Tours will take objects such as Warren Cup, seen as ‘holy grail’ of gay history
Contents:
- FIVE PIEC OF GAY ART AT THE BRISH MM
- THE GAYER-ANRSON T
- COSMIC STONEHENGE SECRETS, AI WEIWEI LOOKS BACK, AND GAY SEX 11,000 YEARS AGO – THE WEEK ART
FIVE PIEC OF GAY ART AT THE BRISH MM
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The objects were chosen for cln the Dire, Love, Inty exhibn by Norfolk Herage Centre's young Communy Curators group bee of the challeng faced by Fashanu as a gay, Black profsnal footballer, and his spirg legacy.
COSMIC STONEHENGE SECRETS, AI WEIWEI LOOKS BACK, AND GAY SEX 11,000 YEARS AGO – THE WEEK ART
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