Gemma (organisation)
| Formation | 1976 |
|---|---|
| Type | Organisation for lesbians with disabilities |
| Purpose | Social networking and support group |
| Headquarters | England |
Region served | England |
Official language | English |
GEMMA is a magazine and a social group founded in 1976 whose mandate is to provide a "friendship and support group for disabled lesbians in England".[1]
The organisation was founded by members of lesbian organisation Sappho and mixed organisation Campaign for Homosexual Equality, including Elsa Beckett.[1] Gemma's member newsletter was published in regular print, in braille as well as cassette format.[2][3]
In her essay Unearthing Our Past: Engaging with Diversity at the Museum of London, Raminder Kaur describes a leaflet promoting the activities of Gemma, which is a part of the Museum of London collection, as "crucial to exploring the theme of multiple identities or difference within difference".[4]
See also
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References
[edit]- ^ a b Beckett, Elsa (1988). Inventing Ourselves. Routledge. pp. 68–9. ISBN 0-415-02959-7.
- ^ Horn, Sandy. Gaia's guide 1990: Europe, Australia, New Zealand, Israel, U.S.A., Canada, Mexico, 1990, ISBN 0-947922-02-4 p112
- ^ Australia Lesbian & Gay Archives Archived October 4, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Kaur, Raminder. Unearthing Our Past: Engaging with Diversity at the Museum of London accessed Feb 5,2012 http://www.museumoflondon.org.uk/Collections-Research/Research/Your-Research/RWWC/Essays/Essay1/KaurEssay8.htm
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