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Crys T – wedi’i gynhyrchu gan grŵp GoodVibes y YMCA, Abertawe

Dyluniwyd y crys T gan bobl ifanc yn y grŵp GoodVibes ar gyfer gorymdaith Pride Abertawe 2021.

Ar 2 Hydref 1857, cyhoeddodd papur newydd y Cambrian y byddai ‘cyfarfod cyntaf Cymdeithas Dynion Ifanc Eglwys Lloegr yn cael ei gynnal ar 6 Hydref am 6pm yn yr Ysgol Genedlaethol, Stryd Rhydychen’ (sef y maes parcio gyferbyn â Theatr y Grand erbyn hyn), ‘lle byddai Pascoe St Ledger Grenville yn rhoi araith.’

Yr wythnos ganlynol, ar 9 Hydref cyhoeddodd y Cambrian adroddiad am y cyfarfod.

Cadeiriwyd y cyfarfod gan y Parch E B Squire (Ficer y Santes Fair o 1846 i 1876). Meddai Pascoe St Ledger yn ei araith,

“Rhaid i Gymdeithasau fod yn ffordd o ddod â dynion ifanc at ei gilydd, ac yn ffordd o roi mwynhad a chyfleoedd iddynt na allant eu cael gartref – cyfleoedd i ddefnyddio’u doniau a’u galluogi i ffurfio cymdeithasau a chyfeillgarwch a all fod yn werthfawr ac yn bwysig iddynt hyd diwedd eu hoes. Yn y fath achosion, roedd cymdeithas yn fuddiol iawn – mae rhai o gymdeithasau mwyaf nodedig y cyfnod wedi datblygu o gymdeithasau o’r math hwn.”

Nid oes llawer o wybodaeth am y grŵp gwreiddiol a’i weithgareddau. Fodd bynnag, roedd adroddiad ym mhapur newydd y Cambrian ar 4 Ionawr 1861 yn cyhoeddi bod y grŵp yn cael ‘soirée’ yn yr Ystafelloedd Cynnull ar 9 Ionawr, lle,

“Byddai sawl dyn yn ymddangos yn gyhoeddus am y tro cyntaf”.

Yr unig ddigwyddiad modern cyfwerth heddiw yw’r dawnsiau debutante lle mae’r aristocratiaid yn cyflwyno’u merched i’r brenin. Fodd bynnag, yn ystod y cyfnod hwn, byddai digwyddiadau o’r math hwn yn cael eu cynnal yn aml, ac mae sôn am ddynion a menywod yn cael eu cyflwyno i gymdeithas. Mae’r term modern ‘dod allan’ yn tarddu o’r digwyddiadau hyn.

Sefydlwyd YMCA Abertawe ym 1868 pan newidiodd y grŵp uchod ei enw i ddilyn fformat arferol YMCA.

Ychydig dros gant a hanner o flynyddoedd yn ddiweddarach, yn 2011, sefydlwyd cymdeithas arall, sef GoodVibes, dan nawdd YMCA Abertawe.

Grŵp ieuenctid LHDTC+ cynhwysol yw GoodVibes sy’n cefnogi pobl ifanc rhwng 11 a 25 oed. Mae’n darparu lle diogel sy’n lleihau teimladau o unigrwydd a theimlo’n ynysig. Gall pobl ifanc feithrin perthnasoedd gyda chyfoedion o fewn cymuned, fel y gallant berthyn, cyfrannu a ffynnu. Mae’n grŵp lle gall pobl ifanc fod yng nghwmni unigolion o’r un meddwl, mewn amgylchedd sy’n hyrwyddo parchu dewisiadau, dinasyddiaeth a hunaniaeth ddiwylliannol eraill. Mae’n rhoi’r hyder i bobl ifanc archwilio’u hunaniaeth eu hunain yng nghwmni pobl sy’n deall ac yn eu cefnogi.

Mae GoodVibes yn gweithredu ar sylfaen gwerthoedd cryf o gynwysoldeb ac amrywiaeth. Gall pobl ifanc ddod i GoodVibes heb boeni am gael eu beirniadu, eu haflonyddu, eu bwlio na bod yn destun gwahaniaethu a rhagdybiaethau cymdeithasol. Gallant fod y person maent eisiau bod, mewn lle diogel lle gallant archwilio’u hunaniaeth. Mae’n grŵp lle gall pobl ifanc ddod a chyflwyno eu hunain, eu henwau, eu henwau dewisol, eu rhagenwau a’u hoff bethau. A’r hyn maent yn ei gael yn gyfnewid am hynny, gan ei gilydd a gweithwyr ieuenctid, yw cael eu derbyn, yn ddi-gwestiwn.

Mae Amgueddfa Abertawe wedi cynnwys y crys T yn ei chasgliad fel rhan o’i pholisi i amrywio’r arddangosfeydd.

T Shirt – produced by GoodVibes group, YMCA Swansea

The T shirt was designed by young people in the GoodVibes group for the Swansea Pride march in 2021.

On the 2nd October 1857, the Cambrian Newspaper carried an announcement to say that “the first meeting of the Church of England Young Men’s Association will be held on the 6th October at 6pm in the National School, Oxford St”, (now the car park opposite the Grand Theatre) where “Pascoe St Ledger Grenville had kindly consented to give a speech”.

The following week, on the 9th October the Cambrian carried a report on the meeting.

The meeting was chaired by the Rev E B squire (Vicar of St Mary’s 1846 -76). In his address Pascoe St Ledger stated:

“Associations must be the means of bringing young men together and of finding them enjoyment and pleasures which they can’t find at home – giving them opportunities of employing their talents and enabling them to form associations and friendships which they may hold valuable and dear to them to the latest moment of life. In such cases an association, was most beneficial, some of the most eminent of the day have sprung from associations of this kind”.

Not much is known about the original group and its activities. However, a report in the Cambrian newspaper on the 4th January 1861 announced that the group were having a `Soiree’ at the Assembly Rooms on the 9th January where:

“Several gentlemen will make their first appearance in public”.

The only modern equivalent today is the debutant balls at which the aristocracy present their daughters to the monarch. However, during this period, these kind of events would regularly take place and mention both young men and women being introduced to society. It is the origin of the modern term, `Coming Out’.

YMCA Swansea was established in 1868 when the above group changed its name to the usual format of YMCA.

Just over a hundred and fifty years later in 2011, another association GoodVibes was established under the auspices of YMCA Swansea.

GoodVibes is an inclusive LGBTQ+ youth group that supports young people between the ages of 11-25. It provides a safe space that reduces feelings of loneliness and isolation. Young people can build peer friendships within a community so that they belong, contribute and thrive. It is a group where young people can be surrounded by likeminded individuals in an environment that promotes respecting other people’s choices, citizenship, and cultural identity. It provides young people with the confidence to explore their own identity around people that really understand and care.

GoodVibes operates on the foundation of strong values of inclusivity and diversity. Young people can come to GoodVibes without fear of judgment, harassment, bullying or discrimination and social pre-conceived norms. They can be 100% themselves and have a safe space to explore their identity. It is a group where young people can come and introduce themselves, their names, preferred names, pronouns, and favourite things. And what they receive from each other, and youth workers is acceptance, without question.

Swansea Museum took the T shirt into the collection as part of its policy of diversifying the displays.