Department of Sociology, University of Surrey, Guildford, UK.
J Homosex. 2023 Mar 21;70(4):565-586. doi: 10.1080/00918369.2021.1996098. Epub 2021 Nov 1.
In this article, I provide a micro(oral)history of Cynthia Reid, one of only five women who founded the Minorities Research group-the first known lesbian organization in Britain, in 1963. Such activism paved the way for further lesbian liberatory action and the group did a great deal to combat the isolation experienced by many queer women across the country. They provided social opportunities as well as advice, and made more public calls for greater social acceptance. The group has been central to the interests of 20th-century queer historians, especially as the Minorities Research Group also produced the first lesbian magazine in Britain . As a microhistory Cynthia's story informs many threads within queer history, including conceptualizations of masculinities, community, and change; while also challenging dominant notions that families and medical professionals were consistently unsupportive of queer people in the 1940s-1970s. In doing so, this article amplifies Cynthia's story in a way that means not only does it contribute nuance as a micro(oral)history to the broader field of queer scholarship but it also acts as a resource to stimulate further research.
在这篇文章中，我提供了辛西娅·里德的微观（口述）历史，她是 1963 年成立少数民族研究小组（英国第一个已知的女同性恋组织）的五位女性之一。这种积极行动为进一步的女同性恋解放行动铺平了道路，该组织为全国许多酷儿女性所经历的孤立感做了大量工作。他们提供了社交机会和建议，并更公开地呼吁更大的社会接受度。该组织一直是 20 世纪酷儿历史学家关注的核心，尤其是因为少数民族研究小组还在英国出版了第一本女同性恋杂志。作为微观历史，辛西娅的故事为酷儿历史的许多方面提供了信息，包括对男性气质、社区和变化的概念化；同时也挑战了 20 世纪 40 年代至 70 年代，人们普遍认为家庭和医疗专业人员一直不支持酷儿人群的观念。通过这样做，本文以一种放大辛西娅故事的方式，不仅为更广泛的酷儿研究领域提供了微观（口述）历史的细微差别，而且还可以作为一种资源来激发进一步的研究。
