Research into the LGBTQ+ history of Wales
Luke Blaidd Recently, I posted this image (below) on my Prosiect Llyfr Enfys social media accounts: This is an infographic which I made on a whim after noticing that Jac L. Williams’ Geiriadur Termau turned 50 years old this year. I came to realise that by extension, so had the terms ‘lesbiad’ and ‘deuryw’, which … Read More “Term Anniversaries- Vital Landmarks for Welsh LGBTQIA+ History” »
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” »
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” »
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” »
By Luke Blaidd (NB: This article contains sources with outdated and/or offensive language towards queer people in both English and Welsh) When researching for my queer Welsh dictionary Llyfr Enfys, I often find myself lost in a Labyrinth of tangents, so many unexplored angles and avenues for queer Welsh terminology to be discovered in. When … Read More “Papurau Pinc | Pink Papers: 18th-21st Century Welsh language newspaper reporting on Queer folk” »
