Obituary

Terry Connell – A tribute

Terry Connell, 57, died from a heart attack on Saturday, 25th March: just hours after being discharged from hospital after having suffered another heart attack a week earlier. Terry was the driving member of the Bolton Seven, who championed the cause of gay equality when they were prosecuted under the U.K.’s discriminatory sex laws. His Terry Connell – A tribute

In Memoriam: Martin Corbett

[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

In Memoriam: Dudley Cave

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