Norena Shopland
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Writer/historian on LGBTQ+ history in Wales, and Welsh history
When the first gay archbishop was enthroned, it made worldwide headlines and attracted a deal of opposition. But the Most Reverend Cherry Vann ācanāt see why God would condemn a relationship that I believe has been a blessingā
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āRejoiceā, says gay archbishop, āin the fact that we are differentā
Norena Shopland When the 15th Archbishop of Wales was enthroned in 2025 at Newport Cathedral it made worldwide headlines ā for the Most Reverend Cherry Vann is the first gay archbishop in the world.Ā ...
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 ācanāt see why God would condemn a relationship that I believe has been a blessingā āļø Norena Shopland
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āRejoiceā, says gay archbishop, āin the fact that we are differentā
Norena Shopland When the 15th Archbishop of Wales was enthroned in 2025 at Newport Cathedral it made worldwide headlines ā for the Most Reverend Cherry Vann is the first gay archbishop in the world.Ā ...
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My interview with the Archbishop of Wales
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@divamag.bsky.social
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āRejoiceā, says gay archbishop, āin the fact that we are differentā
Norena Shopland When the 15th Archbishop of Wales was enthroned in 2025 at Newport Cathedral it made worldwide headlines ā for the Most Reverend Cherry Vann is the first gay archbishop in the world.Ā ...
https://nation.cymru/feature/rejoice-says-gay-archbishop-in-the-fact-that-we-are-different/
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Hopefully, people are beginning to see what a charlatan he really is!
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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/
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Yet one more reason why I love
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They are the bane of my life! They lie for a pastime!
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Women's History Network
4 days ago
Read āSee her when she is freeā¦ā celebrating Joan Eardley for
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by Kirsten MacQuarrie
#LGBTHM
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āSee her when she is freeā¦ā Celebrating Joan Eardley for LGBT History Month ā 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 (1921ā1963). Whether literally riskinā¦
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
5 days 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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Christopher Webb
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Throwback to Pam Bondiās campaign ad for Florida AG: āIāll fight to put human trafficking monsters where they belong. Behind bars.ā The ad aged. The internet remembers.
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NationCymru
4 days 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 āļø 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 Universityās Debating and Political Society ā and the fall-out from that societyās refusal to provide o...
https://nation.cymru/opinion/reform-bangor-university-and-the-populist-politics-of-performance/
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NationCymru
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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
5 days 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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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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NationCymru
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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 āļøJerry 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 weāve 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 confinedā¦
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Sue Carr
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This says it and itās exactly what it isā¦.
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BBC News - Staffordshire Reform leader Chris Large quits amid racism probe - BBC News
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Staffordshire Reform leader Chris Large quits amid racism probe
Councillor Chris Large resigns as Staffordshire Reform leader, just days after being appointed.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cqxyx95ye3po
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NationCymru
5 days ago
Plaid Cymru has returned to winning ways at the ballot box after winning a seat on Pembrokeshire County Council that it hadnāt contested since 2004 āļøMartin Shipton
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Plaid Cymru gains seat from Labour in Pembrokeshire by-election
Martin Shipton Plaid Cymru has returned to winning ways at the ballot box after winning a seat on Pembrokeshire County Council that it hadnāt contested since 2004. Billy Shaw, the current Mayor of Fis...
https://nation.cymru/news/plaid-cymru-gains-seat-from-labour-in-pembrokeshire-by-election/
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I haven't stepped inside a @Wetherspoons for years because of the management of discrimination and hatred
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Gwent Archives
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Be sure to check out Norena Shoplandās book, Forbidden Lives: LGBT stories from Wales, for more on Amelia and other LGBTQ+ stories!
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Edrychwch drwy lyfr Norena Shopland, āForbidden Lives: LGBT stories from Walesā, am ragor o wybodaeth am Amelia a straeon LGBTQ+ eraill!
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Parody Nigel Farage
8 days ago
Excellent work by Reform at Kent Council, who made a £40m saving by briefly proposing to spend £40m on something then deciding not to. Using this model, every Reform council can save £billions!
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Sarah Murphy
8 days ago
āIt could take years to restore Brexit lossesā Especially if Farage comes along and tears up the āresetā as he threatens. Honest to god.. itās such a tedious, idiotic, resource-sapping mess. Thereās really nothing patriotic about it. Prejudice costs such a lot.
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Post-Brexit sales of British farm products to EU fall by 37%
NFU warn it could take years to restore Brexit losses despite efforts to smooth negotiations on farming and other elements of UK-EU reset
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/feb/07/brexit-farm-products-sales-eu?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other
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NationCymru
8 days ago
If Wales is to be recognised as a nation with its own identity, language and traditions, surely we should have the autonomy to celebrate our patron saint - just as Scotland and Ireland do āļø Amelia Jones
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Wales' next government must make St David's Day a bank holiday
Amelia Jones Iām almost ashamed to admit that it wasnāt until I left Wales for university that I truly began to understand my Welsh identity. It was there, in England, surrounded by my friends from ac...
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Daily Herald #FBPE #NAFO š¬š§šŗš¦š¬š±
9 days ago
History repeating itself? UKIP under Nigel Farage controlled Thanet Council and nearly bankrupt it. Reform UK under Nigel Farage controls Worcestershire Council and itās on the verge of bankruptcy. Never trust Reform UK. Imagine a country run by them. We'd be bankrupt with Trussite policies.
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Happy anniversary indeed!! x
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Because Reform lie, lie, lie some more and then add a few more lies. A disgraceful company pretending to be a political party! Rump lite they are!
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jennifer uncoolidge
10 days ago
No joke: I got angry hate mail today for writing an obituary of a Black woman scientistābecause the person felt she did didnāt deserve the recognition. Which just makes me want to share it again:
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Gladys Mae West obituary: mathematician who pioneered GPS technology
She made key contributions to US cold-war science despite facing huge barriers as a Black woman.
https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-00254-z
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Women's History Network
10 days ago
We are thrilled to share the programme for our Spring Seminar Series. We do hope you will join us to hear from the fantastic speakers we have lined up. The sign-up links for each seminar will be shared on our website and here on BlueSky in the weeks leading up to each event.
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If you're near Pontypridd this evening and fancy hearing some fascinating stories of local LGBTQ+ history, would love to see you.
#lgbtqia
#LGBTQHistoryMonth
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Very pleased to have contributed to this project. It's FREE, so download away
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Heritage Interpretation: Best Practices and Insights
Essential strategies and best practices for effective heritage interpretation that resonates with visitors and preserves cultural significance.
https://ahi.org.uk/resource/lgbtqia-heritage-interpretation/
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Erect a Statue for Gwenllian ferch Gruffydd one of Cymru's greatest medieval figures and, certainly, one of our most important. More details on
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nation.cymru/news/school-...
Please sign if you can
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Petition: Erect a Statue for Gwenllian ferch Gruffydd
Gwenllian ferch Gruffydd is one of Cymru's greatest medieval figures and, certainly, one of our most important. As a warrior princess who died valiantly in battle in the year of 1136 against the Norman forces of Maurice de Londres, she deserves far more appreciation. Just as there is a statue to the other great, Brythonic warrior Princess, Buddug (Boudica) in London, so too should there be one for Gwenllian in Cymru.
https://petitions.senedd.wales/petitions/246851
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I've signed, will you?
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International Committee on LGBTQ+ History Months
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Lisa Power
15 days ago
This miniature is probably in the USA, unrecognised for what it is. US friends, can you spread the word?
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The
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#LGBTQ
History Month should be celebrated. Here's my reply
www.bigissue.com/opinion/lgbt...
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We need to shout our LGBTQ+ history from the rooftops!
"Diversities in humankind have always been here," writes historian Norena Shopland, "and will always be here until the end of time."
https://www.bigissue.com/opinion/lgbtq-history-month-queer-lgbt-celebrate-pride/
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The Tennessee Holler
15 days ago
Yeah hey JD remember that? What ever happened with that?
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15 days ago
Ocean Beach this morning⦠just wow!!
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Could you help? I'm trying to locate an amazing lost portrait of Lady Eleanor Butler, one of the Ladies of Llangollen
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Nice line
@janefonda.com
"They arrested the wrong Don.ā
variety.com/2026/tv/news...
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Jane Fonda Speaks Out After Don Lemonās Arrest: āThey Arrested the Wrong Donā
Jane Fonda on Friday spoke out in support of Don Lemon at a rally in Los Angeles after the former CNN anchor was arrested.
https://variety.com/2026/tv/news/jane-fonda-don-lemon-arrest-ice-1236647352/
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NationCymru
15 days ago
Michael Sheen has lent his voice to a poem, 'The Execution of Richard Lewis', honouring the iconic Welsh martyr
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Michael Sheen gives voice to powerful poem on Dic Penderyn
Michael Sheen has lent his voice to a poem, āThe Execution of Richard Lewisā, by author and historian Sally Roberts Jones. After forty years of research, Sally, who also acts as Vice President of the ...
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And they worry about Stamer going to China!
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Laleh Khalili
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If you believe Welsh history should be taught in Welsh schools, please sign
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Petition: The GCSE (Curriculum Wales) course needs to put a much greater focus on Welsh history
At the moment, school leavers in Wales will know more about the history of America and Nazi Germany than the history of their own country. The new GCSEs in History being introduced in September this year are likely to exacerbate this situation even further. We need your support to ensure that learning the story of our country is put at the forefront, giving our young people the opportunity to understand and appreciate Welsh history as a central part of their education.
https://petitions.senedd.wales/signatures/2765129/signed
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George Takei
18 days ago
This is a cover up of a murder, led by our own federal government.
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