Reading Room
Reading Room is a reading and discussion group, building on the success of EXAM, further exploring Gay (LGBT) history, culture and politics. We meet regularly. Anyone interested can join our stimulating and relaxed discussions about a variety of media over tea, cake and sometimes cocktails!
// Keep checking for more information
We will let you know as soon as we have the details for the next Reading Room event. In the mean time please take a look at the previous events and the reading material provided. We look forward to seeing you soon!
// Gay History Month, Paragraph 175 and the Holocaust
For this session we held a screening of Paragraph 175 the academy-award winning documentary film by Rob Epstein and Jeffrey Friedman.
// The Cockettes
This month’s screening of 'The Cockettes' by Bill Weber and David Weissman was followed by informal discussion about the psychedelic drag movement in the 1960s.
// Gay Maths and Homo Economics
A range of news articles, publications from journals, and policy documents were read at this session. Discussion followed on to what extent there is a 'Gay Economy' and what it consists of.
// Polari & Languages of Global LGBT Communities
Guest: Dr Paul Baker, Dept of Linguistics and Modern English Language, Lancaster University Radio sketches, news articles, and academic treatise, and books discussed language varieties including: Polari, Zulu IsiNgqumo, Indonesian Bahasa gay, South African Gayle.
for more information about reading room please call joe on 07515 882 367 or email:
