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What memories have defined your LGBT+ life?

In 2017 the BBC is marking 50 years since the partial decriminalisation of homosexuality. The BBC is crowdsourcing photos, memories, film footage, historic documents, club flyers, outfits, protest banners, posters, music, diary entries and much more to help tell the story of LGBT+ life in Britain fr

In 2017 the BBC is marking 50 years since the partial decriminalisation of homosexuality.

The BBC is crowdsourcing photos, memories, film footage, historic documents, club flyers, outfits, protest banners, posters, music, diary entries and much more to help tell the story of LGBT+ life in Britain from 1967 – 2016.

They will be making an interactive crowd sourced archive of LGBT+ life and a BBC television series based around some of the stories, objects and memories contributed.

Is there something that has defined your life as an LGBT+ person over the last 50 years?

Get in touch and let the producers know what you have at: history@7wonder.co.uk

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