Blackburn Museum and Art Gallery
The Blackburn Museum and Art Gallery is the local museum service for the borough of Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council. It is a museum with collections of Christian icons, Egyptian hieroglyphs and local history, as well as those of the former Lewis Textile Museum.
The building
The museum is in a Grade II listed building, on the corner of Museum Street and Richmond Terrace. It was originally opened as an art gallery and library in 1874, with the library occupying the ground floor and the art gallery on the first floor.
There were twenty three of us who visited the museum, but prior to the visit we enjoyed lunch at the Postal Order and after the visit we popped into the Cathedral.
Lots of photos can be seen here.
Queer Up North 1992 – 2002
Queer Up North was one of the most pioneering and influential LGBTQ+ art festivals in Europe. It quickly became a beacon for queer culture, drawing artists and audiences from across the globe, and played a pivotal role in shaping Manchester’s identity as an inclusive and vibrant LGBTQ+ city.
New digital archive website launching 2 October 2026 – queerupnorth.org
Are you transmasculine? Aged 25 and over? We want to hear from you!
Summary
OUTpatients is the UK’s LGBTIQ+ Cancer Charity. We are looking for 8 transmasculine people to take part in an online workshop to understand views and experiences of cervical cancer screening (also known as a smear test).
Currently, transmasculine people face barriers to accessing healthcare, especially cervical screening. This is a paid opportunity (shopping voucher), and your views will help to inform an NHS campaign to help our community get lifesaving care.
Who can take part?
We are looking for transmasculine people who:
- Are registered as male with their GP, or are planning to register as male with their GP.
- Have a cervix
- Aged 25+
- Live in England.
We use transmasculine as an umbrella term that includes transgender men, nonbinary people assigned female at birth, and some intersex people.
You do not need to have had a cervical screening to take part. In fact, we are particularly interested in hearing from people who have not attended, or who have had negative experiences with healthcare!
What will the workshop look like?
- Online
- 4-8 transmasculine people
- Facilitated by a transmasculine person
- Discussion of your views and experiences of healthcare, including cervical screening.
We also know that transmasculine people of colour face intersectional barriers to healthcare. We are therefore keen to host an additional workshop specifically reserved for this community. This will be facilitated by another transmasculine person of colour to help people to feel safe and comfortable sharing their experiences.
Interested?
If you have any questions or would like to take part, then please fill out this form or email ezra@outpatients.org.uk.