On 31st October 1987, the UK saw its first ever national conference of Black gay men. Under the title In This Our Lives, participants considered a range of issues. These included Black Lesbian and Gay history, fears and prejudice within … Continue reading →
For many of us, the television acronym GMA means either Good Morning Australia or Good Morning America. But from 1983-1985 there was another meaning – Gay Morning America. Gay Morning America was a weekly TV show that ran on public-access … Continue reading →
In June 1983 – two years after the first case of AIDS was reported in the USA – I found myself on holiday in San Francisco. It was a spur-of-the-moment decision to visit a friend over there. (Indeed, so spur-of-the-moment … Continue reading →
Sydney’s Lesbian and Gay Mardi Gras has seen many a battle in its lifetime. It’s baptism of fire in 1978 saw sustained police aggression and the arrest and assault of 53 men and women. And despite there being no arrests … Continue reading →
The early 80s was a turbulent period for London’s Lesbian and Gay Pride Week (the only Lesbian and Gay Pride event in the entire country). It began in 1980, with police arresting men in drag on the absurd charge of … Continue reading →