“The accused were slight and young and pale-faced and charged with gross indecency with each other…They are both 22 and single and look as though they haven’t started shaving yet…one serving with weapons intelligence, the other on ‘close protective duties’, … Continue reading →
I was still relatively new to Australia when I attended the 3rd National Conference on AIDS in August 1988. But I’d been there long enough to recognise that Australia had an unparalled, progressive strategy for tackling HIV/AIDS. It was a … Continue reading →
I am again indebted to my fellow blogger David Hunt (Tell Me David) for his continuing work on archiving radio broadcasts from the 1980s. The latest material (here) is from Los Angeles station IMRU/KPFK in June 1982. It’s a summary … Continue reading →
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 →
Sincerest condolences to our friends in the USA where Hate Speech has just become the offical language. There’s no way to put a positive spin on this; we are about enter a new dark and dangerous era. But we’ve been … Continue reading →