LGBT History Month - have you heard of the ‘Pink Press’?
It was a key communication tool for the gay and trans community from the 50’s to the late 90’s!
Last updated 21st Feb 2021
Examining the local ‘pink press’ is proving to be a helpful tool in understanding what life was like for Northern Ireland’s LGBT community before, during and after the decriminalisation of homosexuality here in 1982.
The term means magazines and papers that were made for the community, including the Gay Star, One Magazine, and the Mattachine Review.
Before the internet was accessible to all, the Pink Press was a communication lifetime for gay, lesbian and trans people in NI.
These pamphlets and updates shared information about activism, rights, news, nights outs, the Troubles and more.
Nadine Gilmore, a final year history PhD student at Queen’s University Belfast, has been studying it.
Watch as she gave Downtown Cool FM a whistle-stop lesson on this piece of history: