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The Post-1957 Shift in LGBTQIA+ Language in Wales

Posted on By Norena Shopland
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[Chapter extract from the Undergraduate dissertation “What drove the development of Welsh-language LGBTQIA+ terminology 1972-2022” by Luke Blaidd (2023)] Fig. 1: Welsh LGBTQIA+ dictionary terminology timeline and events in UK LGBTQIA+ history 1957-2007 Welsh language LGBTQIA+ terminology in the mid-20th Century was much the same as it had been in the 19th and 18th Centuries. … Read More “The Post-1957 Shift in LGBTQIA+ Language in Wales” »

The Case of the 450 year-old Word: A Queer Welsh slur throughout the centuries

Posted on By Norena Shopland
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By Luke Blaidd  (NB: Please be warned that the following post contains mentions of slurs in both English and Welsh) When writing my still-in-progress queer Welsh dictionary Llyfr Enfys, I often feel like Iset, the wife of Osiris in Ancient Egyptian myth. In the myth, Osiris was murdered by his brother Set, who then proceeded … Read More “The Case of the 450 year-old Word: A Queer Welsh slur throughout the centuries” »