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  • Three Writing Lives

    Three Writing Lives

    Our second online event Conversations with Writers took place on Thursday 2 September. Playwright Jo Clifford and novelist and short story writer Ely Percy were in conversation with Eris Young.

  • Homophobia: A 20th Century Classic

    Homophobia: A 20th Century Classic

    How can 20th century novels help us understand homophobia? No matter how brilliantly written, many celebrated novels have homophobic elements.

  • Iona McGregor – Scottish Lesbian Writer

    Iona McGregor – Scottish Lesbian Writer

    Describing Iona McGregor’s career gives the impression of many lives in one frame.

  • A Lavender Attic

    A Lavender Attic

    ‘LGBT+ archives,’ says Gerard Koskovich of the GLBT Historical Society of San Francisco, ‘are your queer grandma’s attic’. They are the place where younger generations will find our legacy.

  • At the World’s End

    Meggie’s Journeys by Margaret D’AmbrosioPolygon, 1987 A few days ago, #ReclaimTheseStreetsPorty, one of the groups formed after the abduction and presumed murder of Sarah Everard in London, attached a series […]

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