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1986. Lesbians and Gays Support the Printworkers

Gay in the 80s Posted on January 21, 2016 by Colin ClewsJanuary 21, 2016

The recent movie Pride has done much to raise awareness of Lesbians and Gays Support the Miners (LGSM); a group of queer men and women who raised funds for striking miners during the 1984/85 National Miners Strike. But this month … Continue reading →

Posted in HIV/AIDS, LGBT History, Media, National politics, Politics | Tagged gay left, lesbian and gay rights, news international, rupert murdoch, trades unions and LGBT rights, wapping dispute | 1 Reply

1980. Gay Noise

Gay in the 80s Posted on June 6, 2013 by Colin ClewsJune 6, 2013

Gay Noise was a fortnightly publication that was produced by a group of gay men in what was then the ‘radical gay area’ of  Railton Road, Brixton, South London. Railton Road had developed into a centre of the gay liberation … Continue reading →

Posted in Gay media, Gay politics, LGBT History, Media | Tagged gareth thomas, gay community centre, gay left, gay noise, paud hegarty, railton road | 7 Replies

1980. Politics: The Last of Gay Left

Gay in the 80s Posted on January 21, 2013 by Colin ClewsJanuary 21, 2013

In 1980 the collective of gay men that had produced Gay Left since 1975 announced that they were going to ‘pause’ publication whilst they considered the best way forward. Perhaps that decision to suspend publication took away an important motivational … Continue reading →

Posted in Gay media, Gay politics, LGBT History | Tagged gay left | 1 Reply

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