Browse Items (74 total)

4 University Street, or ‘Number 4’ as it became known,
served as a centre for the gay community in Belfast from early in 1977 to October 1983. The vacant and derelict house was ‘loaned’ to the Gay Liberation Society by QUB. It housed the Cara-Friend…

This photograph of Wilma Creith (right) and a friend
from the Belfast Transvestite/ Transsexual Group was
taken at a house party in September 1977. For several
years Wilma was the organiser of the TV/TS group and
with others set up a transgender…

Founder AIDS Helpline volunteers 1985. The arrival of Aids in Northern Ireland stimulated the gay community to respond by Cara – Friend setting up the Northern Ireland Aids Helpline. The organisation eventually became a separate entity and ultimately…

The Northern Ireland party at a reception Saturday Dec 12, 1992 hosted by Mary Robinson, the president of Ireland, for gay organisations form both the north and south of Ireland, and held in Aras an Uachtarain, the President’s official residence in…

This article describes the background and objectives of a meeting held for the purpose of setting up a lesbian campaigning and information group in Belfast. Topics of note include child custody, tenancy and housing rights.
Also on the page is a…

A cartoon depicting a woman holding a sign that reads 'free drinks for the lesbian typist' alongside a newspaper that reads 'Official it's in to be gay'.

A cartoon of Hettie, a straight character who is an ally/supporter of LGBT rights. Hettie is holding a sign that reads 'Straight but not Narrow'. Hettie appeared regularly in Women's News.

This is a photo of the Mid Ulster Pride Committee meeting the Mid Ulster District Council. It was a discussion regarding the parade itself and how it will adhere to the regulations surrounding social distancing, the meeting took place at the Council…

Video from the 'Places of Pride' series as part of Belfast Pride 2020. Volunteers from the LGBT Heritage Project filmed videos in locations around Belfast highlighting their connections with local LGBT history. In this video, Michael Fryer talks…

Video from the 'Places of Pride' series as part of Belfast Pride 2020. Volunteers from the LGBT Heritage Project filmed videos in locations around Belfast highlighting their connections with local LGBT history. In this video, Grainne Starrs talks…