About this Event
Forbidden Lives is a fascinating collection of portraits and discussions that charts the changing LGBT history of Wales, a neglected part of Welsh history in great need of positive revision. A History of Women in Men's Clothes, the story of the women who defied social convention to live their lives as they chose.
Norena Shopland is an author/historian specialising in the history of sexual orientation and gender identity. Her (2017) is the first entirely historical work on Welsh LGBTQ+ history. and (Routledge, 2020) have become very popular as toolkits to aid people in research. (2021) explores gender fluidity. In 2021, the Welsh Government commissioned Shopland to deliver LGBTQ+ training to local libraries, museums, and archives in Wales, an outcome of which is The Welsh County LGBTQ+ Timeline Collection. She is a member of the International Committee on LGBTQ+ History Months. Shopland researches and writes Welsh history including, The Welsh Gold King, and Women in Welsh Coal Mining, a topic so popular over 80 talks have been delivered. For two years, Shopland has a monthly Welsh history column with Nation Cymru.
This event is part of the Newport Festival of Words, 20th - 22nd March 2026.
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
The Riverfront, Kingsway, Newport, United Kingdom
GBP 6.13
