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SUMMARY:Queer shelves: LGBTQ literary activists in London cycle tour
DESCRIPTION:\r\nJoin Open City for a cycling tour in celebration of Pr
 ide month exploring the fascinating history of LGBT literary activism 
 from the East End to Bloomsbury\r\nThis fun and inspiring cycle tour l
 ed by Golden Key Academy graduate Justin Manley celebrates the history
  of the bookshops, libraries, and archives which have been preserving 
 and sharing queer stories in London for decades.\r\nBookshops and publ
 ic libraries have long brought readers and writers from a range of div
 erse and campaigning backgrounds together. This leisurely three-hour c
 ycle between Mile End and Bloomsbury is a celebration of literary LGBT
 Q resistance and resilience in London.\r\nSee the public library that 
 defied the government to keep LGBTQ stories on its shelves. Visit the 
 bookshop whose inventory of LGBTQ literature was seized by the governm
 ent, and the booksellers who fought in Central Criminal Court and won 
 back their books and their right (everyone's right!) to keep selling t
 hem. Hear about the archives where banners and posters from decades of
  protests are preserved and more.\r\nHighlights of the route include: 
 Holborn Library, Bishopsgate Institute and The Common Press Shoreditch
  High Street a key example of queer book activism today.\r\nKey inform
 ation\r\nParticipants must be competent riders and bring their own bic
 ycle. \n\nFor more information visit https://harringayonline.com/even
 ts/queer-shelves-lgbtq-literary-activists-in-london-cycle-tour
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CATEGORIES:lgbt, cycling
LOCATION:London
WEBSITE:https://open-city.org.uk/events/bookshop-1?utm_source=substack
 &utm_medium=email
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