Research into the LGBTQ+ history of Wales
2002 Troublesome priest As the Church prepares to elect a new Archbishop of Canterbury, the Archbishop of Wales Rowan Williams is the front-runner. Williams from the traditionalist Anglo-Catholic branch of the church, is an ‘Affirming Catholic’ – one who is strongly in favour of women priests (and wants to make them bishops) and who is … Read More “2002-2003” »
2000 Controversy over the repeal of Section 28 The secretary of the National Union of Teachers Cymru, Gethin Lewis, said, “It is a faulty piece of legislation and there is no need for it to exist. Teachers should be trusted to deliver sex education in a way that is appropriate to their schools and they … Read More “2000-2001” »
1980 Swansea Lesbian Line. The Line has just started; the collective is small and welcomes new members to answer queries on the phone. Contact them on Fridays 7.00-10.00 at 0792467365. Source: Spare Rib, January 1980 Noel Sullivan from the group Hear’Say is born on 28 July and grows up in Cardiff. Two fined. In two … Read More “1980s” »
1971 The newspaper of the Gay Liberation Front, Come Together, was formed by the GLF’s Media Workshop in 1970. Issues 1-16 have been digitalised by the Bishopsgate Institute and can be accessed by clicking on the above link. The magazine mainly covered London but did include regional details including Howard Llewellyn in Cardiff and a … Read More “1970s” »
1953 Jeffrey John is born on 10 February in Tonyrefail, Rhondda Cynon Taf. A Church of England priest he made headlines in 2003 when he was the first person in a same-sex relationship to be nominated as a Church of England bishop. 1954 B.B.C. Artist charged Bail was allowed by the magistrates at Newtown, Montgomeryshire, … Read More “1950s” »
1942 E. M. Forster – life was dominated by his close attachment to his mother who lived to the age of ninety (as did Forster). Though he was never prepared to ‘come out’, his attitude to homosexuality became increasingly frank over the years. The process is illustrated by three incidents, one in the thirties, one … Read More “1940s” »
British monk Gildas is one of the best-documented figures of the Christian church in the British Isles during the sub-Roman period and was renowned for his Biblical knowledge and literary style. The Preface of Gildas on Penance is attributed to him and included in it is a reference to penances for sodomy – but the … Read More “6th century” »
1993 The Older Lesbian Network (Wales) is formed in 1993 to provide opportunities for older lesbians who were opposed to discrimination. It was run by volunteers with the aim of encouraging pride and confidence in its members. 1994 American historian John Boswell (1947–1994) publishes Same-Sex Unions in Pre-Modern Europe (UK title: The Marriage of Likeness: … Read More “1990s” »
Hello sailor!: the hidden history of gay life at sea. Martin relates an anecdote that could have acted as a precursor to the film Priscilla, Queen of the Desert. His ship had docked in an unfamiliar Welsh port, not the most cosmopolitan of places. He and his friend, Gerty G-String, took a look around, realised … Read More “1960s” »
1931 On 14 July Illtyd Harrington is born in Merthyr Tydfil. Harrington was deputy leader of the Greater London Council (1981–84). He was openly gay and lived for fifty years with his partner, Christopher “Chris” Downes, who worked as a theatrical dresser for Laurence Olivier and Maggie Smith. 1933 Stephen Spender (1909–1995), was an English … Read More “1930s” »
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