#queer britain

[adaines-furious-feast]

More photos from Queer Britain for LGBT+ History Month:

AIDS Quilt 23 (information comes from labels at Queer Britain)

Inspired by the US-based NAMES Project AIDS Memorial Quilt, Scottish activist Alastair Hume started a UK chapter in Edinburgh in the 1980s.

For those that don't know, the AIDS Memorial Quilt is a community project created to remember the lives of those - primarily gay men - who lost their lives to AIDS, especially during the AIDS crisis. The panels were made by family, friends or acquaintances.

Today, the quilt represents 384 people from around the UK and includes 42 twelve by twelve ft panels.

AIDS Quilt 23 shows eight panels which remember the lives of Michelle Cross, Rudolph Nureyev, Alen Tiller, Michael Bilcq, Scott MacDonald, Nigel Dickens and an anonymous person.

The anonymous person's panel ^

The sign reads "This Panel was made by a Friend for a Friend. The Parents do not want this panel shown anywhere. The Stigma still exists. Until this changes this panel will remain covered. A Red Ribbon is not enough. The quilt is not enough. What will it take? Attitudes must change!"

The letter sent to the quilt project, asking for the removal.

I don't know if this makes me more sad or angry. I can't really write coherent thoughts about this right now. I can't stop thinking about all the people who were denied the ability to properly mourn their friends because the friends' families denied part of their identity.

I'm so tired.

[seoul-bros]

Queer Britain

The UK’s first and only museum dedicated to LGBTQ+ history has reopened with all-new exhibitions and gallery displays – highlighting queer s

Queer Britain was the UK's first museum dedicated to LGBTQ+ history when it opened in 2022, and it's still the only one.

Post Date: 18/02/2026

[ufonaut]

divine's octopus dress from the 1985 uk tour at the queer britain museum, london

[ukdamo]

Today's Flickr photo with the most hits: Justin Fashanu.

Photograph - part of the exhibit at Queer Britain.

[onmyboehmeraccount]

went to Queer Britain today. They had a lovely wall of messages + a photo of a 1981 pride march which Morrissey can be spotted in

[twopoppies]

Hey Gina, I just wanted to share that the pic of Harry where his feet are pointing a completely different way to his head lol was taken near Granary Square, Kings Cross.

The UKs first LGBTQ+ museum opened up on Granary square 3 days ago.

There are no such thing as coincidences 🌈🙂

Please tell me his feet are pointing towards the museum.

So, for the sake of accuracy, he was at Chiltern Firehouse which isn’t all that close. It’s not terribly far, but not close enough to make me think there’s a connection.

But for the sake of spreading good info:

WHAT IS QUEER BRITAIN?

We are the UK’s first national LGBTQ+ museum, a place as exciting as the people, stories and ideas it explores and celebrates. It is an essential place for all regardless of sexuality or gender identity, to find out about the culture they have been born into, have chosen or seek to understand. We're helping complete the Nation’s family tree.

[ageofconnor]

Went to QUEER BRITAIN - a museum that opened in January 2022. They have this wonderful guest wall. If you’re in London visit them in King’s Cross and show them some love! 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️

Queer Britain: the national LGBTQ+ museum

[laurastudarus]

June is Gay Pride Month. The monthlong celebration can seem like an excuse for companies to drape themselves in rainbows in order to sell, sell, sell. However, Pride was actually born out of a 1969 protest at Stonewall Inn in New York when ordinary people took it upon themselves to stand up against unjust police action and the “Public Morals Squad.” (Yep, that was a real thing.) In the process, a queer liberation movement was ignited. The moral of the story: There’s an incredible power in collective action. Which is why this month we want to introduce you to five LGBTQ+ leaders using their positions to create lasting change. While their fields are diverse, including entertainment, documentation, and education, their mission and impact are powerful. Read on to meet the ordinary people turned changemakers who are creating spaces for the LGBTQ+ community (and allies!) to thrive.

(via 5 LGBTQ+ Leaders You Should Know)