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 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 →
In the 1980s, WH Smith was Britain’s largest – and most homophobic – newsagent. Its outlets had seen numerous protests in the 70s as activists fought the company’s ban on Gay News. The ban was eventually lifted and the 80s … Continue reading →
Canada’s The Body Politic was, like Britain’s Gay News, born from the anger and energy of the early Gay Liberation movement. And, like Gay News, it had to face many battles during its lifetime. Produced in Toronto, by a collective … Continue reading →
David Shenton’s career as a queer illustrator began with a half-joking challenge to the early gay Press’s perception of gay art. “In Gay News, [paintings] were usually this kind of soft porn – mainly male nudes…” His own exhibition – … Continue reading →