Thank You for Calling the Lesbian Line With Elizabeth Lovatt

Join Five Leaves in collaboration with Notts Queer History Archive, for an evening with author Elizabeth Lovatt and a host of local lesbians. From line volunteers, to today’s switchboard, through to Nottingham’s newest lesbian events organisers Tommy on Top, it’s sure to be a fun night.

With warmth and humour, Elizabeth Lovatt reimagines the women who both called and volunteered for the Lesbian Line in the 1990s, whilst also tracing her own journey from accidentally coming out to disastrous dates to finding her chosen family. With callers and agents alike dealing with first crushes and break-ups, sex and marriage, loneliness and illness (or simply the need to know the name of a gay bar on a night out), this is a celebration of the ordinary lives of queer women.

Organised with the brilliant CJ DeBarra and Notts Queer History Archive- an LGBT+ history book & archive documenting and preserving the community memories from 1850-2022

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We will also be joined by Tommy on Top, a lesbian events community made by lesbians, for lesbians.
“Born through a desire to connect with our community and to provide a safe space to engage meaningfully with others, we are inclusive of all lesbian gender identities and welcome those from trans and non-binary communities.”
@tommyontopevents

PLEASE NOTE: THIS EVENT IS BEING HELD AT NOTTINGHAM CENTRAL LIBRARY AND NOT THE BOOKSHOP!