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 →
“…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 →
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 →
James Anderton was appointed Chief Constable of Greater Manchester in 1975 and remained there until 1991, despite his ongoing campaign against LGBT people. Like many homophobes, Anderton claimed to be a God-fearing Christian. Indeed, he came to be nicknamed ‘God’s … Continue reading →