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1981. Television: Something for the Boys

Gay in the 80s Posted on April 2, 2025 by Colin ClewsApril 2, 2025

Some years before the British tabloids went into meltdown over two men kissing in the soap ‘Eastenders’, Scottish Television had two gay soldiers climbing into bed together! The STV series “House on the Hill” followed the fortunes of a large … Continue reading →

Posted in Gay Scene UK, LGBT History, Media, Television | Tagged gays and the law, gays and world war two, gays in Scotland, gays in the military, gays on television | Leave a reply

Movie: After 82

Gay in the 80s Posted on February 6, 2021 by Colin ClewsFebruary 6, 2021

I’ve written extensively in this blog and my book about the early days of HIV/AIDS. And with a new TV drama – It’s a Sin – currently playing in various countries, there’s been a renewed interest in that period. So … Continue reading →

Posted in Film, HIV/AIDS, LGBT History, Media | Tagged AIDS in the UK, early days of AIDS, it's a sin | Leave a reply

HIV/AIDS: 1987, BBC Documentary ‘Remember Terry’

Gay in the 80s Posted on January 6, 2021 by Colin ClewsJanuary 6, 2021

On December 18th 1987, the UK’s BBC Two broadcast ‘Remember Terry’. It was a documentary about the life – and ultimate death – of Terry Madeley, one of the first people in the UK to go public about their AIDS … Continue reading →

Posted in HIV/AIDS, LGBT History, Media, Television | Tagged 1987, AIDS on television, early AIDS treatments, terry madeley | 3 Replies

1983-85. Television: Gay Morning America

Gay in the 80s Posted on August 6, 2020 by Colin ClewsAugust 6, 2020

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 →

Posted in Gay media, Gay Scene, Gay Scene USA, HIV/AIDS, LGBT History, Media, Television | Tagged cable tv new york, george sardi, jerry fitzpatrick, jimmy mellow, johnny savoy, lesley irons, lgbt community center national history archive, lgbt community television, lord byron falk, lynn lavner, queer community television, waverly waverly | 2 Replies

HIV/AIDS: A Brief History of AZT – Part Two

Gay in the 80s Posted on June 18, 2020 by Colin ClewsJune 19, 2020

In my last post I outlined the clinical tests that led to the approval of AZT/Zidovudine as the first anti-HIV drug. What I want to do now is look at some of the non-clinical issues that surrounded the approval and … Continue reading →

Posted in Gay media, HIV/AIDS, LGBT History | Tagged ACT UP, burroughs wellcome, Capital Gay, glaxosmithkline, john lauritsen, margaret thatcher, new york native | 1 Reply

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