Bishopsgate Institute
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Proudly independent since 1895. Dive into our archives and learn with us online.
230 Bishopsgate, London, UK
Joined November 2009
Grit, glamour & gossip from the golden age of Gay News. Photographer Bob Workman & journalist Keith Howes return, for one night only, with stories, images & icons from the queer 70s & 80s. 📅 24 Sep 📍Bishopsgate Institute 🎟️ Book below 🔗
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Together, photographer Bob Workman and journalist Keith Howes explored London and much of Britain, pushing open the closet door and shining light into the
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Queer Nigerians recall growing up under a vicious homophobic law that empowered violent mobs, sanctioned police abuse, legitimated social media threats & gave a green light to rejection by families 🌈💔 https://t.co/aiyi38XKkf
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In Nigeria, gay men recall coming of age under a law that emboldened mobs, sanctioned police abuse, and fractured lives.
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@hack_history @HistFestUK @UCLHistory @BirkbeckUoL @HamishH1931 @FStewartHistory @bookshop_org_UK @NewhamBookshop @_KnightsOf @ibshowafrica @WasafiriMag @BarnetLibraries @HousmansBooks @BishopsgateInst @HannahChukwuu @Malikabooker @PlutoPress @BL_Learning
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Email from Black Judges, Afro Futurism, Count of Monte Cristo. In this issue: Haitian Revolution. Kung Fu fighters from Lewisham fight the Far Right. Caribbean Steam Railway history HERE. Banned Belaf
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Only 5 days left to see the 25-year celebration of London photo expo '1001 Days In London' at Oxo Gallery @OxoTowerWharf - almost 2,500 visitors in the past few days (almost entirely tourists – it seems most Londoners aren't aware of it) @se1 @LDN_Culture @Londonist @LDN_Museum
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Victorian dog portraiture took itself very seriously. 📸 To mark #InternationalDogDay, we’re sharing highlights from the Libby Hall Dog Collection - where dogs were treated like royalty (or at least studio clients). #LibbyHallDogCollection #DogPhotography
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Gay News was loud, bold, and unafraid. On 24 Sep, join photographer Bob Workman & journalist Keith Howes for stories, images & memories from Britain’s trailblazing queer paper. 📍 Bishopsgate Institute 🔗 Book: https://t.co/8OjPBw73qD
#QueerHistory #GayNews #LGBTQIA
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Together, photographer Bob Workman and journalist Keith Howes explored London and much of Britain, pushing open the closet door and shining light into the
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'Women of Colour in the Global Women’s Strike, The English Collective of Prostitutes and Queer Strike all started in 1975 as autonomous groups within the Wages for Housework Campaign' Intersectional get-together on October 19th - at the @BishopsgateInst
https://t.co/WhLw0n5QdV
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Come and hear why and how we began, campaigns, victories and obstacles along the way, and how this history can help inform and strengthen our movements tod
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A Cold War physicist. A gay tattoo club founder. A quiet force behind modern tattooing. Explore the life and legacy of Rudi Inhelder in our new free exhibition - now open at Bishopsgate Institute. Read more: https://t.co/D31qTBmbjx
#TattooHistory #QueerArchives
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From 21 July 2025Visit the Institute and explore our free exhibition of images taken by Hanns Rudolf Inhelder
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As #SouthAsianHeritageMonth continues, we’re revisiting Being Seen, Being Heard - a powerful exhibition by Sohaila Baluch amplifying British South Asian women’s voices through photos, oral histories & artefacts. These stories matter. https://t.co/S4A2FVhwHK
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By Sohaila Baluch
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What’s the cost of justice delivered too late? Red Gold (@bbcradio4) reveals the story behind the infected blood scandal, a billion-dollar industry built on contaminated trust. Proud our archives supported Anita Sullivan's research 🎧 29 July, 14:15 or after on @BBCSounds
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Plot a revolution. Throw a soirée. Rehearse your standing ovation. Our rooms have seen it all - tango, talks, string quartets, and film crews. Need a space with style and history? We’ve got you. 📍 Right by Liverpool Street https://t.co/ZCpIQbnnI9
#VenueHire #CreativeLondon
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🖋️ Queer ink & radical bodies. 📅 23 July: Discover how gay men shaped modern tattooing through Rudi Inhelder's collection. https://t.co/5gGTHPvbUl 📅 26 July: Dive into rare flash, fetish materials & slides with tattoo legends. https://t.co/VZcoFil33D
#TattooHistory
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This informal afternoon session – with a bar! - will involve short talks on the lives and works of Alan Oversby (aka Mr Sebastian), the first professional
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A Pride zine made on a home printer. A 1950s gay rights newsletter. A drag ball ticket. @YelizZaifoglu visits our archives & chats to @StefDickers about the quirks and power of what we keep. Read the piece via @youthculturemcr: https://t.co/2tIh9rgaoH
#BishopsgateInstitute
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Yeliz heads down to the Bishopsgate Institute to delve into the UK's largest LGBTQIA+ Archive and sits down with archivist Stefan Dickers.
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You may have seen them on your commute: bold portraits marking 20 years of @TfL’s OUTbound network. We’re proud to feature in this series celebrating queer lives, activism & community. 📍Visit us to explore our LGBTQ+ archives. https://t.co/WRQhyT5pmc
#Pride2025
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Transport for London (TfL) is celebrating 20 years of its LGBTQ+ colleague community OUTbound across the transport network ahead of the Pride in London parade on Saturday, 5 July. TfL’s colleague...
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🌈 Who gets to belong? 📚 Who gets to tell the story? Join us 9 July for the launch of Desi Queers, a new book exploring queer South Asian life in Britain. 🎤 With @djritu1, Manju Patel-Nair, Charan Singh, Sunny Singh & Rohit K Dasgupta. 🎟 Book: https://t.co/wCKe3uGksD
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Proud to see our LGBTQIA+ archive featured in @imperialcollege's #PrideMonth guide. Explore the UK's largest collection of queer history, right here at Bishopsgate Institute. 🏳️🌈
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PRIDE MONTH 2025 - Celebrating diversity together
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Do you teach movement, dance or wellbeing? We’re looking for tutors to run weekday lunchtime & evening sessions for City workers looking to reset. 📍 Central London 🕛 Weekday lunchtime & early evening 🔗 https://t.co/usQSytPpkk
#DanceTutors #MovementClasses #LondonJobs
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✍️ Discover the power of queer storytelling. Join kink practitioner and writer Matt Skully for a workshop exploring sexual subcultures through writing. 📆 13th of July & 10th of August. 🎟️ Book now: https://t.co/rsqdwitiv4
#QueerWriting #BishopsgateInstitute
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What can the past teach us about queer resistance today? 🌈 Writer & researcher Dr Emily Garside joined us to explore the legacy of LGBTQIA+ activism - from Stonewall to grassroots movements that shaped where we are now. Book the next one: https://t.co/KDUVF9pnUI
#PrideMonth
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Our Pride Reception kicked off Pride 2025 with joy, community, and a toast to queer stories of the past, present, and future. 🏳️🌈 Thank you to all who joined us, and to @AldgateConnect for their support! #PrideMonth #Pride2025
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