Stories
List of News Articles
Queer Show and Tell at Bishopsgate
Summary: This December, we hosted a story circle to discuss the material footprint of queerness.
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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
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
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.
Gallery: Kink in the Archive II
Summary: Bringing together kink enthusiasts, artists, and professionals, Kink in the Archive returned for its second edition on Friday 24 March.
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.
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
Meet the Tutors: Dr Emily Garside
Summary: We had a few questions for LGBTQ+ history tutor, Dr Emily Garside.
4 min read
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
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
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.
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