London, UK. 18th November, 2016. LGBTQI activists and historians pop up in 10 iconic London spots to highlight the importance of queer history and demand that London gets a LGBTQI museum. In the run-up to the 50th anniversary of partial decriminalisation of homosexuality in 1967, the coalition (1) are demanding a permanent home. ( © Mike Kear) Andrew Lumsden, former Editor of Gay News, who actively campaigned to bring about the 1967 passing of the Sexual Offences Act: “London has no Queer Museum. Credit: Mike Kear/Alamy Live News
November 18, 2016 - London, UK : LGBTQI+ activists and historians pop up in 10 iconic London spots to highlight the importance of queer history and demand that London gets a LGBTQI+ museum. In the run-up to the 50th anniversary of partial decriminalisation of homosexuality in 1967, the coalition (1) are demanding a permanent home. ( © Mike Kear) Andrew Lumsden, former Editor of Gay News, who actively campaigned to bring about the 1967 passing of the Sexual Offences Act: “London has no Queer Museum. I was one of the activists in the 1960’s pushing for passing of the Sexual Offences Act and 50 years later I am still campaigning. 2017 marks the 50th anniversary of the decriminalisation of male homosexuality in England and Wales, and we anticipate the government trying to take credit for this milestone. We want to highlight that the change was brought about by activists on the ground who fought tooth and nail for the privileges we enjoy today.” Stuart Feather, Gay liberation Front activist and author of ‘Blowing the Lid - Gay liberation, Sexual Revolution and Radical Queens’: “ Why is our history in filing cabinets gathering dust? We’ve never been allowed to exist as equals because there hasn’t been a place allowed to share our history. Section 28 of the Local Government Act made exhibitions about gay and lesbian life risky grounds for museums, as it banned anything that might promote homosexuality to schoolchildren. Since then courageous people, programmes and institutions across London have exhibited Bloolips posters, stories of gay women in the Suffragettes, Greenham Common Women’s Peace Camp, responses to AIDS and the Black queer experien ce – but they are all temporary. We want to bring queer history out into the open and make it accessible to all. “ Corey Gilmore, student and activist: “LGBT+ people have endured and accomplished huge amounts over the centuries, but are erased from mainstream histories. A queer museum would serve a
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