Name/TitleFlyer - Lesbian Line

About this objectFlyer for the Norwich Lesbian Line. One half of the flyer is a monochrome print of Greta Garbo, and the other contains the number for Lesbian Line and it's active hours.

Lesbian Line was a Norwich helpline established in 1984. From the mid-1990s, it was ran by the Women on Women group.

MakerWomen on Women

Maker Roleorganiser

Date Made1990s

Period1990s

Place MadeNorwich

Place NotesAt this time, WoW was on St Benedicts.

Medium and Materialspaper, ink

Subject and Association KeywordsLGBT

Subject and Association KeywordsLGBTQ

Subject and Association KeywordsLGBT+

Subject and Association KeywordsLGBTQ+

Subject and Association Keywordslesbian

Subject and Association Keywordsbisexual

Subject and Association Keywordscommunity

Subject and Association Keywordsphoneline

Subject and Association DescriptionWomen on Women was a support group for lesbians, bisexual women and transgender women. The group was based in Norwich, and operated from 1996 - 2015. It was one of the first and only groups in the country to allow trans lesbians to attend its sessions, and it was also noteworthy for allowing bisexual women to attend. The group was founded at Norwich Arts Centre in 1996.

Named CollectionNorfolk Heritage Centre: Norfolk LGBTQ+ Collection

Credit LineThe Norfolk Heritage Centre’s collection of printed ephemera (some 67,000 individual items) offers a unique insight into the changing nature of everyday life in the east of England. These types of primary, uninterpreted documents were produced only for short-term use (they were never intended to be kept). The Norfolk LGBTQ+ Collection is comprised of ephemera (leaflets, posters, flyers), maps, magazines, books, badges, photographs, zines, amongst many other items telling local LGBTQ+ stories. The collection has been donated by local LGBTQ+ groups and individuals, including Norwich Pride and the Norfolk LGBT+ Project.
Object Record: Women on Women archive

Object Typeflyer

Object numberQNFK 2023.122

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