‘Yesterqueer’ in this February's LGBTQI+ History Month is our opportunity to display radical queer history and play with public space to open up questions about homophobia and stigma, where it came from and and how it pervades in our society today.
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For one day, we are turning London’s public and open spaces into the queer museum we have never had. We are celebrating the good, the bad and the future, ma...
‘Yesterqueer’ in this February's LGBTQI+ History Month is our opportunity to display radical queer history and play with public space to open up questions about homophobia and stigma, where it came from and and how it pervades in our society today.
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For one day, we are turning London’s public and open spaces into the queer museum we have never had. We are celebrating the good, the bad and the future, making public exhibits within the city to show off our history and tell the stories of our past.
We are planning TWO actions for Wednesday 22nd
1. QUEER SHOW & TELL, Southwark 12.30pm (if you are free from 12.00 and would like a minor organising role, please come to the Unicorn Theatre for a briefing).
2. THE PEOPLES MUSEUM OF RADICAL QUEER HISTORY (throughout the day, if you're up for an early start and want to get a bit more involved, please contact us)
Exact locations to be revealed nearer the time.
***DEBRIEF AND AFTERPARTY at Lime Wharf, E2 from 18.30 and The Queen Adelaide from 20.00****
We need performers, activist, thinkers and dreamers to get involved in these actions. If you have energy and enthusiasm to fight for our rights as queer citizens of London then please get in touch via sexualavengers@gmail.com.
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‘Yesterqueer’ will pay homage to the sites of where our queer ancestors were killed and exploited as well as celebrate the sites of our subversiveness. Until we have our own LGBTQI+ museum and cultural centre we will use the streets as our canvas and billboards as our playground.
Without a radical shift in archiving our history, our future will continue to be sidelined. Better knowledge and understanding of our history will lead to collective pride, empowerment and action when it comes to tackling the current challenges we face. ‘
‘Yesterqueer’ exists to celebrate previous generations of queer activists and cultivate the next generation of artists, activists and changemakers dedicated to ending homophobia, transphobia and all forms of oppression. Join the campaign to recognise and display London’s radical queer history.