Why is queer history so challenging? Who has hidden queer history, and why? Did lesbians exist before 1900? And a final answer to the question: were they really just good freinds?
Adam Baker from Queer Norfolk delve into Norfolk’s queer past in his talk on the challenges of LGBTQ+ history.
Who gets remembered and why? Write a biography and make a blue plaque for a Norfolk queer icon.
First-come-first-served craft workshop.
Bring materials aquired during your experiences of transition-related healthcare (old perscriptions, letters from doctors, pill boxes, referral letters, surgical garments, gauze/wound tape – as some examples) and turn them into something new. Honour your trans journey.
Rowan is an interdisciplinary artist from Norwich; their work spans a range of practices but is always rooted in DIY methods and approaches. They’re currently interested in found art and collage, and have been exploring this in mediums such as textiles, sound and poetry. They also assist with puppet-making workshops at Norwich Puppet Theatre, where they’ve honed their general craftiness and creative resourcefulness. Their work typically explores trans and queer experiences, illness and healing, everyday absurdity and (sometimes) religion.
Some materials provided, but please bring your own objects related to your transition-related healthcare.
Learn how to archive with Queer Norfolk. Help add donations from others to our website (queernorfolk.com/archive) or bring your own thing to add!
We’re running a donation station all day, where you can donate your queer objects. This year, we’d like to focus on filling the archive with photos, so please bring along hard copies of your favourite pictures! (We can also scan film! If you want your queer 35mm film photos digitised, we can help!)
Let’s talk about our favourite queer spaces in Norfolk over a drink – add to our growing map of Norfolk’s queer spaces (queernorfolk.com/map)
Queer Norfolk is a volunteer-led archiving project that hands ownership of queer collections back to communities, empowering people to access, discover, and contribute to local collections that reflect our shared histories.
