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The Ballad of Captain Rigby

08 May 2012

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Write Queer London 2012 saw poet Peter Daniels enter the Metropolitan Archives to uncover LGBT history amongst their stacks wherein he made the acqaintance of our tale's hero, the indefatigable Captain Rigby.  Captain Edward Rigby was tried for sodomy in 1698, after falling foul of

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The Secret Lives of Shirts by Elizabeth (Buffy) Noble - Winning Poetry entry Write Queer London 2012

14 February 2012

Yellow Morphy Richards iron from Geffrye Museum handling collectioncollection
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The secret lives of shirts I am flattened, And again flattened. I am forced. I am heavy as a man, hanging I am heavy as a day. I am made straight. but I have been silk, undone, wettened I have been lovingly dangled I have

by: Elizabeth (Buffy) Noble

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The Pankratiasts by James Duncan- overall winning entry for Write Queer London 2012

14 February 2012

Pankration scene: the pankriatiast on the right tries to gouge his opponent's eye; the umpire is about to strike him for this foul. Detail from an Attic red-figure kylix, 490-480 BC. From Vulci, Italy.
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Squat down, pulling the back of my head onto his bare chest, Erasmus has pushed his left leg between mine. The inside of his thigh is touching the back of my balls.  My sturdy left leg knots around his sturdier right.  He has

by: James Duncan

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Write Queer London Festival has landed

02 December 2011

Write Queer London flyer
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Discovering gay histories across London museums The Museum of London’s Write Queer London festival, which begins in December, brings together writers, poets and LGBT history in London museums for a fourth year. Curator talks, gallery tours, poetry commissions, a writing competition and creative

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Visual AIDS - Graphic Responses to HIV

02 September 2008

Oliver Winchester
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An overview of the history that lies behind some of the design work that came out of the US directly in response to HIV/ AIDS in the late 1980. In 1996 the V&A held a display, Graphic Responses to AIDS, curated by Shaun Cole, and

by: Shaun Cole

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The Philippe, Duc d'Orleans Fan Leaf At The Fan Museum

22 February 2006

Image shows men on horses (c) Fan Museum
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As LGBT History month draws to a close, Tom Foakes of the Fan Museum take a look at an artefact that sheds some light on the fascinating life of the flamboyant homosexual, Philippe, Duc d'Orleans.  Philippe, Duc d’Orleans Born 21st September 1640 Saint

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Babs Guthrie

Babs has worked in the heritage sector for over ten years, with experience working with National, local and online collections.

Special areas of interest are London Egyptophilia, ancient languages, internet geekery, interactive social media, paleontology and hidden histories.

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