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1983. Gay Politics: Sydney’s Mysterious (and Dangerous) ‘Gay Army’

Gay in the 80s Posted on July 21, 2014 by Colin ClewsJuly 17, 2014

Anyone who was around in the early 80s will remember the media’s hysterical response to AIDS and the ease with which it attributed it to gay men. It wasn’t labelled ‘the gay plague’ or ‘gay bug’ out of sympathy for … Continue reading →

Posted in Gay politics, LGBT History, Media | Tagged aids conspiracies, gay army, paul dexter, sydney gay army, sydney morning herald | 2 Replies

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