The UK LGBT Archive, formerly the LGBT History Project, is an LGBT online encyclopaedia for the United Kingdom It was created in June 2011 by Jonathan

Háttér Archive is the oldest and largest LGBT+ archive and library in Hungary. It is a unique LGBT+ collection in Eastern Europe. It is an integral part

LGBTQ (also commonly seen as LGBT, LGBTQ+, and LGBTQIA+) is an initialism of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer or questioning. It is an umbrella

the largest number of self-identified LGBT members of any national legislature worldwide. List of the first LGBT holders of political offices in the United

Somalia (in the autonomous state of Jubaland) and the United Arab Emirates. LGBT people also face extrajudicial killings in the Russian region of Chechnya

Welcome to the LGBT Archive: the encyclopedia of lesbian, gay, bisexual and trans history in the United Kingdom. It was started in June 2011 as the "LGBT…

Donate New Orleans, La. —A coalition of local organizations spearheaded by the LBGT+ Archives Project of Louisiana will present a weekend of events to co…

This website uses cookies to improve your experience while you navigate through the website. Out of these, the cookies that are categorized as necessary a…

It is based on principles similar to Wikipedia, but takes a much more relaxed attitude to what is regarded as a "notable" subject for inclusion. Articles…

Bang Bang was the name of a popular gay disco which started in 1976 in London. It was held in the Sundown club (in the huge basement of the London Astori…

IARS IARS (Independent Academic Research Studies) is a charity based in Waterloo Road, South London. It was set up informally in 2001 by Dr Theo Gavrieli…

Bent Bent was a free magazine for gay men that was distributed to 400 gay bars, clubs and saunas across the United Kingdom. Published monthly by All Poin…

Wells LGBT history Dr R D Reid lived for some years at 8 Chamberlain Street, Wells, from where he began a campaign for homosexual law reform. In 1954 six…

Cheam LGBT history Emily Brothers fought the Sutton and Cheam constituency in the 2015 General Election. Elliot Colburn the MP for Carshalton and Walling…

Dover Dover is a town and ferry port in Kent, on the narrowest part of the English Channel, facing France. The Dover local government district includes t…

Pride Pride, in the LGBT context, refers to events such as marches, parades, and festivals celebrating LGBT people proclaiming themselves as proud to be …

Galop Galop is a charity working for LGBT people who are victims of crime, survivors of abuse and violence. Origins In the early 1980s the police operate…

LGBT history "On June 26th the Bolton Evening News was agog with the story of a 'homosexual vice ring'. Ten men, five of whom worked at Bolton General Ho…

Parts of the original county are now included within Greater London although in some cases retaining "Surrey" as a postal county. Surrey County Council s…

Wessex Wessex was a kingdom in Anglo-Saxon times, with its capital at Winchester. The name has been revived at various times, for instance in the novels …

Dublin Dublin (Irish: Baile Átha Cliath) is the capital of Ireland. As such it was part of the United Kingdom until 1922. For a time in the 18th century …

Torbay Torbay is a borough on the south coast of England, sometimes referred to as the "English Riviera". It is a unitary authority within the ceremonial…

Crocus Crocus, originally called "the Croydon LGBT Network", was an umbrella organisation in Croydon, South London, set up to bring the various existing …

Blondel Blondel (Jean de Nesle, c. 1155–1202) was a French minstrel or trouvère and composer, nicknamed Blondel because of his long blond hair. According…

From 1977 the Young People's Theatre Project at The Royal Court Theatre in London, performed a play about gay young people called 'Not in Norwich'. This p…

England During the Roman Empire the area now known as England formed the major part of the Province of Britannia, having been conquered by the Emperor Cl…

Ireland the official name of the sovereign state otherwise referred to as "Southern Ireland", the "Irish Republic" or "the Republic of Ireland". Ireland,…

Bedford Bedford is a borough and unitary authority within the ceremonial county of Bedfordshire. As well as the town of Beford proper, the Borough includ…

Furness Furness is the red shaded area in the top left of this map of the historic county of Lancashire. Furness is an area in the south of Cumbria. Hist…

Burnley Burnley is a borough in Lancashire, and also the name of the main town within the borough. At one time Burnley was one of the world's largest pro…

LGBT History Alan Turing lived in Wilmslow, Cheshire. In 1952 Turing's charges of gross indecency were tried at the Cheshire Quarter Sessions in Knutsfor…

Apostles Several of the members of the Bloomsbury Group had been members, together with the philosopher Bertrand Russell, who says "Since his [ Lytton St…

The Kinsey Scale ranks people on a scale from 0, meaning exclusively heterosexual, to 6, meaning exclusively homosexual. People ranked from 2 to 4 are oft…

Coventry Coventry is a city in the West Midlands, formerly in Warwickshire. It has been an important centre of car manufacturing. During World War II, th…

Attitude This is about the magazine. For the venue in Peckham see Attitude (bar). Attitude magazine logo Attitude is a British gay lifestyle magazine, fi…

Queer Goings On Queer Goings On (QGO) was a loose organisation that offered gay men's weekends in the late 1990s, and subsequently holidays in places suc…

LGBT Advisory Group The LGBT Advisory Group to the Metropolitan Police, also referred to as the Independent Advisory Group or IAG, is a voluntary group o…

Aurora (Croydon) Aurora was set up in 2003, and has been meeting regularly every two months in Croydon Town Hall since 2004. Initially the officers of Au…

UCL UCL (formally University College London) is a university in Bloomsbury, central London. It was established in 1826 to open up education in England fo…

Great Britain (comprising England, Scotland, and Wales) is the largest island within the British Isles, but the term is often used interchangeably with th…

News ONE Archives at USC Libraries and LA as Subject are excited to announce the debut of Hidden Histories: Discovering Los Angeles' LGBTQ+ Collections. …

The UK LGBT Archive, formerly the LGBT History Project, is an LGBT online encyclopaedia for the United Kingdom It was created in June 2011 by Jonathan

Welcome to the LGBT Archive: the encyclopedia of lesbian, gay, bisexual and trans history in the United Kingdom. It was started in June 2011 as the "LGBT …

Háttér Archive is the oldest and largest LGBT+ archive and library in Hungary. It is a unique LGBT+ collection in Eastern Europe. It is an integral part

LGBTQ (also commonly seen as LGBT, LGBTQ+, and LGBTQIA+) is an initialism of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer or questioning. It is an umbrella

the largest number of self-identified LGBT members of any national legislature worldwide. List of the first LGBT holders of political offices in the United

Somalia (in the autonomous state of Jubaland) and the United Arab Emirates. LGBT people also face extrajudicial killings in the Russian region of Chechnya

Welcome to the LGBT Archive: the encyclopedia of lesbian, gay, bisexual and trans history in the United Kingdom. It was started in June 2011 as the "LGBT…

Donate New Orleans, La. —A coalition of local organizations spearheaded by the LBGT+ Archives Project of Louisiana will present a weekend of events to co…

This website uses cookies to improve your experience while you navigate through the website. Out of these, the cookies that are categorized as necessary a…

It is based on principles similar to Wikipedia, but takes a much more relaxed attitude to what is regarded as a "notable" subject for inclusion. Articles…

Bang Bang was the name of a popular gay disco which started in 1976 in London. It was held in the Sundown club (in the huge basement of the London Astori…

IARS IARS (Independent Academic Research Studies) is a charity based in Waterloo Road, South London. It was set up informally in 2001 by Dr Theo Gavrieli…

Bent Bent was a free magazine for gay men that was distributed to 400 gay bars, clubs and saunas across the United Kingdom. Published monthly by All Poin…

Wells LGBT history Dr R D Reid lived for some years at 8 Chamberlain Street, Wells, from where he began a campaign for homosexual law reform. In 1954 six…

Cheam LGBT history Emily Brothers fought the Sutton and Cheam constituency in the 2015 General Election. Elliot Colburn the MP for Carshalton and Walling…

Dover Dover is a town and ferry port in Kent, on the narrowest part of the English Channel, facing France. The Dover local government district includes t…

Pride Pride, in the LGBT context, refers to events such as marches, parades, and festivals celebrating LGBT people proclaiming themselves as proud to be …

Galop Galop is a charity working for LGBT people who are victims of crime, survivors of abuse and violence. Origins In the early 1980s the police operate…

LGBT history "On June 26th the Bolton Evening News was agog with the story of a 'homosexual vice ring'. Ten men, five of whom worked at Bolton General Ho…

Parts of the original county are now included within Greater London although in some cases retaining "Surrey" as a postal county. Surrey County Council s…

Wessex Wessex was a kingdom in Anglo-Saxon times, with its capital at Winchester. The name has been revived at various times, for instance in the novels …

Dublin Dublin (Irish: Baile Átha Cliath) is the capital of Ireland. As such it was part of the United Kingdom until 1922. For a time in the 18th century …

Torbay Torbay is a borough on the south coast of England, sometimes referred to as the "English Riviera". It is a unitary authority within the ceremonial…

Crocus Crocus, originally called "the Croydon LGBT Network", was an umbrella organisation in Croydon, South London, set up to bring the various existing …

Blondel Blondel (Jean de Nesle, c. 1155–1202) was a French minstrel or trouvère and composer, nicknamed Blondel because of his long blond hair. According…

From 1977 the Young People's Theatre Project at The Royal Court Theatre in London, performed a play about gay young people called 'Not in Norwich'. This p…

England During the Roman Empire the area now known as England formed the major part of the Province of Britannia, having been conquered by the Emperor Cl…

Ireland the official name of the sovereign state otherwise referred to as "Southern Ireland", the "Irish Republic" or "the Republic of Ireland". Ireland,…

Bedford Bedford is a borough and unitary authority within the ceremonial county of Bedfordshire. As well as the town of Beford proper, the Borough includ…

Furness Furness is the red shaded area in the top left of this map of the historic county of Lancashire. Furness is an area in the south of Cumbria. Hist…

Burnley Burnley is a borough in Lancashire, and also the name of the main town within the borough. At one time Burnley was one of the world's largest pro…

LGBT History Alan Turing lived in Wilmslow, Cheshire. In 1952 Turing's charges of gross indecency were tried at the Cheshire Quarter Sessions in Knutsfor…

Apostles Several of the members of the Bloomsbury Group had been members, together with the philosopher Bertrand Russell, who says "Since his [ Lytton St…

The Kinsey Scale ranks people on a scale from 0, meaning exclusively heterosexual, to 6, meaning exclusively homosexual. People ranked from 2 to 4 are oft…

Coventry Coventry is a city in the West Midlands, formerly in Warwickshire. It has been an important centre of car manufacturing. During World War II, th…

Attitude This is about the magazine. For the venue in Peckham see Attitude (bar). Attitude magazine logo Attitude is a British gay lifestyle magazine, fi…

Queer Goings On Queer Goings On (QGO) was a loose organisation that offered gay men's weekends in the late 1990s, and subsequently holidays in places suc…

LGBT Advisory Group The LGBT Advisory Group to the Metropolitan Police, also referred to as the Independent Advisory Group or IAG, is a voluntary group o…

Aurora (Croydon) Aurora was set up in 2003, and has been meeting regularly every two months in Croydon Town Hall since 2004. Initially the officers of Au…

UCL UCL (formally University College London) is a university in Bloomsbury, central London. It was established in 1826 to open up education in England fo…

Great Britain (comprising England, Scotland, and Wales) is the largest island within the British Isles, but the term is often used interchangeably with th…

News ONE Archives at USC Libraries and LA as Subject are excited to announce the debut of Hidden Histories: Discovering Los Angeles' LGBTQ+ Collections. …