From the Archives

From ‘Mother House’ to ‘Role Play’, placement student Viki explores the work of artist Pamela So

As part of our ‘GWL Origins: Pre-internet Community Building’ exhibition GWL recreated a vinyl window text site from Pam So’s ‘Mother House’ (1998) exhibited in the prior Trongate space of […]

Lesbians in Peer Support- Blog 3

This is the third and last of my blog posts about Lesbians in Peer Support (LIPS), the youth group that GWL ran from 2000 to 2006. 2003 marked a new […]

Photo of the words "dykes are here" written on a sandy beach

Lesbians in Peer Support- Blog 2

This blog is the second in a series of three blogs by Catherine who is doing a six month placement at GWL as part of her PhD. Over the past three months she has been exploring the Lesbians in Peer Support (LIPS) collection which is part of GWL’s organisational archive.

Poster for the LiPS project which reads "LiPS, LEsbians in peer Support" in red and black letters with a large red lipstick lip marks across the poster

“A Guiding Hand” – Founding Lesbians in Peer Support (LIPS)

This blog is the first in a series of three blogs by Catherine who is doing a six month placement at GWL as part of her PhD. Over the past three months she has been exploring the Lesbians in Peer Support (LIPS) collection which is part of GWL’s organisational archive.

Sticker: Grits and Glory

NMRD Sticker of the Month: August 2022

WFTDA started off as the United Leagues Coalition in 2004 with a handful of leagues under its belt operated and ran by the skaters themselves. Roller Derby is very much a grassroots sport and the drive has been to re-imagine roller derby as a modern and progressive sport.

Round sticker with blue background: Leithal Weapons of Auld Reekie Roller Derby.

NMRD Sticker of the Month: July 2022

Puns, such as this one, are often used in Roller Derby and it highlights the sports’ sense of humour, their imagination, and the influence of pop-culture.

Round sticker with red background: Cherry Bombers of Auld Reekie Roller Derby.

NMRD Sticker of the Month: June 2022

This Cherry Bomber sticker pays homage to The Runaways all-girl rock group of the 70s. Their infamous song Cherry Bomb from their debut album reached No.6 in the U.S. Billboard charts.

Shining a light on Women in Profile’s 35mm slides: Lara reflects on her student placement

As we say goodbye to 2022, we also say goodbye to Lara, a student placement who has shared her thoughts and experiences of the last 3 months she spent working […]

This is not a goodbye

On a decent snowy afternoon, I find my colleague’s keyboard tapping soothing. I love the sounds of many things. Like the keyboard, the shoes, the snapping of fingers, the rustled […]

Black and white photo of an Evening News van, with 'Lesbians Fight' spraypainted over its side

Reassembling the Network After the Internet? Sappho Magazine (1974-1981) and Reproductive Technologies

Rebecca Close is a doctoral researcher at Aalto University doing a dissertation in artistic research as ‘reproductive work’. Rebecca conducted research on the Sappho Archive held at GWL in 2022 and wrote this piece on Sappho, queer networks and assisted reproduction.