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CAMBRIDGE'S GAY PAST: OM THE 17TH CENTURY TO THE FOUNDATN OF STONEWALL
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Early socialist Edward Carpenter, who graduated om Try Hall 1862, was a leadg advote of homosexual equaly, exprsg his views publicly, spe the illegaly of homosexualy, a number of books, cludg Love's Comg of Age and The Intermediate Sex. The ia of gay relatnships as an 'ecstatic munn of souls' was popularised the late 19th century by the historian and polil activist Goldsworthy Low Dickson, a fellow of Kg's College.
St Cathare's alumn Sir Ian McKellen was one of the foundg members of Stonewall and Cambridge has the reputatn of beg the most gay-iendly Universy the untry, wh s LGBT Society reachg out to 1000 stunts.
On Saturdays they all put on their bt bell-bottoms and head to the Anchor, home to the bt gay club the Forster is the first person most people thk of when they thk of queer Cambridge. Forster’s pneerg gay love story unfolds agast the backdrop of the cy’s lh parks and languid are also the settg for Edward Carpenter’s reflectns on his gloomy youth at Try Hall College – the third stop on the trail. The Cy, LiverpoolCreated for the Homotopia ftival, this seri of atmospheric podsts tak you on an art crawl around Liverpool guid by LGBTQ+ voic., Love, Inty, LondonA virtual trail for the ancient history buff, this marvello seri explor the hidn queer history of objects om the Brish Mm.
Safe Contacts Any LGBTQ+ member of the Universy muny who would like to discs an issue related to sexual orientatn or genr inty the workplace n ntact a Network volunteer for support. There are Network volunteers who intify as Lbian, Gay, Bisexual or Transgenr and n be ntacted directly: Addnally, the Network works closely wh the * cambridge lgbt society *
We wele all dividuals who work for the Universy, a College or an associated stutn, who intify as lbian, gay, bisexual and/or transgenr, or who are qutng their inty (LGBTQ).
Chair of Cambridge Asssment’s LGBTQIA+ (Lbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgenr, Queer and Qutng, Intersex, Asexual +) staff work, David Wikramaratna, shar how we’re markg Pri this month and highlights some of the ways the work is helpg to make the workplace a more clive and safer place to be for all our lleagu. OnebodyOneFah is a UK-based ternatnal Chary which challeng homophobia and transphobia, pecially wh the Church and fah-based anisatns, as well as workg to create and prayg for an clive church.