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Lesbian, Gay, Bi-sexual and Trans History Section

Here we proudly present news, trails and research tips about the history of London from a gay perspective.

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In recent decades historians, museums and community history projects have all worked on unearthing the hidden gay sites of the city. Kate Smith explores some of the places where gay life has written itself onto the body of the city.

The Warren Cup is just one of the aspects of male same-sex desire in the ancient world uncovered at the British Museum by Kate Smith.

Anna Kisby of the Women's Library presents a guide to researching lesbian heritage in Britain's museums, galleries, libraries and archives.

Tom Foakes of the Fan Museum takes a look at an artefact that sheds some light on the fascinating life of the flamboyant homosexual, Philippe, Duc d'Orleans.

REVIEWS OF PAST EXHIBITIONS

Feng Zhu goes to the Serpentine Gallery to see the Derek Jarman show curated by Isaac Julien

Hackney Museum displays iconic international LGBT figures from history, from Sappho to Florence Nightingale. But who did they forget?

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Saturday February 4 2006 saw the launch of the Museum of London's small, yet bright and attractively curvy exhibition, Queer is Here.

Shruti Ganapathy ventured down the Mile End Road to take in an important exhibition that deals with the history of the Black Lesbian Gay Bisexual and Transgender community

A dream scene of slender Black men draped over a white grand piano, frolciking in mist

Pamela Rani Chabba heads down to Museum in Docklands to find out what the Rukus! is about Black LGBT life in the capital

USEFUL WEBSITES

Out There a portal helping researchers identify archive resources for the study of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) history

Re-Assessing What We Collect LGBT page is a short illustrated resource about London’s Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender community.

The Hall-Carpenter Archives is a national lesbian, gay and bisexual archive for the United Kingdom with three different archives each on a separate site in London.

Lesbian and Gay Newsmedia Archive consists primarily of a collection of 200,000 press cuttings covering all aspects of lesbian and gay life from the 1930s to the present.

The 1967 and All That Project marks the 40th anniversary of the partial decriminalisation of male homosexuality by the Sexual Offences Act 1967, and the project focuses on the crucial period leading up to this Act.

Proud Heritage is developing a shared understanding of the heritage of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender people in Britain.

rukus! a ground breaking organisation dedicated to celebrating and showcasing the best in challenging works by Black Lesbians, Gay, Bisexual and Trans artists nationally and internationally.

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