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London may be close to approving first GLBT museum
Ben Townley, Gay.com U.K.
Gay rights campaigner Peter Tatchell outlined his plans for the U.K.'s first lesbian and gay museum last week, an institution which would display the London LGBT community's "hidden history."
"London's lesbian and gay community has a fascinating hidden history spanning more than four centuries. The museum could display everything from 18th-century "molly house" artifacts, to badges and placards from the campaign to repeal Section 28," he said Monday.
"It has the potential to become an international attraction, bringing in researchers and tourists from all over Britain and the world, enhancing London's status as the world's leading queer city and contributing tourism earnings to the pink and London economies."
Tatchell proposed that the museum be based in the former Bow Street Police Station, where Oscar Wilde was originally incarcerated.
The museum was suggested earlier this year by Green Party leader and mayoral candidate Darren Johnson and adopted by all the other major candidates.
While not a candidate in London's upcoming mayoral election, Tatchell is a key politician. He recently threw his support to the Green Party, helping it draw up a gay manifesto for London, European and local elections, which take place across the country June 10.
"Always forgive your enemies...nothing annoys them quite so much." Oscar Wilde
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