LGBT People and the UK Cultural Sector

This book examines the complex and conflicting relationships between LGBT people and our cultural and heritage organisations.

John Vincent is the Networker for 'The Network - tackling social exclusion in libraries, museums, archives and galleries'. He has worked in the public sector since the 1960s, primarily for Hertfordshire, Lambeth and Enfield library services. In 1997, he was invited to become part of the team that produced the UK's first review of public libraries and social exclusion (from which The Network originated). John now runs courses and lectures, writes, produces regular newsletters and ebulletins, and lobbies for greater awareness of the role that libraries, archives, museums, and the cultural & heritage sector play in contributing to social justice. He is particularly interested in supporting the work that libraries do with LGBT people, young people in care, older people, and with 'new arrivals' to the UK.

Chapter 1 Introduction; Chapter 2 The 1950s and 1960s; Chapter 3 1969-1976: Stonewall - the start of something; Chapter 4 1977-1987: Small steps ...; Chapter 5 1988-2003: Backlash - and the end of the backlash?; Chapter 6 2004-2013: Are we making progress? A brief overview of the position of LGBT people in the UK today; Chapter 7 And are we making progress in the cultural sector?; Chapter 8 Good practice - ideas and innovation; Chapter 9 Conclusions;