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Bishopsgate Institute @BishopsgateInst

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Grit, glamour & gossip from the golden age of Gay News. Photographer Bob Workman & journalist Keith Howes return, for one night only, with stories, images & icons from the queer 70s & 80s. 📅 24 Sep 📍Bishopsgate Institute 🎟️ Book below 🔗 bit.ly/4mVQ2OD
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Peter Tatchell
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9 Sep 2025
Queer Nigerians recall growing up under a vicious homophobic law that empowered violent mobs, sanctioned police abuse, legitimated social media threats & gave a green light to rejection by families 🌈💔 76crimes.com/2025/09/07/this…

'This isn’t home for me anymore': A decade under Nigeria’s anti-gay law

In Nigeria, gay men recall coming of age under a law that emboldened mobs, sanctioned police abuse, and fractured lives.

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Black History Walks@blackhistwalker
30 Aug 2025
myemail.constantcontact.com/… @hack_history @HistFestUK @UCLHistory @BirkbeckUoL @HamishH1931 @FStewartHistory @bookshop_org_UK @NewhamBookshop @_KnightsOf @ibshowafrica @WasafiriMag @BarnetLibraries @HousmansBooks @BishopsgateInst @HannahChukwuu @Malikabooker @PlutoPress @BL_Learning

60 years of Black British Civil Rights

Email from Black Judges, Afro Futurism, Count of Monte Cristo. In this issue: Haitian Revolution. Kung Fu fighters from Lewisham fight the Far Right. Caribbean Steam Railway history HERE. Banned Belaf

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1001 Days in London - 'London In Common'@1001London
27 Aug 2025
Only 5 days left to see the 25-year celebration of London photo expo '1001 Days In London' at Oxo Gallery @OxoTowerWharf - almost 2,500 visitors in the past few days (almost entirely tourists – it seems most Londoners aren't aware of it) @se1 @LDN_Culture @Londonist @LDN_Museum
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Victorian dog portraiture took itself very seriously. 📸 To mark #InternationalDogDay, we’re sharing highlights from the Libby Hall Dog Collection - where dogs were treated like royalty (or at least studio clients). #LibbyHallDogCollection #DogPhotography
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Gay News was loud, bold, and unafraid. On 24 Sep, join photographer Bob Workman & journalist Keith Howes for stories, images & memories from Britain’s trailblazing queer paper. 📍 Bishopsgate Institute 🔗 Book: bit.ly/4fuwSw7 #QueerHistory #GayNews #LGBTQIA
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Sussex Globe@SussexGlobe
15 Aug 2025
'Women of Colour in the Global Women’s Strike, The English Collective of Prostitutes and Queer Strike all started in 1975 as autonomous groups within the Wages for Housework Campaign' Intersectional get-together on October 19th - at the @BishopsgateInst bishopsgate.org.uk/whats-on/…

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A Cold War physicist. A gay tattoo club founder. A quiet force behind modern tattooing. Explore the life and legacy of Rudi Inhelder in our new free exhibition - now open at Bishopsgate Institute. Read more: bishopsgate.org.uk/stories/t… #TattooHistory #QueerArchives

The Rudi Inhelder Collection | Bishopsgate Institute

From 21 July 2025Visit the Institute and explore our free exhibition of images taken by Hanns Rudolf Inhelder

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As #SouthAsianHeritageMonth continues, we’re revisiting Being Seen, Being Heard - a powerful exhibition by Sohaila Baluch amplifying British South Asian women’s voices through photos, oral histories & artefacts. These stories matter. bishopsgate.org.uk/stories/b…

Being Seen Being Heard: Amplifying British South Asian Women’s Voices | Bishopsgate Institute

By Sohaila Baluch

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What’s the cost of justice delivered too late? Red Gold (@bbcradio4) reveals the story behind the infected blood scandal, a billion-dollar industry built on contaminated trust. Proud our archives supported Anita Sullivan's research 🎧 29 July, 14:15 or after on @BBCSounds
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Plot a revolution. Throw a soirée. Rehearse your standing ovation. Our rooms have seen it all - tango, talks, string quartets, and film crews. Need a space with style and history? We’ve got you. 📍 Right by Liverpool Street bishopsgate.org.uk/hire #VenueHire #CreativeLondon
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🖋️ Queer ink & radical bodies. 📅 23 July: Discover how gay men shaped modern tattooing through Rudi Inhelder's collection. bit.ly/4ntrgpx 📅 26 July: Dive into rare flash, fetish materials & slides with tattoo legends. bit.ly/4ntrb5d #TattooHistory
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A Pride zine made on a home printer. A 1950s gay rights newsletter. A drag ball ticket. @YelizZaifoglu visits our archives & chats to @StefDickers about the quirks and power of what we keep. Read the piece via @youthculturemcr: bit.ly/4jU5l8a #BishopsgateInstitute

An Archivist's Diary: Bishopsgate Insitute | Museum of Youth Culture

Yeliz heads down to the Bishopsgate Institute to delve into the UK's largest LGBTQIA Archive and sits down with archivist Stefan Dickers.

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You may have seen them on your commute: bold portraits marking 20 years of @TfL’s OUTbound network. We’re proud to feature in this series celebrating queer lives, activism & community. 📍Visit us to explore our LGBTQ archives. scenemag.co.uk/transport-for… #Pride2025

Transport for London launches portrait series to celebrate Pride and 20 years of LGBTQ colleague...

Transport for London (TfL) is celebrating 20 years of its LGBTQ colleague community OUTbound across the transport network ahead of the Pride in London parade on Saturday, 5 July. TfL’s colleague...

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🌈 Who gets to belong? 📚 Who gets to tell the story? Join us 9 July for the launch of Desi Queers, a new book exploring queer South Asian life in Britain. 🎤 With @djritu1, Manju Patel-Nair, Charan Singh, Sunny Singh & Rohit K Dasgupta. 🎟 Book: bit.ly/3I9RCN9
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Proud to see our LGBTQIA archive featured in @imperialcollege's #PrideMonth guide. Explore the UK's largest collection of queer history, right here at Bishopsgate Institute. 🏳️‍🌈 imperial.ac.uk/news/264976/h…

Happy Pride Month, everyone! | Imperial News | Imperial College London

Celebrating diversity together

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Do you teach movement, dance or wellbeing? We’re looking for tutors to run weekday lunchtime & evening sessions for City workers looking to reset. 📍 Central London 🕛 Weekday lunchtime & early evening 🔗 bit.ly/3T4mjpp #DanceTutors #MovementClasses #LondonJobs
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✍️ Discover the power of queer storytelling. Join kink practitioner and writer Matt Skully for a workshop exploring sexual subcultures through writing. 📆 13th of July & 10th of August. 🎟️ Book now: bit.ly/3HKMCOO #QueerWriting #BishopsgateInstitute
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What can the past teach us about queer resistance today? 🌈 Writer & researcher Dr Emily Garside joined us to explore the legacy of LGBTQIA activism - from Stonewall to grassroots movements that shaped where we are now. Book the next one: bit.ly/3ZvwXJq #PrideMonth
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