Transcript: the diaries of Anne Lister
Calderdale, West Yorkshire Archive Service has provided a further transcript of the diaries of Anne Lister. This has been compiled via crowd sourcing, covers 9th May 1822- 25th Apr 1823 and offers insight into early LGBT+ history.
LGBT+ history exhibitons, plus playlist
Online exhibition from the Bishopsgate Institute to commemorate LGBT+ history month and a physical exhibition they are holding at the Barbican centre. Also, explore an audio play list of clips from hit LGBT records from the 1980s. Out and About! | Barbican
Sites for Pride Month
Europeana LGBT Plus now has a page of great historic LGBT resources from Europe’s national and libraries and museums. Includes images from the history of pride, art work, badge ephemera, books and. Archives from a range of EU nations British library resources National Archives research guide to UK resources . They also have some podcasts highlighting resources Bishopsgate Institute LGBT archives includes News […]
Rainbow Europe
Rainbow Europe ranks all 49 European countries on the basis of laws and policies that have a direct impact on the LGBTI people’s human rights in 6 categories: equality and non-discrimination; family; hate crime and hate speech; legal gender recognition and bodily integrity; civil society space; and asylum.
Black & Gay, Back in the Day
Black & Gay, Back in the Day is an LGBT Plus photographic archive made available via Instagram. It is maintained by Marc Thompson Director http://thelovetank.info and Jason Okundaye and offers a great range of images from Britain since the 1950s.
South Asian Gender and Sexuality Web Archive
New web archive from the Ivy Plus Libraries Confederation and available from the archive.it website. It currently includes 74 archived web resources covering LGBT+ activism in South Asia and its diaspora. These are valuable for grass roots discussion of gay and transgender rights , pride and cultural events and responses to government policy which may […]
Stonewall 50th commemoration web archive
Just launched by Columbia University, a searchable web archive of 50th anniversary commemorations of the Stonewall uprising. The Stonewall uprising a key event in LGBT history. Over a hundred US sites have been archived preserving the images and audio-content including interviews with original participants. They include the sites of academic libraries, radio stations, NGOs and […]
LGBTI inclusion index
United Nations Development Programme has just devised the first indicators on how to measure LGBTI inclusion. This is part of the process of measuring the delivery of 2030 development objectives. It provides provides a set of 51 indicators in the areas of health, education, civil and political participation, economic empowerment, security and violence.
Kenya and gay rights
The Kenyan Penal code currently criminalises same sex relations in sections 162 and 165. A penalty can be 14 years in prison. The courts recently postponed a reconsideration of the code until May This interesting article from the Conversation sets such laws in a wider colonial context For further information try these resources: For background context see the UK Home […]
LGBTQ+ Student Mental Health
The challenges and needs of gender, sexual and romantic minorities in Higher Education The latest report from Student Minds completed by 467 students, recent graduates and members of University/Students’ Union staff found that: ‘Many respondents noted that they experienced barriers accessing support because they feel misunderstood or judged.’ It has recommendations for student unions and […]
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