Let’s Go Lesbians! (Lesbian Visibility Week 2023)

A very happy Lesbian Visibility week to all that celebrate! Lesbian Visibility Week takes place on the last week in April and is (according to the official webpage) a week dedicated to celebrating lesbians, whilst still showing solidarity to all LGBTQ+ and non-binary people - a sentiment I wholeheartedly share. Lesbian Visibility Week is the …

Why ‘A League of Their Own’ is the BEST example of Public History

I have been a massive fan of Abbi Jacobson for years. Her TV show Broad City, which she co-created with her best friend Ilana Glazer, will forever be my favourite series and her book I Might Regret This was so inspiring and important to me. When I heard Jacobson was creating a new series about …

My 2022 LGBTQ+ History Month WATCHLIST

Happy 1st of February everyone, and more importantly happy LGBTQ+ History Month!! As always my favourite way to celebrate and engage with specific fields of history (especially for the first time) is to watch something related to it. Film and television is by far my favourite medium of Public History, and I think it's ability …

3 Historical Dramas I want to see get made

In recent years, we have been spoiled by some truly terrific female-driven historical dramas on our TV screen. As someone who is obsessed with TV and with gender history, I have devoured many of these series, and have written extensively about them in these blogposts. There is a definite turn in the way that historical …

Celebrating LGBTQ+ History Month in Lockdown

I won't lie to you, Lockdown 3.0 has put me in a real slump. I feel demotivated, uninspired and tired all the time, and I am sure many others feel the same. It is hard, trying to engage with content and write meaningful content yourselves, when the world seems so dim and the days so …

Reflecting on LGBTQ History Month

Last term I took a module entitled 'Gross Indecency to Gay Marriage? Gender and Sexual Minorities 1885 to the Present'. The module focused on the experience and persecution of the LGBTQ community and it was eye-opening, frustrating and really really interesting. When I told my mum about it, I remember she asked me 'But how is …