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1983. Politics: The trials of an openly gay candidate in a post-Tatchell Labour Party

Gay in the 80s Posted on December 15, 2014 by Colin ClewsApril 20, 2015

In 1983, Peter Tatchell stood as the democratically selected Labour Party candidate for the London seat of Bermondsey. The seat had been a safe Labour seat for decades with the Party usually taking some 60% of the vote. But the … Continue reading →

Posted in Local politics, National politics, Politics | Tagged bermondsey by-election 1983, British Labour Party, lgbt rights in local politics, LGBT rights in the British Labour Party, nottingham labour party, peter tatchell, richard mccance | Leave a reply

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