Oral Histories
In June 1982 the Gay London Police Monitoring Group (GALOP) was created to expose the systematic harassment of the gay and Lesbian communities by the police and to educate them about their rights. In this…
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Since 1982, Stonewall Housing has helped tens of thousands of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT+) people to find safe and secure homes. Here we hear about how it started and how the organisation has…
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Home can be of particular importance to those who may have experienced exclusion of particular difficulties in their family homes. Once homeless, LGBT people may also experience particular problems. In this section, the interviewees explore…
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Since Galop began working in 1982, the landscape surrounding the police, hate crime and the LGBT community has changed almost beyond recognition. This section includes interviewees describing their perceptions of the police, in the past…
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In this section, our interviewees explore their personal backgrounds, offering a fascinating insight into their early lives and some of the influences that contributed towards their eventual involvement in Galop or Stonewall Housing.
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This section explores the growth of the lesbian and gay movement to the present day. The expansion of public awareness and moves towards LGBT inclusion are charted through individual stories. Interviewees share thoughts and examples…
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Interviewees in this section talk about some of the many other parts of ourselves that help to create our identities, and the impact that these have had on their feelings of inclusion and exclusion.
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