In June 1987 Britain had a General Election that resulted in the election (for the third time) of Margaret Thatcher’s Conservative government. Four months later, in a speech to the Conservative Party’s annual conference in Blackpool, Margaret Thatcher – obviously … 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 →
Most of us are familiar with Britain’s notorious Clause 28 (of the 1988 Local Government Act), which prevented local authorities from funding anything that might be viewed as ‘promoting’ homosexuality. Created by Conservative MPs, supported by Conservative MPs (albeit with … Continue reading →
One of the principal aims of this blog is to document LGBT history as it really was. This is essentially because some very important events have been either forgotten or dangerously distorted by our enemies. ‘How to Be a Lesbian … Continue reading →
Jenny Lives with Eric and Martin was created by Danish author Susanne Bosche as a resource to facilitate discussion with children about homosexuality . To the British media, it was nothing more than a homosexual recruiting manual that sought to … Continue reading →