Happy Pride Month!

This year marks the 25th anniversary of the lifting of the ban to allow LGBTQ+ individuals to serve in the military. To mark this anniversary, the museum is looking to broaden the stories we have in the collection. We aim to celebrate those soldiers who served or serve with the REME and who are a part of the LGBTQ+ community by collecting their stories, learning about their careers and celebrating their work and their identity. These stories will be shared in blog posts throughout the year and lead to a display in the museum.

If you would like to share your story with us anonymously, please consider completing a questionnaire. Snippets of things shared with us will be used to tell the story of those in the military who are in the LGBTQ+ community. If you have any access needs or do not have a way to fill out the questionnaire, please get in touch with our Assistant Curator, Rebecca to find an alternative way to share your story.

Complete the Questionnaire

We are also at the beginning of planning recorded interviews as part of the project to tell your stories. To get as many stories as possible we want to offer the chance for the REME LGBTQ+ community to sit down with the museum and discuss their service with us to create a digital recording of their experiences. Please contact the Assistant Curator, Rebecca to discuss this possibility.

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Please note: the questionnaire for this project is now closed. We'd always love to hear from you, so if you would like to talk about how to contribute your story, please get in touch.

This project to collect the stories, experiences and anecdotes of REME personnel in the LGBTQ+ community has been made possible with the help of Museum Development South West, with thanks to support from Arts Council England through their Small Open Grants.

If you'd like to get in touch to discuss this project further or how you would like to share your stories, email Rebecca at [email protected] or telephone 01249 894 874.