Norena Shopland
@norenashopland.bsky.social
Writer/historian on LGBTQ+ history in Wales, and Welsh history
My warmest congratulations to Lindsay Whittle @plaidcymru.bsky.social and everyone who fought so hard to keep hatred out of Caerphilly
October 24, 2025 at 8:13 AM
My warmest congratulations to Lindsay Whittle @plaidcymru.bsky.social and everyone who fought so hard to keep hatred out of Caerphilly
This looks fun, walking, making, talking. Exploring what it means to live in a place shaped by power, silence and survival. Sorry I can't make it @QueeringtheWye
October 22, 2025 at 8:35 AM
This looks fun, walking, making, talking. Exploring what it means to live in a place shaped by power, silence and survival. Sorry I can't make it @QueeringtheWye
There's this tonight if anyone fancies popping along
October 1, 2025 at 1:40 PM
There's this tonight if anyone fancies popping along
The far right don't like facts...
September 24, 2025 at 8:24 AM
The far right don't like facts...
I complained to the BBC News about their referring to Wales as a 'principality', fair do's, they fessed up, apologised, and passed it on.
August 24, 2025 at 10:31 AM
I complained to the BBC News about their referring to Wales as a 'principality', fair do's, they fessed up, apologised, and passed it on.
If you fancy popping over to Primavera Wellness Space, Llanelli on 4th July, I'll be chatting about my book 'A History of Women in Men's Clothes' with Llanelli Queer Book Club @penandswordbooks.bsky.social #pride #pridemonth
June 23, 2025 at 11:12 AM
If you fancy popping over to Primavera Wellness Space, Llanelli on 4th July, I'll be chatting about my book 'A History of Women in Men's Clothes' with Llanelli Queer Book Club @penandswordbooks.bsky.social #pride #pridemonth
If you can't make it tomorrow night, @gayberystwyth.bsky.social has advanced copies, which means you can get your hands on one before @parthianbooks.bsky.social officially publishes it in July #Pride #pridemonth #PrideMonth2025 Aberration Cymru
June 19, 2025 at 10:58 AM
If you can't make it tomorrow night, @gayberystwyth.bsky.social has advanced copies, which means you can get your hands on one before @parthianbooks.bsky.social officially publishes it in July #Pride #pridemonth #PrideMonth2025 Aberration Cymru
This is going to be a fascinating event on Friday evening- talking about early Welsh queer literature. Hope to see you there. @parthianbooks.bsky.social @mikeparker.bsky.social @gayberystwyth.bsky.social #Pride #Pridemonth
June 16, 2025 at 9:36 AM
This is going to be a fascinating event on Friday evening- talking about early Welsh queer literature. Hope to see you there. @parthianbooks.bsky.social @mikeparker.bsky.social @gayberystwyth.bsky.social #Pride #Pridemonth
1st look at the @parthianbooks.bsky.social republished Goronwy Rees novel of 1932 'The Summer Flood' - out in July but you can buy pre-publication copies on 20th July at Gayberystwyth Books and 28th at Abergavenny Pride
June 12, 2025 at 10:46 AM
1st look at the @parthianbooks.bsky.social republished Goronwy Rees novel of 1932 'The Summer Flood' - out in July but you can buy pre-publication copies on 20th July at Gayberystwyth Books and 28th at Abergavenny Pride
What young females got up to in Abergavenny in 1861! #Pride #Pridemonth @Abergavenny
June 3, 2025 at 1:31 PM
What young females got up to in Abergavenny in 1861! #Pride #Pridemonth @Abergavenny
I had a great time speaking at the @LlandeiloLitFst yesterday. My audience was great, and the speakers were so good all day. Congratulations to the organisers for putting on such interesting speakers on all things Wales.
April 28, 2025 at 8:49 AM
I had a great time speaking at the @LlandeiloLitFst yesterday. My audience was great, and the speakers were so good all day. Congratulations to the organisers for putting on such interesting speakers on all things Wales.
Looking forward to appearing at @llandeiloLitFest tomorrow to talk about Women in Welsh coal mining @penswordbooks if you're going, do say hello.
April 26, 2025 at 2:29 PM
Looking forward to appearing at @llandeiloLitFest tomorrow to talk about Women in Welsh coal mining @penswordbooks if you're going, do say hello.
Had a great time in Aberystwyth last night at the inaugural Gayberystwyth Books Queer Lit Quarterly with Aberration Cymru. Let there be many more! #LGBTQ #queerlit with @anthonyshapland.bsky.social Joanna Lambert & Mike Parker
April 12, 2025 at 3:43 PM
Had a great time in Aberystwyth last night at the inaugural Gayberystwyth Books Queer Lit Quarterly with Aberration Cymru. Let there be many more! #LGBTQ #queerlit with @anthonyshapland.bsky.social Joanna Lambert & Mike Parker
@icohm.bsky.social Statement on the Trump Administration's Censorship of Matters Related to the LGBTQ+ Community now in Welsh. Thanks Luke Blaidd. @welshgovernment.bsky.social @thisislisapower.bsky.social @alessandro-c.bsky.social @pridecymru.bsky.social @rodneycwilson.bsky.social
April 7, 2025 at 11:57 AM
@icohm.bsky.social Statement on the Trump Administration's Censorship of Matters Related to the LGBTQ+ Community now in Welsh. Thanks Luke Blaidd. @welshgovernment.bsky.social @thisislisapower.bsky.social @alessandro-c.bsky.social @pridecymru.bsky.social @rodneycwilson.bsky.social
Looking forward to this on Friday evening at Aberystwyth #LGBTQ+ #LGBTQhistorymonthstillgoing
April 7, 2025 at 10:45 AM
Looking forward to this on Friday evening at Aberystwyth #LGBTQ+ #LGBTQhistorymonthstillgoing
There's this on Saturday if you fancy popping over to Newport. I'm on at 10.15 with lots of interesting stories. #TransDayofVisibility @pridecymru.bsky.social
March 31, 2025 at 2:06 PM
There's this on Saturday if you fancy popping over to Newport. I'm on at 10.15 with lots of interesting stories. #TransDayofVisibility @pridecymru.bsky.social
From, 'Erasing History: How Fascists Rewrite the Past to Control the Future,' (2024) by Jason Stanley
March 28, 2025 at 11:24 AM
From, 'Erasing History: How Fascists Rewrite the Past to Control the Future,' (2024) by Jason Stanley
Gayberystwyth Books supported by Aberration Cymru, Queer Lit Quarterly brings together a panel of LGBTQ+ writers, researchers, and fans of Queer Literature for an evening of discussion and appreciation of LGBTQ+ literature. Hope to see you folks #LGBTQLiterature
March 27, 2025 at 9:44 AM
Gayberystwyth Books supported by Aberration Cymru, Queer Lit Quarterly brings together a panel of LGBTQ+ writers, researchers, and fans of Queer Literature for an evening of discussion and appreciation of LGBTQ+ literature. Hope to see you folks #LGBTQLiterature