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 →
December 2017 marks the 30th anniversary of Margaret Thatcher’s government accepting an amendment into its Local Government Bill. This amendment subsequently became known as Section 28 and, very broadly, it sought to prevent public money from being used to “promote” … 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 →
Anyone who doubts the level of homophobia generated by the Thatcher government’s Section 28 need only watch the following short interview. In it, Graham McKerrow, one of the founders of London’s Capital Gay newspaper describes the responses to the firebombing … Continue reading →
One area of LGBT history that I feel is often neglected is that of regional gay publications. Admittedly, I do have a bit of a biased view here given my own involvement in one such publication, Gay East Midlands. But, … Continue reading →