It would be remiss of me not to celebrate #LesbainVisibilityWeek happening this week! Though I& #39;m not lesbian most people assume I am. But I have so many lesbians and WLW in my life who I could not live without so I& #39;m dedicating this thread to them #Lesbainvisibilityday
and with my journalist hat on *clears throat* here are just some of the amazing lesbian and queer womxn of Camb& #39;s I& #39;ve had the honour of covering over the years for @Cambslive!
First up learn about the revolutionary 70s phone line connecting rural queers https://www.cambridge-news.co.uk/news/cambridge-news/70s-lesbian-feminist-phone-line-18147065">https://www.cambridge-news.co.uk/news/camb...
First up learn about the revolutionary 70s phone line connecting rural queers https://www.cambridge-news.co.uk/news/cambridge-news/70s-lesbian-feminist-phone-line-18147065">https://www.cambridge-news.co.uk/news/camb...
Or you could read about @TheKiteTrust& #39;s Lara Jaffey who established Cambridge& #39;s first and only dedicated LGBTQ+ charity for youth AND the first pride. So many young people have a lot to thank her for https://www.cambridge-news.co.uk/news/cambridge-news/lara-jaffey-lgbtq-youth-kite-17089487">https://www.cambridge-news.co.uk/news/camb...
Cambridge& #39;s own @jacqui_gavin was kicked out of the army and then modelling due to transphobia, only to turn around and tackle the Aberdeenshire police force to make them more trans-inclusive. She& #39;s now responsible for diversity work all over the UK https://www.cambridge-news.co.uk/news/cambridge-news/meet-cambridge-trans-campaigner-honoured-19176441">https://www.cambridge-news.co.uk/news/camb...
From the past, @megeroberts helped reveal Cambs& #39; own Anne Lister (Gentleman Jack) in the form of Save the Children founder Eglantyne Jebb, whose sexual identity was literally burned out of the history books https://www.cambridge-news.co.uk/news/cambridge-news/historic-heroine-eglantyne-jebb-gay-19755718">https://www.cambridge-news.co.uk/news/camb...
There are so few LGBTQ+ community spaces nowadays, especially for queer and gender-non-conforming women. We& #39;ve lost so many over the decades but working so that they may be gone but not forgotten! @dehester& #39;s LGBTQ+ history trail helped with this write-up https://www.cambridge-news.co.uk/news/cambridge-news/lost-lgbt-gay-bars-pubs-17789059">https://www.cambridge-news.co.uk/news/camb...
It& #39;s important to recognise the queer and trans women who speak up so others don& #39;t have to, just like Nita here who shares her story of fighting to access gender-affirming surgery https://www.cambridge-news.co.uk/news/cambridge-news/trans-people-fundraise-surgeries-dysphoria-19303619">https://www.cambridge-news.co.uk/news/camb...
Lastly- though this isn& #39;t directly related, queer women& #39;s stories are intertwined with the establishment of centres like this one helping women survive and thrive after domestic abuse https://www.cambridge-news.co.uk/news/cambridge-news/cambridgeshire-womens-group-changed-lives-20037677">https://www.cambridge-news.co.uk/news/camb...
That& #39;s it from me- but don& #39;t forget to appreciate the queer women in your life because they honestly are wonderful
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