Catalogue Number
NMLH.2020.5.97
Object Name
Badge
Title
ASSUME NOTHING
People
Ernest Hole
Description
White, small badge that reads in between lines "ASSUME NOTHING" in black, which refers to the default assumption that someone is straight.
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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