Tell your story for posterity!
LGBT+SpeakOut aims to collect interviews which represent different perspectives on the LGBT+ landscape in Bournemouth, both now and in the past.
Steered by the LGBT+ volunteer researchers themselves, with training and support from Dorset History Centre (DHC) the project is ready to begin recording.
The project is seeking people from the LGBT+ community of Bournemouth and Poole to participate in recorded conversations which will become part of the Dorset Sound Archive cared for at the Dorset History Centre in Dorchester.
Maria Gayton, Community Engagement Officer at DHC says, 鈥淐urrently LGBT+ heritage and views are under-represented in Dorset鈥檚 sound archive. This project鈥檚 aim is to begin to redress this situation. The recordings will become an important contribution to the local history of this community and will be of national interest鈥�.
Local groups such as the LGBT+ Equality Network, Space Youth Project, and Russell Cotes Museum are contributing to this important cultural initiative.
Anyone wishing to share their memories and experiences with the project should email聽[email protected]聽or call Maria Gayton on 01305 228947 at the聽.
