Welcome
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To the 6th Shrewsbury LGBT+ History Festival. As always, events are open to LGBT people, friends and allies. Unusually, this year our reach is much wider as 100% of our events are online. They are also free to attend–with donations welcomed.
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View information about this years Online Exhibition
View information about Shropshire Rainbow Film Festival's 8 selected short films
View the access links for the 8 selected short films
We are delighted to present a huge programme –over 30 events and with some special extras which are available to view throughout the festival period, from 6 February to 13 March.
Download a print-friendly listing of all events here
Virtual Gallery
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Courtesy of The Hive, who have generously given over their online exhibition space, you can take a Guided Tour or choose to browse our 4 exhibitions
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LGBT+ Pottery - produced in a workshop at the 2018 festival, these tiles represent significant locations which feature on the Shrewsbury LGBT Walking Map
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Community Gallery - the result of a callout to LGBT+ artists to display their work during the festival
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Shropshire’s LGBT+ History Boards - familiar to some, new to others, this collection of information boards link local to national through pictures and text
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I’M IN – EMBRACE A Culture of Inclusion - SAND (Safe Ageing No Discrimination) launched their campaign in October 2019, are you in?
8 Short Films
In late 2019 the Shropshire Rainbow Film Festival putout a call for short films, for its Short Film screenings at their film festival in October 2020... Then came Covid!
To view more information on the 8 Short Films, click on the brochure and - to access them - keep scrolling down.
Downloadable brochure for Selected Short Films
Access to Short Films
To access the 8 Short Films that have been selected, please use the appropriate link provided below, and the provided password (if necessary).
Coming Out for Christmas
Link: https://vimeo.com/383795260
Password: christmas
After that Party
Link: https://vimeo.com/435422466/de7d31c2d4
No password required
Confessional
Password - FigDelight19
Don’t Let Go
Link: https://vimeo.com/319408460
Password: festival1
Kiko’s Saints
Link: https://vimeo.com/313782392
Password: aritz
(Contains scenes of nudity and sexual behaviour)
Missed
Link: https://vimeo.com/406186602
No password required
Turn it Around
Link: https://vimeo.com/265937761
No password required
Would You Rather I Was Dead?
Link: https://vimeo.com/377867029
Password: thirdfilm