The Troubles I've Seen

The Troubles I've Seen

LGBTQIA+ Rights in Northern Ireland in the 1980s and 1990s

In September 2019, The Heritage Lottery Fund awarded a grant of £70,000 to support the production of 'The Troubles I've seen'. This was the first large-scale project of its kind to be funded in Northern Ireland.

The project aimed to collect, record and share the memories and experiences of the LGBTQIA+ community in Northern Ireland in the 1980s and 1990s in the form of a documentary, which was a time period shaped by civil unrest and legislative changes.

Pictured are the documentary participants, with the Lord Mayor of Belfast, Councillor Tina Black, in July 2022.

https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-troubles-ive-seen-screening-tickets-464953998927 (accessed online, 24/11/2022)

https://digitalfilmarchive.net/news/the-troubles-ive-seen-1220 (accessed online, 24/11/2022)

https://www.heritagefund.org.uk/stories/conserving-stories-northern-irelands-lgbtq-heritage (24/11/2022)

The Troubles I’ve Seen is led by HERe NI working in partnership with The Rainbow Project and Cara-Friend, funded by the National Lottery Heritage Fund.

July 2022

Project Co-ordinator Richard O’Leary for The Troubles I’ve Seen

HERe NI, The Rainbow Project and Cara-Friend. Please credit these organisations and link back to this site.

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