Science Museum: Uncovering queer stories to inspire new trailblazers

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'Often, for different reasons, the queer story has not been told in many museums.'

The talks feature as part of this weekend's Great Exhibition Road Festival in South Kensington

marking the 50th anniversary of Pride in London, being held during this weekend's Great Exhibition Road Festival. "But science is for everyone and it's important for people of all communities to see themselves in those trailblazers and to maybe see a trans woman of colour who is a scientist and be like, 'ok I can be like this one day'.", when local authorities were prohibited from "the promotion of homosexuality", as among the reasons why queer stories and items related to them have been previously missed.

Similarly, the pair point to an elaborate shop sign for a pharmacy, which was thought to have been created in the 16th or 17th Century and features the head of a unicorn. "It's just this connector, but what we're talking about with this is gendered terminologies which are used to describe technology," says Ms Bullesbach.

"It's an issue which can really impact other marginalised groups so it's a really powerful tool for connecting with museum collections in a unique way."The mermaid, as featured on this serving dish in the museum's collection, is a prominent trans symbol

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