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Queer Britain @queerbritain.bsky.social · 1d

INTERNATIONAL LESBIAN DAY 🩷🤍🧡
Today we celebrate lesbians. From those who held the hands of AIDS patients, to those who abseiled into parliament for change - there's a reason the "L" comes first in LGBTQ+.
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#internationallesbianday

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Queer Britain @queerbritain.bsky.social · 23d

For example Tom Robinson who sang 'Glad to Be Gay' was mocked by the press when he married Sue Brearley in the ’80s. Clips of Tom peforming at London Pride 1976 can be seen in our gallery.

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Queer Britain @queerbritain.bsky.social · 29d

This exhibition is made possible with a grant from the Weston Loan Programme with Art Fund, and support from The Wellcome Collection and the Arts Council Collection

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Queer Britain @queerbritain.bsky.social · 29d

TOP - NOW OPEN ✨
Our newest exhibition Top by Claye Bowler is now open!

This exhibition, disguised as a museum store, uses Bowler’s experience as a museum registrar to create an archive of his seven-year journey through the UK’s healthcare system to access top surgery.
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Museum Bums @museumbums.bsky.social · Sep 8

Part of the permanent exhibition at @queerbritain.bsky.social, this poster advocates for safe sex to diminish the spread of HIV AIDS #MuseumBums 😁

Queer Britain is the only dedicated permanent queer museum in the UK, it's free to visit but every little helps!👍🏛️🍑🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️

A poster with a photo of a couple, one with their hand in the others pants. Part of the text reads "Wank, you won't catch HIV from being wanked off or wanking someone else off."

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Queer Britain @queerbritain.bsky.social · Aug 27

You are so welcome!

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Queer Britain @queerbritain.bsky.social · Aug 21

SOUTH ASIAN QUEER STORIES ✨
Thank you to everyone who joined us in celebrating South Asian Heritage Month with @taratheatre.com in a fantastic conversation at the @w-hotels.bsky.social London in Queer South Asian storytelling!
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#queer #SAHM25 #SouthAsianHeritageMonth @sahm-uk.bsky.social

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Queer Britain @queerbritain.bsky.social · Aug 19

At a time when queer voices are being silenced and history erased, these displays will celebrate the contributions, struggles, and achievements of LGBTQ+ people in the UK because our history deserves to be known 💛

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Queer Britain @queerbritain.bsky.social · Aug 19

"I wish there was more."

We hear it all the time, so we're making it happen.

Help us raise £20k to create 6 new Queer Britain displays for 2026
Donate to enter & win queer prizes:
Mighty Hoopla tickets, art, books + more.

crowdfunder.co.uk/p/qb-displays

#QueerHistory #LGBTQ

Bring LGBTQ+ History to Life in New Exhibition!

Enter now to launch a groundbreaking exhibition and win prizes! Your entry makes a real difference - thank you.

crowdfunder.co.uk

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Queer Britain @queerbritain.bsky.social · Aug 15

This exhibition is made possible with a grant from the Weston Loan Programme with Art Fund, and support from The Wellcome Collection and the Arts Council Collection

Queer Britain @queerbritain.bsky.social · Aug 15

COMING SOON
We’re so excited to announce our upcoming exhibition and our first-ever artist installation: Top by Claye Bowler.

Top explores Claye’s seven-year journey through the UK’s healthcare system to access gender-affirming top surgery.

🗓 10 Sept – 23 Nov

@clayebowler.bsky.social

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Queer Britain @queerbritain.bsky.social · Aug 6

Looking fabulous! 🌈

Kay Medway @kaymedway.bsky.social · Aug 4

#ChosenFamily #Brighton #Pride

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Queer Britain @queerbritain.bsky.social · Aug 4

VOLUNTEER WITH US 🌈
Got 3 hours a month to spare? Come and volunteer at the UK’s first LGBTQ+ museum! We’re looking for Front of House Volunteers to help keep Queer Britain running smoothly.

Find out more and apply here: queerbritain.org.uk/join-our-team
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Queer Britain @queerbritain.bsky.social · Aug 4

Reminder that you can still get £10 off your Uber to visit to Queer Britain! We're open Wednesday through Sunday 12-6.
Book here 👉 outsavvy.com/event/24446/queer-britain-museum

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Queer Britain @queerbritain.bsky.social · Jul 27

Our volunteers made some great signs!

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Queer Britain @queerbritain.bsky.social · Jul 27

TRANS PRIDE 2025 🏳️‍⚧️
We were proud to march yesterday in #TransPride2025.
In a year where trans rights face growing threats, showing up matters more than ever.
We stand in solidarity with our trans community always.
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Queer Britain @queerbritain.bsky.social · Jul 23

This initiative helps break down some of the barriers queer people face when accessing cultural and community spaces, making visits safer and more accessible.

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Queer Britain @queerbritain.bsky.social · Jul 23

It was so great to be part of this initiative alongside our friends from organisations across the country! @queeremporium.bsky.social @thebookishtype.bsky.social

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Queer Britain @queerbritain.bsky.social · Jul 23

SUPPORT QUEER SPACES 🏳️‍🌈
Visiting Queer Britain just got even easier!

Thanks to @gaytimes.bsky.social and Uber UK, you can now get £10 off your Uber ride to Queer Britain.

⏳ Offer valid until the end of August or until all codes are used.
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Queer Britain @queerbritain.bsky.social · Jul 16

🎉 Happy #InternationalDragDay!
Today we’re celebrating drag’s power, protest and pop culture.

👑 Darren Evans’ Everyone is Divine honours drag icon Divine in over 50 portraits. Four are on display at QB!
🛍️ The iconic “Good luck… and don’t f*ck it up!” card in our shop.
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Queer Britain @queerbritain.bsky.social · Jul 15

THIS BITTER EARTH
Some of the QB team headed out last night to see This Bitter Earth, and we were blown away! The show explores race, class, and queerness in a raw, heartfelt and, at times, very funny way. We loved it!
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Queer Britain @queerbritain.bsky.social · Jul 5

LONDON PRIDE
As we take to the streets for London Pride 2025, we remember all those who fought for our rights.

Amid the growing anti-LGBTQ+ rhetoric and legislation, especially attacks on the trans community, we are reminded our histories are shared and none of us is free until all of us are.

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Queer Britain @queerbritain.bsky.social · Jul 4

CHOSEN FAM CAM
We’re teaming up with Skittles to bring the Chosen Fam Cam to London Pride this Saturday!

Find us in Golden Square and take some pics for pride! Tag us and @uk_skittles using #ChosenFamily 📸

Read more: ow.ly/ecoJ50Wl2Np

SKITTLES LAUNCHES THE 'CHOSEN FAM CAM' TO CELEBRATE THE POWER OF CHOSEN FAMILIES - People

This Pride season, SKITTLES has launched the Chosen Fam Cam a joyful, colourful travelling photobooth inviting everyone to celebrate their Chosen Family.

vergemagazine.co.uk

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Queer Britain @queerbritain.bsky.social · Jul 2

PRIDE RECAP
Pride Month is Queer Christmas for us and this year we have been as busy as ever!

We started pride month with the launch of our 20 Years of UK Black Pride exhibition and honoured
Terry Higgins 80th birthday with the Terry Higgins Trust AIDS Memorial Quilt.
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Queer Britain @queerbritain.bsky.social · Jun 25

Congratulations to our friends in the cast, creative team and crew for This Bitter Earth @sohotheatre.bsky.social on their Opening Night.

Running until 26 July, more information here: thisbitterearthplay.com/?utm_campaign=QueerBritain&utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Meta&utm_content=TBE

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