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LGBT+ Collecting

Our Documentary Curators collate and collect perspectives on and stories about the role transport plays in contemporary London. Their work gives us the opportunity to bring new voices into our collection and to make sure that the history and narratives we tell reflect the experiences of different kinds of people.

We are aiming to build up our collection of materials that reflect LGBT+ experiences of transport in London through building new relationships, researching and carrying out new collecting projects.

Below, you can find more information about our recent and current collecting projects.

To speak to us about LGBT+ collecting, or to share your stories or ideas for upcoming projects or objects we could add to our collection, then please email us.

All LGBT+ collecting Blogs

My Journey To Pride, 2019

#MyJourneyToPride was a collecting project that ran in July 2019, on the weekend of Pride in London and UK Black Pride. 

We currently have several items in our collection representing the LGBT+ experience include banners, posters, photographs and the first ever rainbow crossing - however this project aimed to collect and preserve the social side of the story: the thoughts, feelings and experiences of people travelling to the parades.

Six video diarists, including Sacha Coward, who came up with the idea for #MyJourneyToPride, documented their journeys. We also asked the public to share their own experiences of travelling to Pride events on social media using the hashtag.

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    •  Collections
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    #MyJourneyToPride – Collecting LGBT+ experiences

    By Ellie Miles, 17 June 2019

    Documentary Curator Ellie Miles introduces our new My Journey to Pride project - asking you to document your journey to 2019 pride parades

    A station with rainbow-coloured seats and a trans flag themed roundel
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    •  Contemporary Curators
    •  Collections

    Out and about on London’s transport network

    14 May 2019

    Gonzalo de Ana Rodríguez – Transport for London employee and member of OUTbound , TfL’s LGBT+ Staff Network – shares how London transport has shaped his relationships and experiences.

    Gonzalo standing with a rainbow roundel

    LGBT+ linking lives

    Transport doesn’t just take people from A to B, it connects us - it allows disparate parts of our city, and of our lives, to link.

    Our new collecting project aims to collect stories about how transport connects LGBT+ lives and communities across our Capital. We want to hear about the journeys, sites and stories in which transport has played a role in your LGBT+ experience in London.

    On our Historypin site, you can literally map out the routes and regions that matter to you. Place a pin on the place you want to commemorate on our interactive map below and pair the pin with a written or visual account of the story that spot, station or service can tell.

    This map will serve as a public, community-led platform to capture and promote these stories. Curators at the museum will also be using the platform to work with you to capture your stories and make formal acquisitions to better represent this narrative in our collections.

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      •  Collections
      •  Contemporary Curators

      LGBT+ Linking Lives collecting project

      1 February 2019, 1 minute read

      Susanna Cordner reveals what attracted her to to her role as a Documentary Curator at London Transport Museum, and introduces her latest collecting project, LGBT+ Linking Lives.

      A bus, taxi and train with rainbow banners on for the Ride with Pride campaign
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      •  Contemporary Curators
      •  Collections

      Out and about on London’s transport network

      14 May 2019

      Gonzalo de Ana Rodríguez – Transport for London employee and member of OUTbound , TfL’s LGBT+ Staff Network – shares how London transport has shaped his relationships and experiences.

      Gonzalo standing with a rainbow roundel
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      •  Collections
      •  Contemporary Curators

      Does transport shape our experiences?

      28 February 2019

      In this blog Andy De Santis – Vice Chair of OUTbound , TfL’s LGBT+ Staff Network – shares with us how London transport has shaped his relationships and experiences.

      Andy de Santis standing in front of a large Underground roundel

      Thanks to

      Our documentary curators projects are made possible thanks to the generous support of Arts Council England.

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