In 1980, US high school student Aaron Fricke took Cumberland High School in Rhode Island to court for the right to bring a male date to the school prom. It was an extraordinarily brave thing to do given both his … Continue reading →
I really struggled to get into Tales of the City. Had it not been for the fact that I was stuck on a boat trip with the book and a lot of spare time, I’m not sure I would have … Continue reading →
2012 is the year of the London Olympics. It’s also the 30th anniversary of the world’s first ‘Gay Olympic Games’ being struck down. In 1982 the United States Olympic Committee (USOC) sought an injunction against the United States Gay Olympic … Continue reading →
The Contact Whilst undertaking my Social Work course at Leicester University I set up, and became contact for, the University’s Gay Society. One consequence of this was that in January 1983, whilst working as a student Probation Officer in Leicester … Continue reading →
I was still a member of the Labour Party when I moved to Nottingham in 1980. It seemed like a good idea at the time! But any hopes of political activity were soon washed away by the mind-numbing blandness of … Continue reading →