From the moment she entered professional tennis Billie Jean King started to build a reputation as an equal rights advocate. She was a key instigator of the first women’s tennis tournament; organised in response to the huge difference between men … Continue reading →
The Gay and Lesbian Probation Officer’s Group (‘Gaypo’ as we called ourselves) was established at the 1983 annual conference of the National Association of Probation Officers (NAPO). It was triggered in part by the NAPO Executive’s proposal to have members … Continue reading →
British singer Tom Robinson rose to fame in the late 70’s, in part as a result of his song (Sing If You’re) Glad to be Gay. With a title as assertive and unambiguous as that, it was little surprise that … Continue reading →
On July 17th 1980, the BBC broadcast Coming Out – a documentary based around the National Gay Pride March in London the previous summer. It’s an extraordinary timepiece of ‘the way we were’ (and can be viewed here). As some … Continue reading →
By the middle of 1982 I had read almost every gay-positive book that I could get my hands on. These included The Theory and Practice of Homosexuality by John Hart and Diane Richardson, Dennis Altman’s Homosexual: Oppression and Liberation and … Continue reading →