Broken Futures

@HeritageFundUK History project, run by @SupportULGBT; aims to uncover lives of men prosecuted for same-sex desire from 1861-1967 across Berkshire!

[Broken Futures @FuturesBroken]

Looking for plans this bank holiday? Follow in the footsteps of Reading's queer residents over the past 150 years on our 'Walking Tour of Reading's Queer Past' - self-guided and filmed options, both available at: https://t.co/rXvTKwMllk @BerksArchives #queerhistory

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Have you seen our 'Rural Queer Lives in Berkshire Archives, 1861-1967' online exhibition yet? Visit www.brokenfutures/merl-online-exhibition or https://t.co/1EG33GU57o to view the display @TheMERL

To provide us with your feedback, please visit: https://t.co/qkJA6vaH7y

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Episode 8 of the #BFSeminarSeries21 is available to listen now with our fantastic guest @KatherineHarloe from @UniRdg_Classics listen in to hear more queer classics and Katherine's work! Available at: https://t.co/aGXsCLEC6T and on major podcast streaming sites!

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Have you had the chance yet to view our 'Inclusion in the Archive' Exhibition available at https://t.co/xjRQv32OXJ? The exh includes the fantastic research completed by our volunteer group into the Criminal Archives at the @BerksArchives, stories from the past and Reading Gaol!

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Thank you Katherine, and happy birthday for this week! :)

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Looking for plans this bank holiday? Follow in the footsteps of Reading's queer residents over the past 150 years on our 'Walking Tour of Reading's Queer Past' - self-guided and filmed options, both available at: https://t.co/rXvTKwMllk
@BerksArchives @TheMERL #queerhistory

[Broken Futures @FuturesBroken]

'Inclusion in the Archive' Exhibition available at https://t.co/xjRQv32OXJ. The exh includes the fantastic research completed by our volunteer group into the Criminal Archives at the @BerksArchives. Visit the website to read uncovered stories from the past, Reading Gaol and more!

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Episode 7 of the #BFSeminarSeries21 is available to listen now with our fantastic guest @markoria... listen in to hear more about Berkshire's Crime and Punishment Archives utilised for project research and Reading Gaol! Available at: https://t.co/aGXsCLn1fl
@BerksArchives

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The latest online exhibition at @TheMERL is fantastic, exploring the lived experience and histories of queer men in Berkshire between 1861-1967 through local archives and collections.

It forms part of @SupportULGBT's @FuturesBroken project, which we're proud to be a partner in!

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@DrMartha @TheMERL Thank you so much! Hope you enjoy the exhibition :)

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@TheMERL @SupportULGBT @BerksArchives @readingmuseum @UniofReading @HeritageFundUK ❤️❤️ Thank you for all the teams hard work!

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Interested in Berkshire's place within queer history? Our Online Exhibition 'Rural Queer Lives in Berkshire Criminal Archives, 1861 - 1967' is available now to find out more! Visit https://t.co/9NYiwRQHbr or https://t.co/1EG33HbGvY to view! @TheMERL @readingmuseum @BerksArchives

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Head over to listen to our podcast alongside @TimothyCAllsop1 and Queer Rural Connections discussing why local queer history matters! #queerrural

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Our latest #Podcast 🎙is up 😀 Join @ClaireKennan in conversation with @TimothyCAllsop1 from Queer Rural Connections project and Amy Hitchings and George Stokes from the @FuturesBroken project to learn about #LGBTQ+ #LocalHistory ⬇️

https://t.co/DNiP1uz7B2

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Episode 6 of the #BFSeminarSeries21 is available to listen to now with our fantastic guest Dr Emily Rutherford, @echomikeromeo - listen in to hear all things about Emily's research and interests within queer history. Available at: https://t.co/aGXsCLn1fl

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Episode 5 of the #BFSeminarSeries21 is available to listen now with our fantastic guest @DrOBaldwin - listen in to hear about queer classics!
Available at: https://t.co/aGXsCLEC6T and on all major streaming sites! @UniRdg_Classics

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Get your tickets here! #queerruralx

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Delighted to announce that you can now get tickets for a fantastic show produced by @TimothyCAllsop1 as part of #queerruralx!

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Thanks so much for reposting this blog from LGBT+ history month 2021 to the UoReading's Classics blog! Check it out if you haven't already... here: https://t.co/XBx42zx0DD #queerstories #queerhistory

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Happy Saturday! We have some excellent news regarding our LGBT+ community & what the Broken Futures Project is achieving beyond #LGBTQMonth Read all about it here: https://t.co/2pEqDceu5P
#LGBTQ #Ancientsexualities #genderstudies #twitterstorians #AcademicTwitter #SaturdayVibes

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Ep 4 of the #BFSeminarSeries21 is available to listen now with our fantastic guest @a_zanghellini... hear our discussions about the links between legal theory, queer heritage and Aleardo's novel Spellbinders! Available at: https://t.co/aGXsCLEC6T and streaming sites! @UniRDG_Law

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Thanks for joining us @echomikeromeo, it was so great to hear more about your research. Keep an eye out for the podcast with Emily, coming to https://t.co/sAoYx7cJYk very soon and thanks to @KatherineHarloe for putting us in contact
New episode out today!