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| Gay Kids UK is a spin-off of a Norwegian exhibition and school book for kids of all ages, produced by Lill-Ann Chepstow-Lusty. It is a photographic project, retracing gay, lesbian and bisexual childhoods through looking at old photographs. |
| Most gay and lesbians in England, as in Norway, are happily living normal lives. The childhood of a Gay Kid, is very similar to that of other children. The only difference being that they learn next to nothing about the love they will experience when they become older. Love between men and love between women is still "the love that dare not speak its name" and adults rarely talk to their children about it. |
| This project aims to challenge this silence. |
| Lill-Ann Chepstow-Lusty (born 1960) |
| Grew up in Easbourne and attended Ratton Secondary School. From there she went on to study photography at Eastbourne College of Art & Design. In 1980, Lill-Ann moved to Oslo, where she has been exhibiting and publishing her work ever since. Gay kids came about whilst baby-sitting a young child of 4 years old that made her think "this kid could be gay" and question the fact of whether our sexual identities have always been there. That all children are presumed to be heterosexual until proven otherwise. |
| Taking her curiosity further she started asking to see childhood photographs of her gay and lesbian friends and their friends. This resulted in a major exhibition in front of the Cultural History Museum in Oslo which is now touring in a smaller format Northern Norway. The show was accompanied by a book made for children and bought in by Oslo Kommune (Oslo Council) to be used in all schools in Oslo. |
| Lill-Ann says: |
| "I would like to produce an English version of this project. Seeing that I grew up as a gay-teen in Eastbourne, it is in Eastbourne I would like to have the exhibition. The exibition would include people's childhood photographs from all over the UK, and I am hoping that all generations and ethnic backgrounds will be involved." |
| What do we want to achieve with Gay kids? |
| To teach children and parents alike about acceptance of being different and that there is more than one way to be a child |
| To combat `playground bullying' towards teens harassed for being gay. |
| Gay Kids UK, is a photographic project proving that we were also once children. |
| So if your parents allow you to use them, I am interested in your childhood photos, from the ages of 0-12 years old. Send scanned images/or contact me for details for a family album review. |
| If you would like to know more about this project. Please contact: More about Lill-Ann |
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