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Maureen Colquhoun: an open lesbian-feminist woman in the House of Commons
Why this source is used
History of Parliament article on Maureen Colquhoun as the first openly lesbian MP and first openly LGBTQ+ MP.
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Start with the answer How did lesbian visibility develop in the 20th century? Lesbian visibility developed through literature, censorship battles, community publications, parliamentary representation and Black lesbian feminist writing. Read the topic guide Lesbian Literature and Organising Lesbian visibility grew through censored literature, private networks, community publications, parliamentary representation and Black lesbian feminist writing.
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- Publisher
- The History of Parliament
- Type
- archive
- Reliability
- high
- Cited by
- 3 pages
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Open original source https://historyofparliament.com/2020/02/18/maureen-colquhoun-an-open-lesbian-feminist-woman-in-the-house-of-commons/ Accessed 2 June 2026 Open archived copy https://web.archive.org/web/*/https://historyofparliament.com/2020/02/18/maureen-colquhoun-an-open-lesbian-feminist-woman-in-the-house-of-commons/
