LGBTQ+

Find queer stories, narratives and cultural heritage from all around Europe

Stories

Read our blogs and explore galleries on topics from LBGTQ+ history

Blog
Partners in Irish theatre

Partners Michaél Mac Liammóir and Hilton Edwards were leading figures in 20th century theatre in Ireland
Blog
Fashion designer Patrick Kelly

African-American fashion designer who broke barriers in the European fashion industry
Blog
Alvin Ailey Dance Theatre

Discover the history of a modern dance theatre that helped propel stories of a nation to the world
Gallery
Pride: parades and protests

Pride parades are a celebration of queerness, a protest against normativity, and a cry for equal rights.
Gallery
LGBTQ+ lives and heritage

LGBTQ+ histories and heritage across Europe.
Blog
Lorde, Baldwin & Roemer

Three Black authors from the Americas who have lived in Europe
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Cork’s LGBT community histories

Discover Cork's rich history of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender communities.
Gallery
LGBTQ+ artists and art

Artworks by LGBTQ+ artists and their portraits from across Europe.
Blog
Keith Haring in Europe

American artist and prominent social activist Keith Haring
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Victorian Drag Queens

The story of Fanny and Stella from the James Gardiner Collection
Blog
Symbols of Pride

Exploring the symbols and cultural heritage of LGBTQ+ activism
Blog
John Lind: an early drag icon

One of the most successful female impersonators in the early 20th century

Browse collections

Browse LBTQ+ themed collections from cultural heritage institutions across Europe

AIDS awareness posters

Global AIDS awareness posters from London's Wellcome Collection
Atria collections

Browse the collections of Atria, an Amsterdam-based institute on gender equality and women's history
Cork LGBT Archive

Tracing the history of Cork's Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Communities from 1970s to 1990s
Helsinki Pride

Photographs from Helsinki Pride parades and festivals since 2010
Örebro Pride 2013

Photographs documenting Pride in 2013 in Örebro, Sweden's 6th largest city
"Q" television programme

Watch episodes of the Czech Television queer programme "Q"