Next planning session is Monday 19 March 2012, 7pm. Planning sessions are held in central Bristol approximately monthly to exchange information, organise activities and oversee the collection and archiving of material. They are administrative meetings and are primarily intended for the trustees (organising committee) of OutStories Bristol and those developing our work, however any supporters [...]

Lesbian Gay Bisexual Trans History Month takes place every year in February and celebrates the lives and achievements of the LGBT community. OutStories Bristol are co-ordinating a dozen events including: Three talks focusing on the lives of trans people History walks in Bristol and Bath A concert by our LGBT choir, Sing Out Bristol A [...]

“Gay and Lesbian Marriage in Georgian England”  Rictor Norton Sunday 26th February 2012,  2.30pm M-Shed, Princes Wharf, Bristol, BS1 4RN.   Ticket required. As the finale to this year’s LGBT History Month celebration, we are fortunate to present a talk by Rictor Norton, hosted by Bristol’s major new museum, M Shed. Rictor will explore the [...]

Beacons, Icons and Dykons: “The Children’s Hour” 24 February 2012, 8:00pm ’til late The Cube Cinema, Dove Street South, Bristol BS2 8JD.  £5/£4 concessions Another classic slice of sixties queer tinged cinema, Audrey Hepburn and Shirley Maclaine star as teachers at an all girls school who are accused of having an affair by a troublemaking [...]

Monday, 20th February 2012, 7pm-9pm Monthly planning session with OutStories Bristol Trustees. Contact Outstories Bristol for information and venue.

Cycle tour of locations linked to critic and historian John Addington Symonds Sunday 19th February 2012, 11am – 1pm Starting and finishing in Queen Square, Bristol.  Free event. Born in Clifton in 1840, Symonds was an early advocate for the legitimacy of same-sex love. This is a CycleOut Bristol event which will be led at [...]

“Transgender before transgender: cross-dressers and the establishment in Victorian England”   Juliet Jacques Thursday 9th February 2012,  7pm to 9pm Hydra Books, 34 Old Market Street, Bristol, BS2 0EZ.  Free event The emergence of public cross-dressing in the 19th century industrial city caused great anxiety to the Victorian legal establishment and England’s new police forces alike. [...]

LGBT History Walk around Bath Sunday 5 February 2012, 2pm to 3:30pm Meet by the War Memorial in Queen’s Parade, Bath.  Free event. A walk around the centre of Bath, pointing out the buildings and monuments which have LGBT associations, either as places where people socialised or as meeting places for the LGBT movement over [...]

“Changing Images of Trans People in Speculative Literature”  Cheryl Morgan Thursday 2nd February 2012,  7pm – 9pm Hydra Books, 34 Old Market Street, Bristol BS2 0EZ.  Free event. The availability of magic and advanced science has allowed writers of fantasy and science fiction literature to explore issues of gender in their work. Hugo Award winning [...]

Come to the OutStories Bristol inaugural general meeting at 7pm on Monday, 10th October 2011 at The Council House, College Green, Bristol BS1 5TR. OutStories Bristol was established in 2008 as an informal group of interested people. But, a formal structure is now required for dealing with public bodies. We need a constitution and membership. [...]