Biographies

Greenham Common becomes in my mind the place where many of us as lesbian feminists countered the reality of male violence. Our strategies were many… Read More »Greenham Common

The Matthew Shepard Foundation is a national non-profit 501c3 organization, founded in December 1998 by Dennis and Judy Shepard. It was established in memory of… Read More »Matthew Shepard

I was born in 1979 and had a fantastic childhood, really fun, loving and happy, but the whole time I felt that there was something… Read More »Lee's Story

Luton has a long history of gay activity throughout the twentieth century. Some say this is because it was always a place people travelled to… Read More »My Hometown – A Gay History Of Luton

This collection of 100 personal profiles was produced almost three years ago when Rosie Winterton (the Minister then responsible for trans affairs) was about to… Read More »100 Trans People's Lives

Wedded Legally After 26 Years Of Waiting It was the hottest day of the year so far. The sun shone and the little Methodist Church… Read More »A Wedding

Among the shouting and jostling, the soundbites and the posturing at the 1995 Labour and Conservative party conferences a small group of citizens politely asked… Read More »Life-Changing Moment

Dr Stephen Whittle OBE and Christine Burns MBE There is no written account of the day that Stephen Whittle and I took our families to… Read More »Honours List

Former Luton-based Pete and Roy, now resident in New Zealand, signed the Civil Partnership register in September 2005 and share their photos with us. Click… Read More »Partnership Ceremony