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'''The UK LGBT Archive''' is an archive of the the knowledge and memories of lesbian, gay, bisexual and trans people living in the [[UK]]. | |||
It’s a virtual time-capsule, capturing the experiences of our time as well as the achievements and challenges of previous centuries | |||
– the changing law, the amazing response to health epidemics, the [[:Category:Newspapers and magazines | newspapers and magazines]] | |||
It’s a virtual time-capsule, capturing the experiences of our time – the changing law | that come and go, TV programmes, [[:Category:Sports | sports]], lesbian, gay, bi and trans [[:Category:Businesses | businesses]], | ||
arts, [[music]] and theatre, and of course [[:Category:Events | events]], [[:Category:Pubs and bars | pubs]] and [[:Category:Clubs | clubs]]. | |||
Anything you can think of that has been related to you as an LGBT [[:Category:People| person]]. | |||
In 2015 this project became a Key Partner of [[LGBT History Month]] and [[CHE]] voted to support it.<ref>http://www.c-h-e.org.uk/campaign.shtml. Accessed: 2015-06-24. (Archived by WebCite® at http://www.webcitation.org/6ZWPYNm1o)</ref> | In 2015 this project became a Key Partner of [[LGBT History Month]].<ref>http://lgbthistorymonth.org.uk/. Accessed: 2015-11-10, | ||
(Archived by WebCite® at http://www.webcitation.org/6cvtvkjEj)</ref> and [[CHE]] voted to support it.<ref>http://www.c-h-e.org.uk/campaign.shtml. Accessed: 2015-06-24. | |||
(Archived by WebCite® at http://www.webcitation.org/6ZWPYNm1o)</ref> | |||
The project was originally called '''The LGBT History Project'''. It was re-launched as '''The UK LGBT Archive''' in December 2015.<ref>http://www.gaystarnews.com/article/lgbt-wiki-is-necessary-for-the-preservation-of-our-history/#gs.lSmUmxI. | |||
Jack Flanagan, "LGBT wiki is 'necessary' for the preservation of our history". ''[[Gay Star News]]'', 5 December 2015. | |||
Accessed: 2015-12-05. (Archived by WebCite® at http://www.webcitation.org/6dYVAKciF)</ref> | |||
In February 2015 Ross Burgess read [[:File:Creating an online archive for LGBT history.pdf|a paper about this site]] at the LGBT History Month academic conference in Manchester. And in March we implemented short URLs on this site, so that for instance the [[Julius Caesar]] page can now be accessed at http://www.lgbtarchive.uk/wiki/Julius_Caesar instead of "<nowiki>http://www.lgbtarchive.uk/wiki/index.php?title=Julius_Caesar</nowiki>". | |||
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There are several ways to find information on this site. Note that anywhere you see a word or phrase in blue, you can click on it and be taken to the item in question. If you see words in red, they are links to an article that hasn't been written yet. | There are several ways to find information on this site. Note that anywhere you see a word or phrase in blue, | ||
you can click on it and be taken to the item in question. If you see words in red, they are links to an article that hasn't been written yet. | |||
[[File:LGBT History Month 2016 logo.png|thumb|100px|"Leap of Faith" logo for LGBT History Month 2016]] | [[File:LGBT History Month 2016 logo.png|thumb|100px|"Leap of Faith" logo for LGBT History Month 2016]] | ||
* browse by date: a good place to start browsing this website is '''[[Timeline of UK LGBT History]]'''; for links to some more specific timelines see [[:Category:Timelines]] – and | * browse by date: a good place to start browsing this website is '''[[Timeline of UK LGBT History]]'''; for links to some more specific timelines see [[:Category:Timelines]] – and for [[LGBT History Month]] 2016 we've started creating a new '''[[Timeline of UK LGBT Religion, Belief and Philosophy]]'''. | ||
* browse by category: to get an overview of the range of material that we cover, go to '''[[:Category:Main categories]]'''. | * browse by category: to get an overview of the range of material that we cover, go to '''[[:Category:Main categories]]'''. | ||
* browse by area of the country: our map on the '''[[United Kingdom]]''' page gives an overview of our geographical coverage, and our maps of [[England]], [[Scotland]], [[Wales]], and [[Northern Ireland]] give links to places round the country | * browse by area of the country: our map on the '''[[United Kingdom]]''' page gives an overview of our geographical coverage, and our maps of [[England]], [[Scotland]], [[Wales]], and [[Northern Ireland]] give links to places round the country | ||
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* search for a particular item, using the search box at the top right of the page. | * search for a particular item, using the search box at the top right of the page. | ||
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font-weight:bold; border:1px solid green; text-align:left; color:white; padding:0.2em 0.4em;">Who is writing it?</h2> | |||
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| style="color:#000; padding:2px 5px 5px;" | You | | style="color:#000; padding:2px 5px 5px;" | You could be! We need more people as volunteer editors, researching and writing up new articles, | ||
or improving existing ones. If you're interested in LGBT history, or if you've been involved in some area of LGBT life that's not well covered in our articles, | |||
we want to hear from you. We also want to hear from those that run gay clubs, businesses, venues, media – when did they start, who started them? | |||
Why were they started? Who joined? The one thing that we do ask, wherever possible, is that you document the sources of the information so that other people can follow it up. | |||
Alternatively you can write something personal to you, a "'''vox-pop'''". This could be your "coming out" story, or your experience of visiting your first gay bar. | |||
These first-person stories are valuable for academics who seek "qualitative primary sources". If you have been a member of a gay club, | |||
read a gay newspaper, have a memory of going out with your mates to a gay pub, we want to hear about it – wherever you are in the country. | |||
If you’ve never done anything gay, because there was nothing in your area, or you were too scared, we want to hear about that too! | |||
We've got a small number of [[:Category:Articles with Vox Pop entries|articles with Vox Pop entries]], and would welcome some more. | |||
The '''[[Articles needed]]''' page gives a list of items that we think out to be written up, but don't yet have their own articles. | |||
We would also very much like some information about the remaining small number of '''[[:File:Districts with no LGBT history.png|Districts with no LGBT history]]''' | |||
any help on these would be very welcome. See [[:Category:Stubs]]. | |||
For more about contributing to this Wiki, see [[LGBT | For more about contributing to this Wiki, see [[LGBT Archive:Writing for this Wiki]]. | ||
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|[[File:Rebecca Root.jpg|thumb|100px|Rebecca Root]]A few of the articles we've added recently: | |||
|[[File: | *'''[[Rebecca Root]]''' ''(pictured)'' is the first trans actress to have a leading role in a British sitcom. | ||
* | *The crime novelist '''[[Meg Elizabeth Atkins]]''' visited [[Manchester]] firms in 1966 urging them to support the decriminalisation of gay sex. | ||
*In July 2014, '''[[Trans Pride Brighton]]''' included the country's first ever Trans Pride march. | *In July 2014, '''[[Trans Pride Brighton]]''' included the country's first ever Trans Pride march. | ||
*The '''[[Three Crowns]]''' was a full-time gay pub in [[Bangor]], [[North Wales]] from 2003 until it was destroyed by arson in March 2014. | *The '''[[Three Crowns]]''' was a full-time gay pub in [[Bangor]], [[North Wales]] from 2003 until it was destroyed by arson in March 2014. | ||
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*'''[[Sir Edmund Backhouse]]''' (1873–1944) was an expert on Chinese history and a suspected forger. | *'''[[Sir Edmund Backhouse]]''' (1873–1944) was an expert on Chinese history and a suspected forger. | ||
*'''[[Frank Hird]]''' (1873–1937) was a journalist and writer, long-term lover of [[Lord Ronald Gower]], and subject of a portrait by [[Henry Scott Tuke]]. | *'''[[Frank Hird]]''' (1873–1937) was a journalist and writer, long-term lover of [[Lord Ronald Gower]], and subject of a portrait by [[Henry Scott Tuke]]. | ||
''For a full list of recent additions, see [[Special:NewPages|New Pages]]'' | ''For a full list of recent additions, see [[Special:NewPages|New Pages]]''. | ||
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| [[File: | | [[File:AbpEdwardWhiteBenson.jpg|thumb|100px|Edward White Benson]] | ||
* '''[[Chelsea Manning]]''' | *'''[[Edward White Benson]]''' (pictured), [[Archbishop of Canterbury]], is thought to have been a repressed homosexual; his wife, his brother-in-law, and five of his children were almost certainly gay or lesbian. | ||
* '''[[Chelsea Manning]]''', American soldier serving 35 years in gaol for leaking military secrets, went to school in [[Haverfordwest]]. | |||
* the poet '''[[Lord Byron]]''' swam from Europe to Asia in 1810, which is said to have started the sport of open water swimming. | * the poet '''[[Lord Byron]]''' swam from Europe to Asia in 1810, which is said to have started the sport of open water swimming. | ||
* '''[[Sir Winston Churchill]]''' was accused in 1895 of "gross immorality of the [[Oscar Wilde]] type". | * '''[[Sir Winston Churchill]]''' was accused in 1895 of "gross immorality of the [[Oscar Wilde]] type". | ||
* The '''[[Ladies of Llangollen]]''' eloped from their families in 1780 and lived together for the rest of their lives. | * The '''[[Ladies of Llangollen]]''' eloped from their families in 1780 and lived together for the rest of their lives. | ||
* Sex between men was illegal in the '''[[Isle of Man]]''' until 1992. | * Sex between men was illegal in the '''[[Isle of Man]]''' until 1992. | ||
* the sixth century King '''[[Maelgwn]]''' of [[Gwynedd]] in North Wales was described as "addicted very much to the detestable vice of sodomy". | * the sixth century King '''[[Maelgwn]]''' of [[Gwynedd]] in North Wales was described as "addicted very much to the detestable vice of sodomy". | ||
* In 1981 the '''[[London Pride]]''' march was moved to [[Huddersfield]]. | * In 1981 the '''[[London Pride]]''' march was moved to [[Huddersfield]]. | ||
* The former Spitfire pilot and racing driver Robert Cowell had | * The former Spitfire pilot and racing driver Robert Cowell had gender reassignment surgery in 1951, becoming '''[[Roberta Cowell]]'''. | ||
* In the 18th century, gay lovers '''[[Stephen Fox]]''' and '''[[John Hervey]]''' were both MPs and subsequently members of the House of Lords. | * In the 18th century, gay lovers '''[[Stephen Fox]]''' and '''[[John Hervey]]''' were both MPs and subsequently members of the House of Lords. | ||
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* Scarlet Collection http://vc.lib.harvard.edu/vc/deliver/browseCombine?_collection=scarlet<br> | * Scarlet Collection http://vc.lib.harvard.edu/vc/deliver/browseCombine?_collection=scarlet<br> | ||
* Stradivarius http://www.kemglen.talktalk.net/stradivarius/OurHistory18cent.htm<br> | * Stradivarius http://www.kemglen.talktalk.net/stradivarius/OurHistory18cent.htm<br> | ||
==Copyright issues and reuse== | |||
All text in this wiki is freely reusable with certain provisos - see [[LGBT Archive:Copyrights]]. Some of the images may be subject to copyright restrictions. See [[LGBT Archive:Illustrations]]. | |||
''Please [mailto:Jonathan@LGBThistoryUK.org email us] if you consider we have infringed your copyright''. | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
<references> | <references> | ||
[[Category:LGBT | [[Category:LGBT Archive]] | ||
Revision as of 15:00, 16 June 2016
The UK LGBT Archive is an archive of the the knowledge and memories of lesbian, gay, bisexual and trans people living in the UK.
It’s a virtual time-capsule, capturing the experiences of our time as well as the achievements and challenges of previous centuries – the changing law, the amazing response to health epidemics, the newspapers and magazines that come and go, TV programmes, sports, lesbian, gay, bi and trans businesses, arts, music and theatre, and of course events, pubs and clubs. Anything you can think of that has been related to you as an LGBT person.
In 2015 this project became a Key Partner of LGBT History Month.[1] and CHE voted to support it.[2]
The project was originally called The LGBT History Project. It was re-launched as The UK LGBT Archive in December 2015.[3]
In February 2015 Ross Burgess read a paper about this site at the LGBT History Month academic conference in Manchester. And in March we implemented short URLs on this site, so that for instance the Julius Caesar page can now be accessed at http://www.lgbtarchive.uk/wiki/Julius_Caesar instead of "http://www.lgbtarchive.uk/wiki/index.php?title=Julius_Caesar".
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Some other resources
Some sources of information about LGBT history
- LGBT History Month http://www.lgbthistorymonth.org.uk
- LGBT History Month Scotland http://www.lgbthistory.org.uk
- Gay History and Literature by Rictor Norton http://rictornorton.co.uk/
- Hall-Carpenter Archives at the LSE http://www2.lse.ac.uk/library/archive/holdings/lesbian_and_gay_archives.aspx
- Lesbian & Gay Foundation http://www.lgf.org.uk/
- LAGNA – Lesbian and Gay Newsmedia Archive at the Bishopsgate Institute http://www.lagna.org.uk
- London Metropolitan Archives http://www.cityoflondon.gov.uk/Corporation/LGNL_Services/Leisure_and_culture/Records_and_archives/
- Manchester Source Guide http://www.manchester.gov.uk/info/448/archives_and_local_studies/520/lgbt_source_guide/1
- National Archives "Out There" http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/about/out-there.htm
- Outhistory (American): http://outhistory.org/
- Scarlet Collection http://vc.lib.harvard.edu/vc/deliver/browseCombine?_collection=scarlet
- Stradivarius http://www.kemglen.talktalk.net/stradivarius/OurHistory18cent.htm
Copyright issues and reuse
All text in this wiki is freely reusable with certain provisos - see LGBT Archive:Copyrights. Some of the images may be subject to copyright restrictions. See LGBT Archive:Illustrations. Please email us if you consider we have infringed your copyright.
References
<references>
- ↑ http://lgbthistorymonth.org.uk/. Accessed: 2015-11-10, (Archived by WebCite® at http://www.webcitation.org/6cvtvkjEj)
- ↑ http://www.c-h-e.org.uk/campaign.shtml. Accessed: 2015-06-24. (Archived by WebCite® at http://www.webcitation.org/6ZWPYNm1o)
- ↑ http://www.gaystarnews.com/article/lgbt-wiki-is-necessary-for-the-preservation-of-our-history/#gs.lSmUmxI. Jack Flanagan, "LGBT wiki is 'necessary' for the preservation of our history". Gay Star News, 5 December 2015. Accessed: 2015-12-05. (Archived by WebCite® at http://www.webcitation.org/6dYVAKciF)