LGBTQ+ Heritage Month Celebration

4 - 6 pm
Queer Night Market
A night full of crafts and gifts from local queer businesses. Plus, a chance to find out about the ongoing activity of our resident LGBTQ+ Heritage group who have been unearthing new stories at Gateshead Archive. The market starts at 4pm with guest speaker Dr Willow Berridge, Senior Lecturer in History at Newcastle University, joining us at 6pm ...

6 - 7 pm
Teaching and researching queer history - with Dr Willow Berridge
This talk will reflect on some of the challenges of researching and teaching queer history. These include difficulties posed by the nature of the primary source base, the need to avoid modern bias, as well as the need to accommodate multiple contrasting schools of interpretation.

Suitable for ages 16+