Oxford Pride Stripes
LGBTQIA+ history
I love this picture because rainbow colours are used instead of the white stripes on the crossing. I believe that it was created by the organisers of the Oxford Pride because afterwards, the colours disappeared. It is located on the triangle of New Road, Queens Street, and Castle Street, and it was made in 2019 for Oxford Pride.
I found it really interesting and quite enjoyed the antithesis of the old and the new buildings. I feel that the combination of the colourful stripes and the buildings create a new aesthetic: a modern vibe with open-minded touches.
Museum of Oxford
2019
Persefoni Lesgidi
Photo credit: Persefoni Lesgidi
Ace Ring
Lauren said:
“This is my ace ring. I wear it – it’s a black ring, goes on the middle finger of my right hand and it signifies asexuality.
I just got it from Tesco, it doesn't have a very exciting origin story. I went online and looked at the asexual community and it was lovely to see this as a symbol, and it’s a way that I show pride in my own identity.”
Click on the 'audio' symbol on the right to listen to Lauren talk about her ring (2min 12s).
Recorded at 'Queering Our Museum: Community Collecting Day".
Museum of Oxford
13th February 2020.
Lauren
Interviewer: Jahnvi Singh
Badge
Henna said:
"This badge is from the annual Valentine's Day sale at the Ruskin School of Art. I bought it because I loved how immediately bold and direct it was. It's lovely to visit the sale with my friends, we sometimes have a competition to see who can buy the other person the nicest piece of artwork under £5. This badge I got as a present to myself, and wear it attached to my bag wherever I go.""
Museum of Oxford
Bought February 2020
Henna Khanom
Cover of Pink Times issue 1, Autumn 1988
The cover of the first issue of Pink Times, 'Oxfordshire's Lesbian and Gay Newspaper', includes an editorial and a cartoon responding to the passing of the infamous Section 28 legislation (also known as 'Clause 28'). <br /><br />As the text says, it was the passing of this law which has led to the publication of Pink Times. The paper went on to have 11 quarterly issues packed full with information on queer life in Oxfordshire, from interest groups to discos to helplines to pubs. The article tells us a local gay and lesbian rights group was formed in response to the laws, which then led onto the creation of this paper, with a 'simple' goal: "to PROMOTE homosexuality". <br /><br />The text mentions the group's own 'council mole'. We'd love to hear that person's memories of working for the local authority at the time of passing Section 28 legislation. Was it you? Or do you have other memories of that time? If so, please consider adding them to our collection of Section 28 related memories by following <span style="text-decoration:underline;"><a href="https://museumofoxford.omeka.net/contribution">this</a></span><a href="https://museumofoxford.omeka.net/contribution"> link</a>, or comment below.
Gay and Lesbian Oxford Rights Campaign
Pink Times
Museum of Oxford
Autumn 1988
Magazine (paper)
English
Oxfordshire
Oxford Town Hall - Rainbow flag
City Stories: LGBTIQA+ Oxford
An image of a rainbow flag attached above Oxford Town Hall.
Oxford City Council
Oxford City Council photo collection
Museum of Oxford
June 2015
Copyright Oxford City Council
Pride- celebration or protest?
Queering Spires, LGBTIQA+ Oxford
This image provides a short history of Pride from both an international and local perspective. It traces the timeline of Pride, from its origins with the 1969 Stonewall Riots to the more modern iterations in Oxford.
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Museum of Oxford
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