Rights & Activism
Explore objects, stories and blogs linked to London’s history as a place of protest, and its many communities’ struggles for their rights.
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Behind the scenes
Behind the scenes
Suffragettes’ secret prison diaries: History on toilet paper
Resourceful and heroic – how incarcerated Suffragettes used toilet paper
Love, Sex & Relationships
Love, Sex & Relationships
Sunil Gupta’s photo-collages protested Section 28
This 1988 series challenged homophobic government legislation through photography and poetry
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The Backstreet: London’s iconic men-only leather bar
For 37 years, The Backstreet was an iconic part of London’s leather and gay bar scene
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Printed Ephemera
Printed Ephemera
Miss Annie Kenny (portrait postcard)
Schmidt, Photochrom Co.Ltd, Women's Social and Political Union
1908