The entangled histories of LGBTQI+ lives in Britain

Join Dr David Griffiths to explore recent and contemporary LGBTQI+ histories through Wellcome Collection material, particularly those connected to intersex lives in Britain.

You will learn about Georgina Somerset, the first intersex woman known to marry in a Church of England church after re-registering her sex. She is also one of the first intersex women in Britain to try to tell her own story in the broadcast media.

Histories of intersex are necessarily entangled with histories of gender and sexuality. They are also often hidden, needing to be excavated from archives such as the Dave King Transgender Archive at the Wellcome Collection.

This talk will consider how the LGBTQI+ acronym functions as an umbrella term, and some of the contemporary implications for inclusive politics and human rights.

This event will be hosted through the videoconferencing platform BlueJeans. After booking a ticket, you will receive a confirmation email with joining instructions. You will be able to comment and ask questions live online using the chat function throughout the event, and your microphone and camera will be switched off for the whole session.

About your speaker

Dr David Griffiths has a PhD in Critical and Cultural Theory from the English Department at Cardiff University. He is currently writing a social and medical history on intersex in Britain from the early 20th century at the University of Surrey. 

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