QUARRELS (Queers Asserting the Right to Ride Every Line Safely) Demonstration
digital file Colour Sound 1991 4:17
Summary: This 1991 colour video documents QUARRELS, a demonstration organised by the activist group OutRage to promote the safety and visibility of queer people on London’s Underground.
Title number: 23073
LSA ID: LSA/30349
Description: The film opens with lesbians and gay men preparing for the protest, distributing buckets and sashes, before cutting to scenes of the crowd assembling and rally organisers addressing participants through megaphones. On the platform, demonstrators display balloons with slogans like “I love queers” and “queer love,” while others playfully engage with the camera amid bemused commuters. The video captures chants, whistles, and speeches echoing through Farringdon station, culminating in the group’s dance to Locomotion along the streets of Soho.
Credits: Mark Harriot (Filmmaker)
Keywords: lgbt; gay; underground; train
Locations: Central London
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