Name/TitleBanner: Glasgow Gay and Lesbian Centre
About this objectLarge textile banner comprising a pattern of pink triangles outlined in black, stitched onto cream backing. Across the top half the name 'Glasgow Gay and Lesbian Centre' is placed within a scroll banner motif, while the images of a woman and man feature in the bottom half. Each pink triangle is decorated with images and slogans. Below the base of the banner are two triangular pennants: to the left, a pink pennant bearing the name 'Lanarkshire Gay Men's Group', and to the right, a yellow pennant bearing the name 'Phace West Gay Men's Project'.
Date Madec.1995-2008
Period1990s-2000s
Medium and MaterialsOrganic, textile
MeasurementsH: 2245 x W: 2080 mm
Subject and Association Keywordsarts - textiles
Subject and Association KeywordsLGBTQ+
Subject and Association KeywordsGlasgow history
Subject and Association Descriptionhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glasgow_LGBT_Centre:
The 'Glasgow LGBT Centre' was a lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender community centre located at 84 Bell Street, Glasgow. It was fully wheelchair-accessible, with a chairlift. It closed in April 2009, following withdrawal of funding from Glasgow City Council. ... On 17 March 1991, the first ceilidh was held to raise funds for and awareness of the planned Centre, and this has since become an annual event. Other funding was received from sources such as Strathclyde Regional Social Strategy, Strathclyde Lesbigay Forum, and the Glasgow Development Agency. The chairlift was funded by a grant from Glasgow District Council. The Centre (then called Glasgow Gay and Lesbian Centre) was opened at premises in Dixon Street (just off St Enoch Square) on November 4, 1995. The building was converted from a file store for the Procurator Fiscal. The opening was attended by politicians George Galloway, Maria Fyfe, Mike Watson, and Bill Miller: also by singer Horse and poet Edwin Morgan, who read a poem specially written to mark the opening. The centre then closed for several months to allow building to continue, and was formally opened on March 20, 1996 by Joyce Keller, Mayor of Manchester. The old Centre included a cafe/bar, four offices which were rented to LGBT-friendly businesses, and two meeting rooms called the Jackie Forster Memorial Room and the Ian Dunn Memorial Room. It was regularly used by many LGBT community groups for meetings and events. In 2008, the Centre took the controversial step of banning ScotsGay magazine from its premises on the grounds that its adult content is incompatible with the Centre's status as a family-friendly venue. In 2008, the Centre moved to new premises in Bell Street, Glasgow [continues].
Named CollectionLesbian Archive @ Glasgow Women's Library
Object TypeBanner (textile)
Object numberGWL-2025-24
Copyright LicenceAll rights reserved