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List of News Articles

  1. Shakti Khabar: Queer South Asian lives in Britain

    Summary: In this blog, I put the spotlight on Shakti Khabar, one of the earliest newsletters run by and for queer people of South Asian descent.

    10 min read

  2. Why so much leather & fetish? An interview with Time Out

    Summary: Back in the summer, Leonie Cooper from Time Out magazine caught up with Stefan about the Leather & Fetish collections.

    10 min read

  3. Gallery: Drag Save The King

    Summary: At the start of May, the cream of London’s Drag King scene came together to prove that 2023 really is Year of the King.

  4. Exhibition: I’M COMING OUT!

    Summary: We've teamed up with BFI Flare: London LGBTQIA+ Film Festival to curate a free exhibition celebrating queer nightlife in the city from 1975-85.

  5. Gallery: Desire in the Archive

    Summary: On 10 February, 2023, our library was home to Desire in the Archive, an anti-Valentine's Day evening that celebrated queer-flavoured desire.

    2 min read

  6. Meet the Tutors: Dr Emily Garside

    Summary: We had a few questions for LGBTQ+ history tutor, Dr Emily Garside.

    4 min read

  7. Memoir Writing: Juliet Jacques on Transfabulous

    Summary: Juliet Jacques will be teaching a course on memoir writing, here we share a piece she wrote for the Out and About exhibition about the impact Transfabulous had on her life.

    5 min read

  8. Gallery: Out and About! Exhibition Opening

    Summary: Bishopsgate Institute has taken over The Curve at Barbican, with an archive installation of objects, ephemera and media highlighting 40 moments and stories in London’s LGBTQ+ history.

    3 min read

  9. The Many Colours of LGBTQ+ Pride

    Summary: Every day in February, for LGBTQ+ History Month, on social media we shared some of the flags that represent the different identities in the LGBTQ+ community. Here, we collect them together, as well as speak with artist Guillaume Vandame about his installation, symbol, that celebrates their power.

    5 min read

  10. Dragging the Archive: Preserve drag king history

    Summary: We opened the doors of our library to welcome the drag king community of London. Dragging the Archive blended panel discussions with drag performances, socialising with zine and badge making.

    6 min read

  11. Lives from the Archives: Holly Revell