Norena Shopland
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Writer/historian on LGBTQ+ history in Wales, and Welsh history
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#Hungary
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Hungary election: Viktor OrbĂĄn concedes with opposition on course for landslide election win - follow live
Hungary's prime minister has been ousted after 16 years in power, with PĂŠter Magyar set to be the country's new leader.
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My Ladies of Llangollen are all lined up today waiting for visitors to choose which of them will go to an exhibition in London. As soon as I have more details, I'll post, and if you're near, do pop in and see them.
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NationCymru
6 days ago
Cardiffâs Welsh-language arts festival Tafwyl is set to return this summer, with dozens of acts and a packed programme of music, comedy and cultural events
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Tafwyl returns for 20th anniversary with packed line-up of Welsh-language music
Cardiffâs Welsh-language arts festival Tafwyl is set to return this summer, with dozens of acts and a packed programme of music, comedy and cultural events. First held in 2006, this yearâs Tafwyl will...
https://nation.cymru/culture/tafwyl-returns-for-20th-anniversary-with-packed-line-up-of-welsh-language-music/
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7 days ago
Former Labour leader Lord Neil Kinnock has launched a scathing attack on Reform UK, accusing it of exploiting long-standing grievances in Welsh communities while offering no credible solutions âď¸ Hayley Jones
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Reform a 'posh boysâ club' exploiting Walesâ grievances - Lord Kinnock
Hayley Jones Former Labour leader Lord Neil Kinnock has launched a scathing attack on Reform UK, accusing it of exploiting long-standing grievances in Welsh communities while offering no credible solu...
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Women's History Network
7 days ago
đŁ New opportunity for early-career scholars! Weâve partnered with the Womenâs History Association of Ireland (
@whaireland.bsky.social
) to award ÂŁ500 for the best first monograph in womenâs/gender history âDeadline: 31 July 2026 Find out more & apply:
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11 days ago
A disillusioned former Reform Senedd candidate who quit the party this week has opened up further about his reasons for leaving, saying that assessments of potential MSs had been undertaken by arrogant young councillors from England âď¸ Martin Shipton
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Would-be Reform Senedd Members 'assessed by arrogant young councillors from England'
Martin Shipton A disillusioned former Reform Senedd candidate who quit the party this week has opened up further about his reasons for leaving, saying that assessments of potential MSs had been undert...
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11 days ago
Flagship auction The Welsh Sale will feature Gwen John and Sir Kyffin Williams' works among 400 Welsh paintings, ceramics and collectable items.
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Rare Gwen John and Kyffin Williams works to headline major Welsh art auction
A major retrospective in Cardiff has prompted a surge in interest in a Welsh artist who has historically been outshone by her brother. At a time when Gwen Johnâs work is enjoying renewed acclaim, ceme...
https://nation.cymru/culture/rare-gwen-john-and-kyffin-williams-works-to-headline-major-welsh-art-auction/
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Catherine Duigan
11 days ago
Before
#freshwater
#bioacoustics
- Dr. Kathleen Carpenter @aberuni.bsky.social
@biomcgill.bsky.social
seemed to be contemplating the idea in her textbook? - Life in Inland Waters (1928) - for
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#FridayFlashback
#envhist
#womeninscience
#historyofscience
#insects
#Notonecta
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300 years ago, Sarah was born in Brecon, and later married Methodist co-founder Charles Wesley. Often away he missed her, writing, âMy heart is with you. I want you every day and hour. I should be with you always, or not at all'
#IWD2026
@nation.cymru
@umnews.bsky.social
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The tricentenary of Sarah Wesley
Norena Shopland The month-long celebrations around International Womenâs Day are coming to an end, and a fitting time to remember Sarah Wesley, born three hundred years ago in 1726. She was the fifth ...
https://nation.cymru/feature/the-tricentenary-of-sarah-wesley/
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Sadly, so many people think of Wales like him. You only have to look at the social media racist and appalling comments when Wales play England at football or other sports. Let's call him what he is, and always has been, a racist!
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Farage called Welsh people âforeign speakersâ in paid-for video message
Reform UK leaderâs remarks in Cameo clip risk damaging partyâs ambitions in upcoming Welsh elections
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/ng-interactive/2026/mar/19/farage-called-welsh-people-foreign-speakers-video-message
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He is unfit to hold office anywhere!
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27 days ago
For the first time, the people of Wales will be able to remove their Member of the Senedd between elections
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Landmark law gives voters power to remove Members of the Senedd
The Senedd has taken a significant step to further strengthen democratic accountability by passing the Senedd Cymru (Member Accountability and Elections) Bill. For the first time, the people of Wales ...
https://nation.cymru/news/landmark-law-gives-voters-power-to-remove-members-of-the-senedd/
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In 387 AD, a saint was born in Banwen, high in Walesâ Dulais Valley. He would become the Celtic worldâs most iconic figurehead. To his adopted Irish home and kin, he is known simply as Saint Patrick âď¸ Owen Williams
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The story of St Patrick the patron saint of Ireland⌠from Wales
Owen Williams In 387 AD, a saint was born in Banwen, high in Walesâ Dulais Valley. He would become the Celtic worldâs most iconic figurehead. Every March, he is celebrated in towns and cities across t...
https://nation.cymru/news/the-story-of-st-patrick-the-patron-saint-of-ireland-from-wales-4/
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I'll be speaking at the US Queer Bibliography conference on why Wales' LGBTQ+ history is constantly ignored in the UK. Free to tune in around 4.15 on Thursday
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The Bibliographical Society of America
The website of the Bibliographical Society of America, a 501(c)(3) non-profit membership organization and learned Society devoted to the study of the material text.
https://bibsocamer.org/events/calendar/queer-bibliography-in-the-south-space-place-community
about 1 month ago
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Women's History Network
about 1 month ago
We are delighted to announce the winner of the WHN Book Prize. The judges chose Female Servants in Early Modern England by
@charmianmansell.bsky.social
The highly readable & engaging book, interrogates long-standing assumptions about the domesticity & constraints of womenâs lives in service.
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The Gwen John exhibition at
@amgueddfacymru.bsky.social
is disappointing in that it ignores her well-known sexual fluidity
@nation.cymru
#InternationalWomensDay
#IWD2026
@thisislisapower.bsky.social
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The flawed Gwen John exhibition
Norena Shopland The rainbow flag, flown to mark LGBTQ+ History Month in February was still flying on top of the National Museum in Cardiff when I visited on 4 March to see the exhibition Gwen John: St...
https://nation.cymru/culture/the-flawed-gwen-john-exhibition/
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Not a bad place to hold a writing workshop! Thanks to everyone who came along, really enjoyed it. Look out for vol 5 of the Proud Writing books, out at the end of April.
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The Tennessee Holler
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If you're around Llandeilo tomorrow and fancy joining a free workshop - lots of fascinating stories to get your creative juices flowing, time to write, writing tips, and get your work or art published.
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Shame I can't go to this, but I shall be buying the book.
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Women's History Network
about 1 month ago
Join us this
#WomensHistoryMonth
in amplifying womenâs voices past and present. Our website is a wonderful place to start learning more. Spread the word!
womenshistorynetwork.org
#WHM2026
#WomensHistory
#GenderHist
Image: Pit girl brow workers, Wigan, 1900. COPY 1/445, The National Archives.
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NationCymru
about 1 month ago
Welsh icon Michael Sheen has declared his support for Plaid Cymru ahead of May's Senedd election, saying the country is undergoing a âhuge transformationâ
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Michael Sheen backs Plaid as he describes Wales as being at a political crossroads
Welsh icon Michael Sheen has declared his support for Plaid Cymru ahead of Mayâs Senedd election, saying the country is undergoing âhuge transformationâ. Speaking to Times Radioâs Adam Boulton, the Po...
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So far, the Proud Writing series has produced four e-books. If you fancy your writing/artwork included in the next, you could pop along to this free workshop for
#InternationalWomensDay
about 2 months ago
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Women's History Network
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Mark
@lgbthm.bsky.social
by exploring the everyday lives of LGBTQ+ individuals through the National Lesbian and Gay Survey. Read more here:
womenshistorynetwork.org/everyday-gay...
#LGBTQHistoryMonth
#WomensHistoryNetwork
#DiverseHistories
#LGBTHM
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Everyday Gays, Ordinary Queers, and the National Lesbian and Gay Survey â Victoria Golding
Pride 1987, 10.10am: âHelped E. to throw pills down the cat with cystitis. Washed breakfast dishes. Brought Gay Vegetarian placard up from cellar. Fed goldfish.â (Correspondent No.157)[1] This NatâŚ
https://womenshistorynetwork.org/everyday-gays-ordinary-queers-and-the-national-lesbian-and-gay-survey-victoria-golding/
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Reform Party UK Exposed
about 2 months ago
Reform UK in Leicestershire are in trouble. It has been a minority administration since May, but itâs now down to just 23 councillors on a 55 seat council. Thereâs also still questions over Joseph Boamâs future and also questions over the racism of Virge Richichi.
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Reform Councillor slammed after tweeting 'I stand with ICE' after fatal shooting of nurse Alex Pretti | LBC
A Reform councillor has sparked fury after showing support for ICE following the brutal shooting of nurse Alex Pretti.
https://www.lbc.co.uk/article/ice-alex-pretti-reform-minneapolis-5HjdRKS_2/
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Mrs. Betty Bowers
about 2 months ago
LEFT: Someone who appears in the Epstein files over a million times. Epstein called him his "best friend." RIGHT: Someone never mentioned in the Epstein filesâeven once. And she never met him. So guess which one is being hauled before our corrupt, cover-upping Congress to testify about Epstein.
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Led By Donkeys
about 2 months ago
These two women are suing Andrew Tate, alleging he raped them. Here they visit the social media companies that created Tate. Please share. *one voice altered to disguise identity
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What's the betting the "plans" take so long the next government cancels them!
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Great blog - â[A] taste of the world we live inâ - LGBTQ+ Histories from Wales on screen."
www.library.wales/news/article...
@librarywales.bsky.social
#LGBTQHistoryMonth
#LGBTQ
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â[A] taste of the world we live inâ - LGBTQ+ Histories from Wales on screen
A closer look at the current Peniarth film set, celebrating LGBTQ+ History Month.
https://www.library.wales/news/article/a-taste-of-the-world-we-live-in-lgbtq-histories-from-wales-on-screen
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Oh, what I would give for more people like
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International Committee on LGBTQ+ History Months
about 2 months ago
ICoHM co-founder
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's article/interview with the out Archbishop of Wales.
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When the first gay archbishop was enthroned, it made worldwide headlines and attracted a deal of opposition. But the Most Reverend Cherry Vann âcanât see why God would condemn a relationship that I believe has been a blessingâ
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âRejoiceâ, says gay archbishop, âin the fact that we are differentâ
Norena Shopland When the 15th Archbishop of Wales was enthroned in 2025 at Newport Cathedral it made worldwide headlines â for the Most Reverend Cherry Vann is the first gay archbishop in the world. ...
https://nation.cymru/feature/rejoice-says-gay-archbishop-in-the-fact-that-we-are-different/
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NationCymru
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When the 15th Archbishop of Wales, and the first ever gay archbishop, was enthroned it made worldwide headlines and attracted a deal of opposition. But the Most Reverend Cherry Vann âcanât see why God would condemn a relationship that I believe has been a blessingâ âď¸ Norena Shopland
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âRejoiceâ, says gay archbishop, âin the fact that we are differentâ
Norena Shopland When the 15th Archbishop of Wales was enthroned in 2025 at Newport Cathedral it made worldwide headlines â for the Most Reverend Cherry Vann is the first gay archbishop in the world. ...
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My interview with the Archbishop of Wales
nation.cymru/feature/rejo...
@pinknews.bsky.social
@divamag.bsky.social
@attitudemag.bsky.social
#LGBTQHistoryMonth
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âRejoiceâ, says gay archbishop, âin the fact that we are differentâ
Norena Shopland When the 15th Archbishop of Wales was enthroned in 2025 at Newport Cathedral it made worldwide headlines â for the Most Reverend Cherry Vann is the first gay archbishop in the world. ...
https://nation.cymru/feature/rejoice-says-gay-archbishop-in-the-fact-that-we-are-different/
about 2 months ago
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Hopefully, people are beginning to see what a charlatan he really is!
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about 2 months ago
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I've never really understood why women want to take men's names - but now it's being used against them
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Trump touts bill that could make voting harder for married women
Here's how the voting ID law could make it harder for married women to register to vote and cast ballots if passed.
https://eu.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2026/02/10/trump-bill-save-act-married-women/88603646007/
about 2 months ago
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Yet one more reason why I love
#Cher
- take a seat baby girl, you just got burned!!
about 2 months ago
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They are the bane of my life! They lie for a pastime!
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Women's History Network
2 months ago
Read âSee her when she is freeâŚâ celebrating Joan Eardley for
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by Kirsten MacQuarrie
#LGBTHM
womenshistorynetwork.org/see-her-when...
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âSee her when she is freeâŚâ Celebrating Joan Eardley for LGBT History Month â Kirsten MacQuarrie
Image: Joan Eardley, by Kirsten MacQuarrie. In 2021, Scotland celebrated the centenary of one of our boldest, bravest and most innovative artists: Joan Eardley (1921â1963). Whether literally riskinâŚ
https://womenshistorynetwork.org/see-her-when-she-is-free-celebrating-joan-eardley-for-lgbt-history-month-kirsten-macquarrie/?highlight=lgbt
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Rep. Judy Chu
2 months ago
In just a few moments, I will vote against the so-called SAVE America Act and I am a strong no. That's because this bill would place unnecessary burdens on millions of women and eligible citizens to register to vote and make their voices heard. It is un-American & undermines our democracy.
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Throwback to Pam Bondiâs campaign ad for Florida AG: âIâll fight to put human trafficking monsters where they belong. Behind bars.â The ad aged. The internet remembers.
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NationCymru
2 months ago
The affair of Reform and the Bangor University students is a reminder that, in an age of populism, normal democratic political practice no longer applies âď¸ Neil Schofield-Hughes
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Reform, Bangor University and the populist politics of performance
Neil Schofield-Hughes What was the strange affair of the Reform request for a platform at Bangor Universityâs Debating and Political Society â and the fall-out from that societyâs refusal to provide o...
https://nation.cymru/opinion/reform-bangor-university-and-the-populist-politics-of-performance/
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NationCymru
2 months ago
The UK population is estimated to have grown by nearly three million between 2020 and 2025, official figures show, not by 12 million as stated by Manchester United co-owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe
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UK population and benefit claimants: What do the official figures show?
The UK population is estimated to have grown by nearly three million between 2020 and 2025, official figures show, not by 12 million as stated by Manchester United co-owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe. In an in...
https://nation.cymru/news/uk-population-and-benefit-claimants-what-do-the-official-figures-show/
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Krassensteins
2 months ago
We compiled all the clips of Pam Bondi's disaster of a Testimony today. Please share. America deserves answers and she provided NONE!
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TheUnhinged Pam Bondi Testimony In Clips
Everything you missed
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Nice to see Gwen John being recognised by
@amgueddfacymru.bsky.social
- but sad to see that they ignored any opportunities to engage during
#LGBTHistorymonth
Why? Why is it so hard to acknowledge her bisexuality?
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Gwen John: Strange Beauties | Museum Wales
The Pilgrim by Gwen John. Photo credit - Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon CollectionGwen Joh...
https://museum.wales/cardiff/whatson/12640/Gwen-John-Strange-Beauties/
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Looking for something to read during LGBTQ+ History Month? Some great blogs on here.
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2 months ago
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Yet another wealthy white idiot peddling lies, misinformation and racism, and who doesn't even live in the UK!! Shame on you
#SirJimRatcliffe
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'UK has been colonised by immigrants', says INEOS boss and Man Utd co-owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe
In an interview with Sky News's Ed Conway, Sir Jim says Britain faces profound political, social and economic challenges, among them an unprecedented rise in immigration in recent years.
https://news.sky.com/story/the-uk-has-been-colonised-by-immigrants-says-ineos-boss-and-man-utd-co-owner-sir-jim-ratcliffe-13506333
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It is sobering to think that the vast majority of Welsh poetry composed by women in the medieval and early modern periods was composed and transmitted orally and never committed to writing and thus lost to us âď¸Jerry Hunter
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Yr Hen Iaith part 80: Ann Griffiths - the women who wrote some of the most popular Welsh hymns of all time
Jerry Hunter As weâve stressed several times, one of the more exciting developments in Welsh scholarship over recent decades has been the illumination of poetry by women which was previously confinedâŚ
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