Possibly the first play about AIDS, Anti Body was staged at London’s Cockpit Theatre from 10th-22nd October 1983. Documenting the experience of William Davis – a gay man with AIDS – it preceded Larry Kramer’s Normal Heart by two years … 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 →
Section 28 of the Local Government Act passed into law on May 24th 1988. But Margaret Thatcher’s Conservative government had under-estimated our communities’ determination to resist this legislation at every possible opportunity. And so it was that, at 6 p.m. … Continue reading →
It’s virtually impossible to establish when individual people living with AIDS (PLWAs) first marched in Sydney’s Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras parade. My guess would be around 1985/86 as that’s when we began to see significant numbers of people with … Continue reading →
Today marks the 30th anniversary of another protest against Section 28 – the brilliant ‘Never Going Underground’ demonstration in Manchester, England. Conservative MPs and their friends in the media continued to make up poisonous lies against us to justify this … Continue reading →