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”
Plymouth’s LGBT+ History: A Virtual Tour
Plymouth LGBT Archive Facebook Twitter Email Running time: 47 minutes From the 1950s through to the 1980s, an underground scene grew for the LGBT+ community in Plymouth. The community tended to live ‘in the moment’ and in places and spaces where people felt more able to show aspects of their identity that society tried to tell themContinue reading “Plymouth’s LGBT+ History: A Virtual Tour”
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”
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