Heifer Productions
Projects
In Plain Sight: A Story of Gwen Lally
This Bradford-based project will explore the history and traditions of Gwen Lally – a queer historical figure and the first woman pageant producer in England
LGBT people
We helped the Pinnacle Club mark 100 years since the women's rock-climbing club was founded.
Hub
Inclusive heritage
Inclusion is about taking action to ensure that contemporary society in the UK is better represented in your heritage project.
Jasspreet Thethi and friend at Never Going Underground exhibition
Stories
LGBTQ+ projects that mean the most to us
We are proud to fund projects which celebrate LGBTQ+ history - here are a few of our staff members' favourites.
Pride march, 1974. Credit: Wikimedia
Stories
Saving LGBTQ+ stories before they are lost forever
A new Heritage Fund project might be the last chance to capture the experiences of LGBTQ+ people in Manchester who remember life before the Sexual Offences Act 1967.
Don’t Die of Ignorance campaign billboard in Levenshulme, c.1986. Credit: Manchester Archives and Local Studies.
Projects
Pride! Prevention! Protection! 30 years of safer sex
LGBT Foundation recorded the memories of people involved in and affected by safer sex campaigns from the 1980s to the present day.
Blogs
A year as Director of Wales: lockdowns, Pride and inclusion
Andrew White reflects on his first year as director of The National Lottery Heritage Fund in Wales, and our commitment to inclusion.
Blogs
A space in the archives for LGBTQ+ heritage
Dr Alan Butler tells us how the Plymouth LGBT+ Archive has captured important stories and continues to evolve as an active part of the community.
A Welsh flag with rainbow background from the Amgueddfa Cymru–National Museum Wales collection
Projects
Hands on Heritage
The Hands on Heritage project at Amgueddfa Cymru–National Museum Wales’ enabled young people from diverse backgrounds to have an impact on the collections.
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News
Follow in the footsteps of ‘Gentleman Jack’ in Edinburgh
People will be able to explore the LGBT+ history and culture of Edinburgh through a new walking tour following in the footsteps of diarist and world traveller, Anne Lister - whose life was depicted in the popular BBC series, Gentleman Jack.
Projects
LGBTQ+ history in Llanelli
Llanelli LGBTQ+ Support have held events and activities to recognise and share the rich heritage of the town's LGBT+ community.
A young Shaper/Caper dancer
Projects
Here Me out: exploring Dundee’s young LGBTQ+ heritage
Youth dance organisation, Shaper/Caper is exploring the LGBTQ+ heritage and culture of Dundee in an oral history project, Here Me Out.
Projects
Beyond the Binary: Queering collections at the Pitt Rivers Museum
The University of Oxford’s Pitt Rivers Museum has collaborated with partners to reinterpret its collections from an LGBT+ perspective.