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Happy #LGBTHM2021 
! I've written a blog for the @RailDeliveryGrp website about why LGBT+ history matters, particularly in the context of the pandemic.
https://www.raildeliverygroup.com/about-us/our-blog/2021/469776712-2021-02-01.html
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! I've written a blog for the @RailDeliveryGrp website about why LGBT+ history matters, particularly in the context of the pandemic. https://www.raildeliverygroup.com/about-us/our-blog/2021/469776712-2021-02-01.htmlThread follows (1/7)
Like many others, I have been struck by the power of @russelldavies63 new show #ItsASin, a masterpiece that shines a light on LGBT+ history that many people aren't fully aware of. (2/7)
https://www.channel4.com/programmes/its-a-sin/episode-guide/
https://www.channel4.com/programmes/its-a-sin/episode-guide/
It's particularly striking to learn about the experiences of of people during the AIDS crisis as we live through the Coronavirus pandemic. For many people it exposed a lack of education about LGBT+ history in our lives. (3/7) https://thetab.com/uk/2021/01/25/its-a-sin-taught-me-more-about-lgbtq-history-and-sex-education-than-school-ever-did-191697
This is why LGBT+ history matters and should be celebrated. Here are three examples of people and events related to transport.
1. Enid Marx - designed the seat fabric for trains and buses. https://historicengland.org.uk/research/inclusive-heritage/lgbtq-heritage-project/workplaces-and-creativity/creative-lesbians-and-gay-men/ (credit: @ltmuseum) (4/7)
1. Enid Marx - designed the seat fabric for trains and buses. https://historicengland.org.uk/research/inclusive-heritage/lgbtq-heritage-project/workplaces-and-creativity/creative-lesbians-and-gay-men/ (credit: @ltmuseum) (4/7)
2. The Out and Proud Special - a charter train from Manchester to London in 1988, helping people get to the national demonstration against Section 28. (credit: @archivesplus) (5/7)
3. Oscar Wilde plaque at Clapham Junction railway station - installed by @networkrail in 2019, the plaque marks a key moment in LGBT+ history when Wilde was transported to Reading Gaol in 1895 following his trial for "gross indecency with men". (6/7) https://www.networkrail.co.uk/stories/celebrating-lgbt-history-month/
This month is a time for everyone to learn more about LGBT+ history - and celebrate it too!
We'll doing that within RDG and I know other parts of the railway will be too, including @NRArchway.
We'll doing that within RDG and I know other parts of the railway will be too, including @NRArchway.
