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#OnThisDay 51 years since the partial decriminalisation of homosexuality
Today, 27 July 2018, marks 51 years since the partial decriminalisation of homosexuality through The Sexual Offences Act 1967.
27 Jul 2018
Operation Tiger: Marking 34 years since the raid on Gay's The Word Bookshop
Gay’s the Word, an independent LGBT bookshop at 66 Marchmont Street, is a Bloomsbury institution and features in the film Pride (2014).
10 Apr 2018
The Queerness of Salomé - Putting the spotlight on Oscar Wilde's controversial one-act play
In art and literature of the last 130 years, few works have proven as controversial, as enduring, or as intrinsically queer as Oscar Wilde’s one-act play Salomé.
27 Mar 2018
Amy Levy (1861-1889): a ‘Minor Poet’
Amongst the classic works of queer literature displayed in Senate House Library’s Queer Between the Covers exhibition – including texts by Oscar Wilde, Virginia Woolf, Radclyffe Hall - is a small book
22 Mar 2018
Self-publish and be damned: The poetry and art of Ralph Chubb
“In a lonely Berkshire coppice he set up a hidden hut…He was making … books with his own hands.
19 Feb 2018
Queer Between The Covers events - exploring literature through poetry, art and film
Queer Between the Covers co-curator, Leila Kassir, takes a look at some of the exciting events taking place during the 22-week exhibition season, including music, a guided walk and film screenings.
22 Jan 2018