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In the 1920s and 1930s queer clubs & spaces were vulnerable to police raids.
Makeup was seen as a sign of effeminacy & therefore homosexuality.
Police would use blotting paper to test for powder & rouge.
📷: CRIM 1/1041
Makeup was seen as a sign of effeminacy & therefore homosexuality.
Police would use blotting paper to test for powder & rouge.
📷: CRIM 1/1041
At the LGBTQ+ friendly Caravan Club, described in the 1930s as ‘London’s greatest bohemian rendezvous’, patrons regularly wore make up.
📷: MEPO 3/758 & DPP 2/224
📷: MEPO 3/758 & DPP 2/224
During a raid of the private members club in 1934, a particularly flamboyant and bold individual, Cyril, had to undergo the humiliating process of having his face tested for evidence of make-up with blotting paper.
📷: WO195/15751
📷: WO195/15751
UK Parliament will be flying the rainbow flag this weekend and taking part in Pride in London today. To celebrate we asked our colleagues what Pride means to them. #PrideinLondon
"Pride is important to me as an ally as I can show my support for the LGBT+ community. Pride makes me think about the last year, what I have done to be an good ally and what I can take forward to continue to be the best ally I can be."
@Nerys_d
@Nerys_d
"After hiding my sexuality at work for more than a decade, since joining @UKParliament it’s important to me to shout out loud and proud that I am a bi woman working here, in the hopes that others see that it’s an open, friendly place to be themselves."
@Forestwytch
@Forestwytch
I really hope every single corporation that marched in #LondonPride2018 today will demand that the organisers explain why their trans staff were made to march behind an anti-trans hate group. #justsayin'
If you are part of an LGBT employee group at any of these companies, ask your employer to take this up with #PrideInLondon .
If you are @stonewalluk and any of these companies are Diversity Champions or enter the WEI, ask them what they did to protect and safeguard their trans employees at #PrideInLondon .
