[flickr-gallery mode=”photoset” photoset=”72157623927881509″] MARTIN ROGER CORBETT Queer Activist and Saint 27-November-1944 – 11-July-1996 Martin Corbett, who died three years ago of AIDS aged 51, was one of the great unsung heroes of the struggle for gay liberation. Although rarely taking the limelight himself, his legendary behind-the-scenes organisational skills played a crucial role in every gay … In Memoriam: Martin Corbett
[flickr-gallery mode=”photoset” photoset=”72157624052166726″] Pride & Prejudice: lesbian and gay London Friday, 2nd July – Sunday, 22nd August “The legalisation of homosexuality in 1967 has enabled lesbians and gays to become an increasingly visible part of London’s life. ‘Pride & Prejudice: lesbian and gay London’ is an exhibition exploring the contribution they have made to London’s … Exhibition at the Museum of London
Pride March, London, 1999 , 3-July-1999 ©1999 John Hunt/OutRage! London This picture may be copied in the cause of furthering our aims, provided that the source is acknowledged.
Anti-fascist, soldier, prisoner of war, advocate of peace and reconciliation, and gay rights pioneer. Dudley Cave was many things, but one word sums up his life: humanitarian. Cave’s early career with Odeon cinemas was interrupted by World War Two. Initially inclined to register as a conscientious objector, revelations aboot the horrors of Hitlerism changed his … In Memoriam: Dudley Cave
Review of Ian Lucas’s book on the history of OutRage! from 1990 to 1996 “The world looks different from this end of the telescope and this is what it looks like.” (Steve Mayes) Ian Lucas’s “OutRage! An Oral History” chronicles the rise of queer direct action in nineties Britain in the words of the activists … OutRage!: An Oral History
“Justin’s death is a tragedy. He was a sincere, warm-hearted person who was destroyed by homophobia, Christian fundamentalism, and a lack of support from fellow football players and managers”, according to Peter Tatchell of OutRage!, who knew Fashanu from the early 1980’s. Tatchell recalls: “We met at the London gay nightclub ‘Heaven’ in 1982. I … Justin Fashanu destroyed by homophobia
A joint campaign for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender human rights Over 40 lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgendered organisations are now pledged to join the new Equality Standing Forum in the fight for human rights. The groups are deeply concerned that the campaign for equality is being stalled by recent set-backs in the British and … National offensive for LGBT rights gains momentum
Have you ever felt short-changed by the Gay Business Association’s endless perpetuation of the so called “Pink Pound”? It’s a seductive concept: the idea of a mass of issue-conscious, gay, lesbian and bisexual consumers, capable of (and willing to) exercise their purchasing power to the detriment of businesses that hurt queers … it’s certainly something … The Pink Pound – Gay Businesses should not exploit their Staff