Devonport Naval Heritage Centre Facebook On 9 January 2000, after a landmark ruling by the European Court of Human Rights, homosexuality across the British Armed Forces was legalised – but people have been exploring sexuality and gender within the Royal Navy for centuries. Historically, women have been expected to stay at home and raise aContinue reading “Queer Naval Plymouth”
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Lockyer Street Tavern
The Box The Box | Tavistock Place | Plymouth | Devon PL4 8AX 01752 304774 Email Facebook Twitter The Lockyer Street Tavern has been mentioned a few times in today’s posts about Plymouth’s LGBT history. According to the Queer Beyond London website: From the 1950s to the 1970s it was an important social space forContinue reading “Lockyer Street Tavern”
Pride in our Past
The Box The Box | Tavistock Place | Plymouth | Devon PL4 8AX 01752 304774 Email Facebook Twitter Over the course of today we’ll be sharing posts that highlight Plymouth’s LGBT history. Homosexuality isn’t a new phenomenon. Same sex relationships are as old as humanity and have impacted on the way people have lived theirContinue reading “Pride in our Past”
Plymouth History Festival 