Research into the LGBTQ+ history of Wales
Norena Shopland When considering a history of sexual orientation and gender identity in Wales we cannot always concentrate on items specifically related to the country and its people – for example, bestselling books would have been read throughout the UK. Bearing this in mind, I’ve taken a look at two books, one from the seventeenth … Read More “Queering Onania: some 17th and 18th-century sexual orientation and gender identity stories” »
by Luke Blaidd Following on from my first blog The Case of the 450 year-old Word: A Queer Welsh slur throughout the centuries (in which I dove into the history of the terminology used for gay men in Welsh), this blog is a short history of the lesbian, bisexual, trans and intersex terminology used in … Read More “A brief history of Lesbian, Bisexual, Trans, Intersex and Other terminology in Welsh dictionaries” »
by Syd Morgan In December 1971, Plaid Cymru’s monthly newspaper, Welsh Nation, published a letter from Cardiff Gay Liberation Front. Its content was an attempt to fuse the demands of the GLF with those of the Party’s aims. It had been written by Stuart Neale, active in both organisations and this narrative chronicles his attempt … Read More “Stuart Neale” »
Luke Blaidd The Hanes LHDT+ Cymru blog normally focuses on LGBTQ+ Welsh history past, however, I would like to introduce the potential Welsh language history of the future: Gender neutral pronouns. The inclusion of gender neutral pronouns in everyday Welsh is hugely historic for the language and is already underway in pockets of Welsh speaking LGBTQ+ … Read More “Rhagwenau Rhyfedd- The Wonderful World of Weird Welsh Pronouns” »
My name is John Sam Jones. I am a Welsh-speaking Welshman from Meirionnydd (originally). Currently I work as the Adviser for Personal and Social Education (PSE) in Denbighshire Education Service. For the past five years I have chaired the North Wales Lesbian/Gay/Bisexual (LGB) and Police Liaison Group and for the last 18 months I have … Read More “John Sam Jones’ evidence to the Welsh Affairs – First Report” »
By Dr DeAnn Bell, Llandudno Museum When I came into the role of Community and Education Officer here at Llandudno Museum and Gallery in 2020, the museum was undergoing major refurbishment. Pandemic aside, part of the museum strategy was to uncover and share previously marginalised histories and find ways to support the diverse people and … Read More “Creating Llandudno’s Hidden History: LGBTQ Heritage Walk” »
John Paul Evans All images are copyrighted and are not to be used without the permission of John Paul Evans. ‘Matrimonial ties’ is an umbrella title that covers various projects in which my husband Peter and I respond to ideas of marriage and how traditional unions are memorialised in the photographic ‘family album’. As an … Read More “‘Matrimonial ties’” »
In 1895 this interview appeared with a music hall performer who appeared as ‘The Baroness of Ystrad Rhondda’: Mr. Kennedy Allen Tells the Story of His Stage Career and What he Thinks of the Welsh Language. One of the characters which will perhaps, be best remembered by those who have seen the Cardiff pantomimes will … Read More “The Baroness of Ystrad Rhondda: an early drag act” »
Luke Blaidd (NB: Be advised that this blog contains descriptions of historical queerphobia and mention of 19th Century mistreatment of mentally ill individuals, intersex surgery, death) As ever with these history blogs, I like to draw upon classical history as a metaphor for the journeys I go on when researching queer Welsh history. When studying … Read More “Queer Ancestry- A look into the familial lives of some of Wales’ Queer historical figures” »
On Thursday 18 March 2021, Jenny-Anne Bishop a Trans Activist, Church Elder, Member of the Parliamentary Forum on Gender Identity, & the Trans Advisory Board for HM Prison & Probation, and co-founder of the Unique Transgender Network, a voluntary group supporting Trans (transgender) people in North Wales & West Cheshire, gave a speech to BAGIS. … Read More “Speech for the BAGIS (British Association of Gender Identity Specialists) Virtual Conference” »
