT+ history is full of stories of love worth celebrating. In 1778 Eleanor Butler and Sarah Ponsonby fled their native Ireland to escape social pressures of conventional marriage and live together in rural Wales with a series of pet dogs called Sappho.
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Anne Lister was a Yorkshire industrialist and landowner. Her diaries recorded her daily life and, in code, her lesbian identity. Referred to as Gentleman Jack on account of her masculine dress, Lister’s diaries are a rare first person account of a pre-20th century lesbian.
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On 28 December 1725, twenty five men were arrested for 'misbehaving' at a molly house (a tavern or rooms where gay men met) in Covent Garden. They had been dancing, some wearing drag, and despite resisting arrest, none were prosecuted. #QueerBritain #OnThisDay
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QB confirms that we will not be participating in the Safe To Be Me conference because of the Government’s failure to keep longstanding promises on safeguarding our communities and, in fact, making it Safe To Be Us.
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Visit us now! Our new exhibition, We Are Queer Britain, marks the 50th anniversary of the UK’s first Pride March. It is a riot of voices, objects and images from the worlds of activism, art, culture and social history covering over 100 years of queer life.
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Local Hero Alert! Mark Ashton (1960 – 1987), one of the founders of @LGSMpride and political activist. Mark spent his time in London volunteering for @switchboardLGBT, supporting the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament and collecting money to support The Miners Strike. #LGBTHM21
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The life and work of Derek Jarman was honoured today, on the 25th anniversary of his death. English Heritage unveiled a Blue Plaque at Butlers Wharf Building, 36 Shad Thames, where Jarman once lived and worked. #QueerBritain #OnThisDay
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Who wants a sneak peek of our new home?
Some of our amazing volunteers and trustees were able to stop by and have a look at the space as it is now. We're looking forward to sharing all of this with you.
Opening Spring 2022.
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#OnThisDay in 1988, four women abseiled into the House of Lords after a vote for Section 28 of Local Government Act. The legislation banned local authorities from ‘promoting homosexuality.’ Kate Charlesworth created this illustration as a reaction to the event. #LGBTHistoryMonth
ALT Bold text "Abseil makes the heart grow fonder" accompanied by a black and white illustration of a person with a female symbol on her back abseiling the House of Lords logo.
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Claude Cahun's birthday #OnThisDay 1894. Cahun self identified as “neuter”, and is often considered a pioneering transgender surrealist artist. Cahun lived in Jersey during the Nazi occupation of the Channel Islands during World War II. Image @LoveHeritage
ALT Cahun wearing a checkered jacket looks at the viewer, while a reflection in a mirror redirects their gaze out of frame.
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On 30 April 1999, at 6:37pm, a nail bomb exploded at the Admiral Duncan pub in Soho. It killed three people, wounded around 70 and was the third targeting minorities to be detonated that month by a self-declared Neo-Nazi. #QueerBritain #OnThisDay
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On 30 March 1834, Anne Lister took communion with Ann Walker at Holy Trinity Church, Yorkshire and entered into a private marriage. Lister’s diaries, of more than four million words, tell the story of her openly-lesbian relationships in the 1800s. #QueerBritain #OnThisDay
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A new landmark is unveiled! Congrats @LGBTQWandsworth @Lambeth_Council for the new #RainbowPlaque 🌈 commemorating the ‘Powders’ laundrette, the iconic Vauxhall setting of the groundbreaking British film ‘My Beautiful Laundrette’.
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ALT The plaque with a rainbow frame set into the ground.
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Vale April Ashley. The Liverpool Echo has reported the Liverpool-born Vogue model and trans right campaigner has died aged 86. In 2012 she was awarded an MBE for her services to the cause of transgender equality. We have lost a true icon and champion 💔liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liv…
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We are pleased to announce our opening date May 5. Kicking off will be “Welcome to Queer Britain” a display showcasing pieces from our photographic collection and previous collaborations with @GettyImages @MCSaatchiLondon and @Levis_UK
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Last year @YouTube got me to take some cute portraits at their Pride party in London. I wanted to make sure I captured their personalities so here is @CalumMcSwiggan, @Jammi_Dodger94, @SherbetLemon007, @JessicaOOTC, @ClaudiaFozard and Caramelle.
- @CorinneDinDin @QBTakeover
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ALT Black and white portrait taken by Corinne Cumming.
ALT Black and white portrait taken by Corinne Cumming.
ALT Black and white portrait taken by Corinne Cumming.
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Lesbians and Gays Support the Migrants (@lgsmigrants) is a queer activist group based in London. Using a combination of fundraising and direct action, they stand in solidarity with all migrants and refugees. This poster proclaims their core belief: no one is illegal.
ALT White poster with pink writing stating 'Not gay as in happy queer as in fuck your borders'. The text is written over an illustration of a wire cutter with the pink triangle on it, cutting a barbed wire.
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It’s beautiful thing to see! Happy #LondonTransPride everyone, a day for our community to come together in solidarity. @Charlie_Craggs reminds us to centre trans joy and EJ from @MoTransology is putting our trancestry on the record, “we have always existed!” ✨🏳️⚧️✨
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THREE SLEEPS TO GO!
We are opening to the public on 5th May 2022. We can’t wait to welcome you. The museum is located at 2 Granary Square, London, N1C 4BH and open Wednesday to Sunday from 12pm – 6pm. Kickstarting the Queer Britain programming will be “Welcome to Queer Britain”.
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Happy #NationalComingOutDay an annual day of awareness and support for LGBTQ+ people in their coming out process. This poster was designed by artist Keith Haring and depicts someone 'coming out of the closet', and was displayed at @TateLiverpool in their exhibition of his work.
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There will be volunteer and job opportunities coming very soon, so please watch this space.
To secure the future of this important project we rely on the support of donors at every level. Please consider donating here: bit.ly/DonateQB
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Happy #TransDayofVisibility we believe it's important to have trans inclusion and visibility of trans people at the core of everything we do, today and all year round. Thanks for being part of our journey and today we celebrate you!
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Exactly one year ago, we opened our doors to the public! 🎂
In We held a photographic display and opened the “We Are Queer Britain!” exhibition. We held a multitude of events and welcomed thousands of visitors into the space. Thank you for this unforgettable year! QB Team
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"In 1989, I could legally be fired for being a lesbian. Now, 30 years after I co-founded Stonewall, we’re more visible than ever." Lisa Power, Queer Britain trustee, writes for 'i news' to mark #LesbianVisibilityDay inews.co.uk/?p=284218
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This LGBT+ History Month, we're highlighting figures from healthcare.
Dr Cecil Belfield Clarke was a gay Barbadian-born physician, who relocated to the UK in 1914. Clarke was one of the first Black doctors in the UK and a founding member of the racial equality organisation LCC.
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Thanks for supporting our charity and helping us get closer to becoming the first bricks and mortar LGBTQ+ museum in the UK.
As we look forward to 2022, here’s a 🧵 of highlights from 2021 as chosen by you 😘
What’re some of yours? Let us know and we’ll try share them!
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Happy #InternationalAsexualityDay! The themes of today are Advocacy, Celebration, Education and Solidarity. Let’s stand together as a LGBTQIA+ community, recognise their experiences and celebrate the incredible people under the ace umbrella! 🖤🤍💜
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Alan Turing recognised on the new £50 note; the first known LGBTQ+ person to be celebrated on UK currency.
We're delighted that @bankofengland has today announced that Bletchley Park Codebreaker, AI pioneer and LGBTQ+ icon Alan Turing will be the new face of the £50 note.
More on our website here bletchleypark.org.uk/news/al…
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"The London Lesbian and Gay Switchboard, now known as @SwitchboardLGBT started taking calls in a small room above @HousmansBooks, 5 Cally Road, in 1974." #QBTakeover @OnTheRecordCIC
Image: @BishopsgateInst
ALT Switchboard, 1980s (Photo by Robert Workman, Switchboard Archive, Bishopsgate Institute)
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Our first letter is from Sadiq Khan @MayorOfLondon “this new museum is a very important addition… (we) can finally celebrate the people, places and iconic pioneers that paved the way for equality and the rich cultural influence that LGBTQ+ people have had on London across time”.
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That’s us! 👇🏽
Queer Britain: The UK’s first LGBTQ+ museum will open in London in May bit.ly/36Bfsza
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On Transgender Day of Visibility we celebrate trans people, their stories, and contributions to society. We champion the trans community and ensure they are seen and heard. It is a day for trans people to be lifted and for allies to learn how to better support them.
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Happy #LGBTHM22!🌈
Queer people have impacted every part of culture, yet all too often their lives have been written in the margins of history books.
Join us in remembering LGBTQ+ history this month, and later this Spring when we open our new home in Granary Square.
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So proud to have @theyasminbenoit be an important part of the QB Family ♥️
I'm honoured to announce that I'm @QueerBritain's new ambassador! Queer Britain is the UK's first LGBTQ+ museum, solidifying our place in history. As part of the asexual and aromantic community, it's lovely to have our place recognised too. 💜
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Today marks Transgender Day of Remembrance. We remember and honour all too many beautiful souls who lost their lives to waiting lists and anti-trans violence. Vigils are happening all over the UK and the world today. We encourage you to join in solidarity with the community.
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Enter your art about #QueerCreativity to the @Queer_Britain Madame F Award by Nov 12. There are 3 cash prizes (£1500/1000/500!), and artwork will help the charity open a physical #LGBTQ+ museum next year. More info, meet the judges and enter here: queerbritain.org.uk/artaward…
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Thanks to everyone who came to play with us @UKBlackPride today, including @MsLadyPhyll!
The last time we visited, we were but a dream. Now we’re a reality. Thank you for making that happen! Your messages of love today mean the world. We’re going to cherish this day! ✊🏿🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️
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HAPPY TRANS PRIDE! 🏳️⚧️
Today, and every day, we celebrate and uplift all trans and non-binary people. Team QB have been preparing by making placards to take to the march today. See you there! ❤️ 🏳️⚧️
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Today is the 25th anniversary of the bombing of the Admiral Duncan pub in Soho, London. The attack was part of a series of three bombings designed to stir up racial and homophobic hatred in April 1999. Today we remember those who were lost or injured in the attacks.
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Today, we celebrate the trans community, currently faced with attacks on their livelihoods. On #TDOV, it's important we lift trans voices and take action tocreate lasting positive change for greater visibility, and captures the beauty and diversity of the community. 🏳️⚧️
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Nearly 8,000 guests have visited us in six weeks. Some recognise themselves and their friends in the pictures on the wall. Some just tell us that they feel seen, because of the museum. We hope you too feel seen there. Visit before July 3 to see the current display!
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Happy LGBT+ History Month! This year’s theme is #BehindTheLens, celebrating LGBT+ peoples’ contribution to cinema and film from behind the lens. We’re joining @SchoolsOUTUK in claiming our past, celebrating our present and creating our future. 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️ #LGBTplusHM
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We are pleased to announce that “We Are Queer Britain” exhibition has been shortlisted for the Museums Change Lives Awards in the Best Small Museum Project category! 🏆
This year’s awards will take place on 3 November as part of @MuseumsAssoc annual conference. #Museums2022
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In partnership with @Levis_UK and @PostOffice we’re inviting you and all from our LGBTQ+ community to share your open letter. Help us collect important stories, your story, as we work towards building the UK’s first LGBTQ+ museum #OpenLettersToQueerBritain nitter.app/Levis_UK/status/131056…
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Time Out: Queer Britain has secured a space for the UK’s first national LGBTQ+ museum.
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It's #LGBTplusHM and we're celebrating extraordinary people from queer history. Sophie was a Scottish, trans music producer, songwriter, and DJ. She was an innovator and a pioneer of modern pop music who keeps inspiring artists worldwide. Sophie died tragically in 2021, aged 34.
ALT Portrait of Sophie by Renata Raksha
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Today is Trans Day of Remembrance, which honours the memory of transgender people who lost their lives as a result of transphobia. Today, we mourn the loss of Brianna Ghey, Alice Litman and others who deserved to grow old and thrive.
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Our public opening date announced! 👇🏽
The UK’s first national LGBTQ+ museum @Queer_Britain will officially open to the public from 5th May 2022, it has revealed.
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Thank you so much @MuseumsAssoc! A lot of happy tears and yells of joy filling the office and museum right now! 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️❤️🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️❤️
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The winner of the 🤝 Best Small Museum Project Award 🤝 is...
Queer Britain for We Are Queer Britain! @QueerBritain
Congratulations 👏🏳️🌈
#Museums2022
ALT Visitors at Queer Britain, London
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On 13 October 1970, the Gay Liberation Front first met in the basement of the London School of Economics. #QueerBritain #OnThisDay
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A great loss. Steve Bronski was an important figure in so many LGBTQ+ people’s lives. The power of Smalltown Boy, and it’s place in many of us learning who we were, are and could become… We say farewell to an icon x
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It’s been 7 weeks since Queer Britain has opened its doors to visitors and our first display, Welcome To Queer Britain, is coming to an end. We appreciate each and every one of you who chose to visit. Together we make history. Visit before 3rd July to see the current display.
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On 15 December 1682, the marriage of Arabella Hunt to James Howard was annulled after two years on the grounds that James Howard was actually Amy Poulter and two women could not legally marry. #QueerBritain #OnThisDay
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We say farewell to Oscar Wilde's prison door. Thank you to thousands of you who visited Queer Britain to see it! While it will be missed, new, magnificent artefacts will join the collection, so watch this space. 🚪
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ALT Two people carrying Oscar Wilde's door through the front door of Queer Britain.
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Exactly 1 year ago, we opened our doors to visitors for the first time 🍾
During this year, there have been tears, laughter and an overwhelming sense of pride. Thank you for visiting Queer Britain and telling your stories! We can’t wait to welcome many more of you in the future.
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There's a new addition to Queer Britain! This statuette of Radclyffe Hall was created by Una the Lady Troubridge in their early years together. It was kindly given to Queer Britain by her godson, Alessandro Rossi Lemeni Makedon MD and it's the first time it's been seen in public.
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This was a big year for Queer Britain. Over the last few weeks of 2022, we are counting down some of our favourite moments from this year. 🍾
In January, we signed a lease for our first physical home and joined a wonderful family at Granary Square. Thank you for having us!
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ALT Queer Britain team of staff, trustees and volunteers in front of the Granary Square location prior to opening of the museum.
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The Pits and Perverts concert was held by Lesbians and Gays Support the Miners @LGSMpride #OnThisDay 1984. Mark Ashton, an @LGBTHM icon for LGBT+ History Month 2021, saw the struggle of the miners as the same faced by queer people fighting for their rights. Image: @BritishLibrary
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Recently we were visited by our trustee, @stonewalluk co-founder and an absolute icon @alisapower! Lisa was seen (and heard) quite literally. When she picked up the phone she heard her own voice telling a switchboard story. Deliwch a'r peth!
ALT Lisa Power smiling and holding a phone, that is part of the exhibition by her ear. She is listening to her own voice.
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ALT Lisa Power pointing at a Stonewall sign in Welsh in the museum.
ALT Lisa Power holding a sign that says “It’s powerful to be seen”.
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London to host UK’s first LGBTQ+ museum
@EveningStandard
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Could you be the Curator responsible for shaping the UK's first LGBTQ+ Museum?
We are seeking an experienced Curator to join our small, passionate team. You will lead on collection care and growth, deliver exhibitions and displays. Find out more: queerbritain.org.uk/join-us
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TWO SLEEPS TO GO!
We open on 5th May 2022 and can’t wait to welcome you!
The museum at 2 Granary Square, Kings X, London N1C 4BH. Open Wed to Sun from 12pm to 6pm.
Our opening display is “Welcome to Queer Britain” with highlights from our collection. Do visit!
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Everyone's home is a mini museum, with personal treasures on display and parts of our histories stored and forgotten. From next week, we'll be asking you to look for a themed item to share in our #QBLockdownHunt. Let's have a spring clean and see what we uncover. #MuseumFromHome
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Roger Casement hanged #OnThisDay 1916 for high treason, as a leader of the Easter Uprising 1916 fighting for Irish independence. The British government publicly released his private papers detailing his sexual relationships with men, called the Black Diaries, to discredit him.
ALT Black and white portrait of Roger Casement.
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Such an important exhibition @MuseumLiverpool. In the 90s April Ashley campaigned for her true gender to be recognised. When the Gender Recognition Act 2005 passed she said, "I (have) a piece of paper to prove I really am April Ashley, I feel free at last” liverpoolmuseums.org.uk/what…
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We are deeply saddened to hear of the passing of April Ashley. She was a dear friend of the festival, a true Liverpool great and an icon for LGBTQIA people everywhere.
April’s life leaves an enormous legacy.
The word legend will never do her justice.
Rest in power April 🏳️⚧️💙
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On Saturday, we proudly unveiled the Heartstopper Pride Flag, beautifully designed by Raph Dilhan.
The flag is a tribute to Heartstopper and its fans, adorned with messages from the community to their loved ones ❤️
The flag will be on display at Queer Britain until October 19!
ALT A wide shot of the Heartstopper Pride flag displayed in a gallery. with rainbow stripes displayed inside a gallery space. The word "Heartstopper" is prominently written in colourful letters in the flag's centre. Along each stripe, there are embroidered handwritten messages from fans, expressing love and support to their loved ones. The flag features a variety of colours, including traditional rainbow colours as well as brown, black, light blue, and pink.
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ALT An outdoor shot featuring a large, pink arrow-shaped sign directing visitors to the Heartstopper Pride flag exhibit at Queer Britain. The sign reads "Pride Flag Heartstopper at Queer Britain" with the Netflix logo and small illustrations of leaves around it. In the background is a brick building with several large windows, and a few people are walking or sitting around the area.
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For #LGBTHM21 we are celebrating our local heroes here in the UK! First we have SOPHIE, a trans Scottish musician, record producer, singer, songwriter and DJ at the forefront of the future of pop music. Sophie will forever be immortalised in our memories & in Sophie's music.
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It’s our very first #InternationalMuseumDay as a museum open to the public! This is a place for all, regardless of sexuality or gender identity!
Have you taken pics of yourself visiting us? We’d love to see them. Tag us and we’ll do our best to share the joy with everyone!
ALT The welcome sign at the museum which reads: “Queer Britain has been working since 2018 to open this, the UK's first national LGBTQ+ museum. This is a place for all, regardless of sexuality or gender identity, a place in which to explore where we came from, to ask who we are, and who we want to be. It's a space in which to celebrate, educate and share. While we prepare our first major exhibition here, due this summer, we invite you to enjoy the space and a display of some of our earlier photographic exhibitions alongside some new acquisitions. We call ourselves Queer Britain because Q' is the most inclusive letter in the evolving LGBTQ+ umbrella. Like the pink triangle before it, we reclaim it as a mark of pride. The pictures on display here today show some of the faces of the UK's queer communities, past and present, reflecting a rich and exciting diversity of lives and experiences.”
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Happy #AceWeek! Asexual activist Yasmin Benoit @theyasminbenoit, who's part of our promotional campaign, reflected, "We’re not these strange aliens infiltrating the community, we’re already there and always were". Here's to our ace siblings! 🖤🤍💜
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BRILLIANT STUFF! It's our trustee and co-founder @ALisaPower who is recieving the @DIVAmagazine Hall of Fame award #DivaAwards21 congratulations! You're certainly the true diva among us, so well deserved! Thank you for everything you've done x 😘
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Wishing all you beautiful pan people happy #PansexualVisibilityDay!
Pansexual is used to describe someone who experiences sexual or romantic attraction regardless of gender.
Share your joy today! What does being pansexual mean to you? 💖💛💙
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Happy Lesbian Visibility Week! This week we are celebrating lesbians from past and present and all expressions and gender identities. Butch Lesbians, Femme Lesbians, Non-Binary Lesbians, Lesbians of all backgrounds and heritages. This week is for you. #LVW24 #UnitedNotUniform
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A huge thank you to three of our fabulous Trustees who helped get us here @ALisaPower @IanMehrtens @MoujAnjum.
The web copy was just updated. It doesn’t say, “We will be…” it now says, “We ARE the UK’s first National LGBTQ+ museum”.
These three made that change possible!
ALT Anjum addressing a crowd in the main gallery.
ALT Ian amongst the crowd smiling at the speaker.
ALT Lisa sitting with a museum visitor. They’re smiling at each other.
ALT Anjum with photographer Alia Romagnoli posing in front of their photographs from Chosen Family.
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Covered with campaign badges, this jacket ‘belongs’ to Kate Charlesworth’s cartoon character Auntie Studs: ‘an older dyke. They don’t get enough representation in our community.’
See the @AuntieStuds jacket in Queer Britain now as part of "We Are Queer Britain" exhibition.
ALT A leather jacket covered in campaign badges displayed on a mannequin in Queer Britain.
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A huge thank you to our new landlord @ArtFund and also the many hundreds of people - including you - who have helped us get this far.
Let's Make History!
ALT Joseph Galliano thanks Art Fund and celebrates the new move.
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Too often, LGBTQ+ communities are not given the opportunity to narrate their own histories. For a month, we are raising money to develop two projects dedicated to amplifying voices from within the community, and we need your help.
Visit artfund.org/Amplify to find out more.
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We’re excited to announce our partnership with @Levis_UK to open the first National LGBTQ+ Museum in the UK. Join us at the first step in this journey at our photography exhibition, with four photographers exploring the theme of ‘Chosen Family’. #QueerBritain #LevisPride
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The Criminal Law Amendment Act, intended to make "acts of gross indecency" between women illegal, passed in the House of Commons #OnThisDay 1921. Alison Neilans challenged the House of Lords, asking who was sure what such “acts” would consist of? The Bill was later defeated.
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Vale Jan Morris 1927-2020. Traveler, author of more than 30 books and trans pioneer. As news correspondent following the 1953 British Mount Everest Expedition, Morris famously sent the coded report of a successful summit, released on the morning of Queen Elizabeth's coronation.
ALT Painting of Jan Morris sitting in a chair with a cat curled at her feet by Arturo Di Stefano.
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Local Hero Alert 🚨 Derek Jarman (1942-1994) was an English film director, activist & gardener. He regularly worked with LGBTQ+ people & alternative musicians to celebrate queer lives in films and music videos such as "It's A Sin" and "Rent".
#LGBTHM21
📷@KingsCollegeLon
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Jill repping London Lesbian and Gay Switchboard!! We love an ally who actually helps out!
#ItsASin
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Lord Cashman, Lord Lexden and Prof Paul Johnson: "Parliament has a duty to wipe away the terrible stains which they placed, quite wrongly, on the reputations of countless gay people over centuries." bbc.co.uk/news/uk-59863140
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