In 1978 Dan White assassinated San Francisco Mayor George Moscone and out gay supervisor Harvey Mik. In January 1984 he was released from prison to serve the final year of his sentence on parole. David Hunt describes the response. In … Continue reading →
Proposition 64 was put on the California ballot of 4th November 1986. Under the American electoral system, citizens can vote on various ‘initiatives’ as well as candidates in their elections. Proposition 64 – an initiative relating specifically to people with … Continue reading →
In September 1984, Rugby’s Conservative-led council removed ‘sexual orientation’ from its Equal Opportunities policies. Conservative councillors went out of their way to abuse LGBT people; amongst other things declaring that ‘all homosexuals are vile and perverted people’. Such comments showed … Continue reading →
Tensions between police and venue owners in San Francisco had been pretty much part of the LGBT scene in the period leading up to the 80s (for example, the ‘Gay-ola’ bribes of the 1960s and the White Night riots of … Continue reading →
The current moral panic surrounding Australia’s ‘Safe Schools’ programme is the latest iteration of a ‘gay agenda’ conspiracy theory that goes back a long way. In 1980, for example, the government of the Australian state of Victoria decided to include … Continue reading →