Shining a Light on Plymouth's LGBT Life Past and Present
Out Youth is a youth group for young people aged 11 – 25 in Plymouth who are Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgendered/transsexual (LGBT). The group has existed in Plymouth for over ten years with the support of the LGBT community volunteers and youth workers. It provides one to one support and a weekly youth group […]
The first decade of the 21st century saw not only the welcome abolition of the oppressive Section 28 of the Local Government Act 1988 after many LGBT campaigns but also the introduction of ground breaking legislation ensuring many equal rights for LGBT people. Civil Partnership and Adoption Laws are now enabling LGBT people to enjoy many of the same […]
No to Hate Crime Vigil Plymouth 28.10.11, a set on Flickr. Via Flickr: A selection of photos taken by Laura at the Plymouth Vigil Against Hate Crime. Friday 28th October 2011. The Vigil was organised by the Plymouth University LGBT group. Read More at: blog.prideinplymouth.org.uk/plymouth-vigil-against-hate-c…
IDAHOT 2011 – Equal Love, a set on Flickr. Via Flickr: Plymouth was one of the first cities in the UK to publicly show support for the Equal Love Campaign. Pride in Plymouth organised a photo shoot in the city centre, distributed leaflets and asked members of the public to sign the pledge. http://www.prideinplymouth.org.uk/
Since 2000, Plymouth’s LGBT community has become more visible and established itself more publically in the city. A wide range of activities and events, including candlelight vigils, protests and celebrations have helped to do this – drawing more attention to the diversity that has always existed here in Plymouth. “The Pride is a place to go and source information on different, […]
In Other Words is a Vital Sparks funded project seeking to provide new and more established LGBT+ writers for the stage in Plymouth with a crucial creative resource. In Other Words is working in partnership with Plymouth’s LGBT community, Pride in Plymouth,Plymouth LGBT Archive, We’ll Meet In Moscow, Barbican Theatre, Plymouth, Dreadnought … [Read More...]
This May (2015) has been an exciting month for Pride in Plymouth CIC . . . and the Plymouth LGBT Archive project, which it continues to support. On the 20th May, as part of Plymouth’s History Festival month, Alan Butler took a group of intrepid explorers on walk around the city centre to experience a little of the LGBT history which … [Read More...]
LGBT History Month News
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