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Draig Enfys (Rainbow Dragon) houses a large collection of artefacts and documentation with regard to LGBTQ+ people and issues in Wales.This collection is regularly loanded out for exhibitions.
14/04/2020
Wales LGBT+ History Month Roundup - LGBT+ History Month Norena Shopland When Sue Sanders asked me to do a roundup of events that had happened in Wales for LGBT+ History Month, I thought yeah, that’s straightforward. As a historian of Welsh sexual orientation and gender identity history I do try and keep abreast of events, attend many, and speak at a lo...
21/02/2020
Welsh LGBT historian Norena Shopland insists on the importance of remembering our past to show ‘we’re here, and we’re not going away’
Don’t forget your history, celebrate it Just another JOMEC Sites Network site
19/09/2019
Join me for a fascinating look at how data is collected and shared about bisexual people for Bi Visibility Day this Saturday 12pm at Cynon Valley Museum, Aberdare as part of ProjectUnity's day of celebration.
10/08/2019
Mt talk for Stories of the Sisterhood about little known Margaret Travers Symonds
Stories Of The Sisterhood: #4 Margaret Travers Symonds on Apple Podcasts Show Stories Of The Sisterhood, Ep #4 Margaret Travers Symonds - 9 Aug 2019
02/08/2019
01/08/2019
A survey on Representation of Q***r Characters in Picture Books - if you're so inclined
Representation of Q***r Characters in Picture Books Department of Information Studies, University College London This survey/interview is being conducted as part of a dissertation required for the completion of a Master's Degree in Publishing at University College London. The goal of this study is to probe into the depiction of q***r characters in co...
22/06/2019
Pride Cymru turns 20 this year amid a worrying surge in anti-LGBTI crime The biggest LGBTI event in Wales, Pride Cymru celebrates its twentieth birthday this year by looking back on how it all started.
06/06/2019
We've got an introduction to 4 prominent LGBT-people from Welsh history for you.
This text was written by Young Heritage Leaders during last LGBTQ+ History Month; thank you to Norena Shopland for helping with our research and diolch to The National Lottery Heritage Fund for their "Kick the Dust" support of our work with Young People.
This blog was written as part of our Hands on Heritage project.
https://museum.wales/blog/2019-06-04/LGBT-figures-from-Welsh-History/
02/06/2019
14/05/2019
My review for God's Children, a fictional account of Kate Marsden's life. It's a good read, would recommend it.
Books | God's Children by Mabli Roberts - Wales Arts Review Norena Shopland casts a critical eye over the latest title from Honno Press in their review of God's Children by Mabli Roberts.
Free ebook - The History of Sexuality. Volume I Michel Foucault.
Draig Enfys (Rainbow Dragon) is an organisation which collects artefacts and documentation with regard to LGBTQ+ people and issues in Wales. Draig Enfys has the largest library of related books, and printed matter, as well as the largest collection of related artefacts. These are loaned out to museums, archives and others for exhibitions or displays. To give just two examples, the first exhibition ever undertaken of the Ladies of Llangollen toured Swansea, Owsestry and Plas Newydd (the original home of the Ladies) in 2018; and in 2017 an LGBTQ+ exhibition at Cardiff Story Museum was curated by Draig Enfys.