Catalogue Number
NMLH.2020.5.77
Object Name
Badge
Title
I LOVE YOU
People
Ernest Hole
Description
Large blue and magenta colour with a teddy bear holding a red heart surrounded by smaller hearts and the saying "I LOVE YOU", each letter with in a different colour - blue, green, red, and pink. One of the hearts appears to have a light inside it. On the back of the badge, there is a space for batteries and a button which plays music when pressed.
This badge is part of the Ernest Hole badge collection. Hole was the co-founder of Gay's the Word bookshop in London, along with Peter Dorey. Since opening in 1979, the bookshop has been a safe community space for LGBTQIA people.
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