On the 15h of March, 1974, Trans people from across the country came together, in the upstairs of the Guildford Hotel in Leeds, for the coffee evening of the first Trans conference in the UK. Honouring this momentous occasion AGE OF THE have commissioned the artist and historical interpreter, Jude Kershaw to remember this event, almost 50 years on. The pub, now closed down, sits empty and no longer celebrates this event and so diving into 1970s aesthetics, Jude celebrities those pioneering people, while reflecting on the experience of Trans people today and 50 years in the future.
Warm Reception – First National Trans Conference
Free entry
23rd September 2023, 10am – 4pm
Location: Wharf Chambers
This installation piece is a representation of the Guilford Hotel on the Headrow in the year 1974.
Here was held the reception for the first conference for Transfemmes. Transgender women (at the time described as Transexuals) and Transvestites met the following day at the University to discuss everything from their place in society to recommendations for clothes shopping. In this installation you will be immersed in the world of 1974 to reflect on the progress on the past 50 years; the lives of Trans, Non-Binary and GNC people today and where we might find ourselves in 2074. So, dust off the platforms, don your Bay City Rollers tartan scarf because the 70s are here!
Lead Artist and Researcher Jude Kershaw with collaboration from Wharf Chambers