LGBTQ+ Archives - Brockley SE4

South London Gay Clubs 1984

May

31

2023

Some South London gay clubs 1984: Dover Castle in Deptford Broadway; Market Tavern in Vauxhall, Union Tavern in Camberwell ) - from Capital Gay 24 August 1984See previously:Police raid Forest Hill Gay Club 1987

South London Gay Clubs 1984

May

31

2023

Some South London gay clubs 1984: Dover Castle in Deptford Broadway; Market Tavern in Vauxhall, Union Tavern in Camberwell ) - from Capital Gay 24 August 1984See previously:Police raid Forest Hill Gay Club 1987

Fascists seen off at Honor Oak pub

Feb

26

2023

A large crowd gathered outside the Honor Oak pub in Brockley Rise yesterday to defend it from far right threats against a drag queen storytelling session. An impressive community turn out of more than 500 people occupied the street in front of the pub and the handful of far right goons who turned up never ...

Fascists seen off at Honor Oak pub

Feb

26

2023

A large crowd gathered outside the Honor Oak pub in Brockley Rise yesterday to defend it from far right threats against a drag queen storytelling session. An impressive community turn out of more than 500 people occupied the street in front of the pub and the handful of far right goons who turned up never ...

LGBTQ+ London

Feb

13

2023

Coming up for LGBTQ History Month...LGBTQ+ London: Discover London's LGBTQ+ History (with a little Deptford and New Cross history thrown in)'To celebrate LGBTQ+ History Month, Lewisham Heritage (formerly the Lewisham Local History Archive) are highlighting LGBTQ+ lives from times past with borough historian Sheldon K. Goodman, who will be joined by Queer historian Sacha Coward. ...

LGBTQ+ London

Feb

13

2023

Coming up for LGBTQ History Month...LGBTQ+ London: Discover London's LGBTQ+ History (with a little Deptford and New Cross history thrown in)'To celebrate LGBTQ+ History Month, Lewisham Heritage (formerly the Lewisham Local History Archive) are highlighting LGBTQ+ lives from times past with borough historian Sheldon K. Goodman, who will be joined by Queer historian Sacha Coward. ...

‘Into the 80s and beyond’ at Corner New Cross

Dec

29

2022

Corner is 'an LGBTQ+ led neighbourhood coffee shop and creative space in New Cross' that opened earlier this year. As well as serving up very good coffee it has a gallery space downstairs which currently features 'Mike Owen: Into the 80s and beyond', an exhibition of work by the music and fashion photographer featuring iconic ...

A Lewisham transgender marriage in 1954

Feb

15

2021

I have seen a few mentions on twitter and facebook about the case of Vincent (born Violet) Jones and Jean Lee who were each fined £25 in 1954 following their 'illegal' wedding at St Luke’s Church in Downham - illegal because Vincent was not legally recognised as a man. An article at Historic England includes ...

Police Raid Forest Hill Gay Club (1987)

Jun

30

2019

From London LGBT paper 'Capital Gay' (2 October 1987), a report of police raiding a gay club in Forest Hill in 1987, prompting the headline: "Clear out of Forest Hill! Police Want Gays Confined to the West End." The target was Frolic at 240 Stanstead Road, SE23 which on Saturday September 19th was raided by '30 ...

Deptford Gay Disco 1976

Jun

3

2019

South East London gaysoc apparently grew out of Goldsmiths gay society and by 1976 was putting on what may have been the first 'regular gay disco' in the area - 'with upward of 60 local gays attending' - at the Deptford Albany (then at its old building in Creek Road). Source: Gay News (London) March 11-24, ...

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