The papers of Gary Everett

The papers of Gary Everett, founder and former artistic director of the LGBTQ+ arts festival Homotopia, contain a wealth of material relating to Liverpool’s LGBTQ+ arts, culture, club scenes and activism in the 1990s-2010s. The collection captures LGBTQ+ existence in Liverpool across three decades, recording ephemeral events and transient moments in the city’s Queer life. The material also addresses gaps in archival representation of LGBTQ+ cultural experience beyond the political realm. With the support of the National Archives Scoping Grant, Everett’s papers are being accepted into the the Liverpool John Moores University Special Collections & Archives

Gary Everett is currently the UK Producer for Tom of Finland Foundation, based in Los Angeles. Everett has a long history of creative work in the mainstream and underground artistic spheres in Liverpool but has also worked nationwide, and internationally.

“We’re so pleased to have received a Scoping Grant from The National Archives. It enables us to assess how best to share this important collection through cataloguing, digitisation, and the production of educational, research, and community resources. It will also support the work we are undertaking to expand awareness and collecting of LGBTQ+ archives.” – Susannah Waters, Head of Academic Services at Liverpool John Moores University Library

The Archives Revealed Scoping Grant programme is funded by The National Lottery Heritage Fund, the Pilgrim Trust, the Wolfson Foundation and The National Archives.

Published: 19th December 2024

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