Norena Shopland The mystery genre has always been a good home for the diversity of characters. One of the first twentieth-century stories to feature a queer character in the UK is Arthur Conan Doyle’s (1859-1930) short story The Man with the Watches originally published in the Strand magazine in 1898 but in book form in … Read More “Queering ‘The Murder of My Aunt’ (1934)” »
Day: 16 April 2022
1903 Source: Rhyl Record and Advertiser, 16 May 1903 For more on Percy Meye listen to Jane Hoy’s podcast 1904 Angus McBean, a Welsh photographer, was born on 8 June. In the spring of 1942, his career was temporarily ruined when he was arrested in Bath for criminal acts of homosexuality. He was sentenced to … Read More “1900s” »
In the LGBTQ+ collection at St Fagans National Museum of History are these two badges showing a pram and the double female symbol. The donor of these badges volunteered at Cardiff Women’s Centre on Coburn Street. She recalls how “I was part of Cardiff Women’s Centre which was based in Corburn Street. Being a lesbian … Read More “Lesbian Mothers” »
In the Welsh Costume display at St Fagans National Museum of History in Cardiff is a small blue teapot. It was made about 1900, and would have been sold as a souvenir. On one side it depicts three women in Welsh costume, and on the other it shows the Ladies of Llangollen. The Ladies are … Read More “Ladies of Llangollen Teapot” »