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Section 28: Inciting and exploiting homophobia

Gay in the 80s Posted on July 12, 2016 by Colin ClewsJuly 12, 2016

“…the distinction between this and…proper teaching about homosexuality cannot be drawn sufficiently clearly in legislation to avoid harmful misinterpretation. That is a risk we cannot take.” This was a response to a proposal presented to the British Parliament to “restrain … Continue reading →

Posted in HIV/AIDS, LGBT History, Media, National politics, Politics | Tagged conservative party, elaine kellett-bowman, homophobia, labour party, margaret thatcher, Neil Kinnock | 3 Replies

1981. Politics: The Rights of Gay Men and Women

Gay in the 80s Posted on March 10, 2014 by Colin ClewsMarch 12, 2014

The Rights of Gay Men and Women was a discussion document published by the National Executive Committee of the British Labour Party in 1981. It was that Party’s first official document to address the subject. Based on the Campaign for … Continue reading →

Posted in LGBT History, National politics, Politics | Tagged bermondsey by-election 1983, labour party, LGBT rights in the British Labour Party, Neil Kinnock | Leave a reply

1980. The Red Fag Flying: Gay in the Labour Party

Gay in the 80s Posted on March 8, 2012 by Colin ClewsMarch 22, 2012

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 →

Posted in LGBT History, National politics, Politics | Tagged gay labour caucus, labour campaign for gay rights, labour campaign for lesbian and gay rights, labour party, lesbians and gays support the miners, peter tatchell | 1 Reply

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