by edencamp | Feb 26, 2021 | Blog, Forgotten Friday
Quentin Crisp was born Dennis Pratt on Christmas Day 1908 to an upper-class family in Surrey. During his adolescence, he realised he was attracted to the same sex and started exploring his sexuality. Crisp started visiting cafes in Soho, the haunts of other gay men, a...
by edencamp | Feb 19, 2021 | Blog, Forgotten Friday
Christine was born George William Jorgensen on May 30, 1926 in New York City. As a child, Jorgensen felt very different from other little boys and remained secluded and shy. The boys poked fun at Jorgensen’s feminine tendencies. She seemed to gravitate toward dolls...
by edencamp | Feb 12, 2021 | Blog, Forgotten Friday
Today’s #ForgottenFriday focuses on a woman named Phillis Arby – Lady of the US WAAC during World War Two. When she was old enough to serve, Abry hid her sexuality during the Women’s Auxiliary Army Corps (WAAC) recruitment process. During examination, one of the...
by edencamp | Feb 5, 2021 | Blog, Forgotten Friday
For the month of February, in recognition of LGBTQ+ History Month, our #ForgottenFriday posts will focus on LGBTQ+ figures throughout the world wars; a very dangerous time the LGBTQ+ community. This week we are looking at the war hero and poet, Siegfried Sassoon....
