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1980. Police problems at UK’s Lesbian and Gay Pride

Gay in the 80s Posted on May 6, 2013 by Colin ClewsJuly 4, 2013

Anyone who has seen images from London’s early Lesbian and Gay Pride Marches (as they were called then) would have been struck by the large numbers of police in attendance. They might even be forgiven for thinking that this large … Continue reading →

Posted in Gay politics, LGBT History, Politics | Tagged 1980, brixton faeries, brixton fairies, frank egan, julian hows, lesbian and gay pride march, police, rose collis, University of London Union | 5 Replies

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