David: LGBT Activist
David describes here how as a young man he was motivated by Section 28 to get involved in politics, travelling down to from Lancaster to Manchester by coach with others from his group to take...
Author: dan_tierney
Ruth: LGBT Youth Worker
Ruth was involved in running the PYRO (Proud Youth r Out) LGBT youth group in Lancaster in the late 1990s. Here she discusses why she feels there is still a need for groups like this...
Lancaster and Morecambe LGBT Social Life and Activism Since the Early 1970s
Zephyrine Barbarachild discusses, how LGBT activism in Lancaster and Morecambe has been firmly linked to the LGBT social scene since the early days. LGBT social spaces can be places to meet others, have fun and...
Global LGBT Rights Activity
While the UK has introduced legislation in recent years that protects the rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual and trans (LGBT) people, in other parts of the world the law actively discriminates against members of the...
The 1884 Franchise Demonstrations in the Lancaster Area
During the summer and autumn of 1884, Britain saw perhaps the largest series of political demonstrations in its history. Thousands of processions and public meetings took place across the country in protest at the attempt...
A Brief History of Lesbian Lancaster in Six Nights Out
A whistle-stop tour of some of Lancaster’s gay social meeting places over the years by Lizzy Hare....
Isaac Hitchen’s House Song
In 1806, five men were tried and executed for ‘sodomy’ at Lancaster Castle, following a raid on the house of Isaac Hitchen in Warrington. Eleanor Levin has researched and written up this story into a...
Lynne Braithwaite
Lynne Braithwaite was born Lawrence Braithwaite in the Lake District in 1934. After serving 40 years in the RAF, she retired as a flight sergeant in 1989 and shortly thereafter transitioned to female. ...
Fenner Brockway 1888 – 1988
Fenner Brockway is a significant figure in British twentieth century politics. An ardent socialist and pacifist, his long political career had important connections with Lancaster: he stood twice, unsuccessfully, for election to the local parliamentary...