Introduction
This exhibition, using archives from the Hall-Carpenter Archives of lesbian and gay activism, and press cuttings from the collection of the Lesbian and Gay Newsmedia Archive, puts the campaign for law...
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Gay life in the 1950s and 1960s
Until the passing of the Sexual Offences Bill in 1967, male homosexual activity was illegal. Gay men were frequently imprisoned for consensual sex with another man. Lesbianism was not illegal, but was...
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Lobbying for change
The publication of the Wolfenden Report in 1957 dominated the press for several days. The issue of homosexual law reform was keenly debated.The campaign to implement the Report’s proposal on...
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The Sexual Offences Bill
There were unsuccessful attempts in the House of Commons to implement legislation along the lines of the Wolfenden Report in 1960, 1962 and 1965.Lord Arran’s Bill in the House of Lords was successfully...
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The aftermath of the Act
Lord Arran’s speech rankled with the gay community. Though Arran himself believed his Bill would go on to save the lives of a million depressed and persecuted gay men, it was generally perceived that...
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Archives and sources for LGBT history
The Lesbian and Gay Newsmedia Archive (LAGNA) is based at Middlesex University and boasts a collection of 200,000 press cuttings documenting gay life from the 1930s to the present.So whether you are...
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1967 & All That is a touring exhibition on display in venues throughout London in 2007 and 2008.In February 2008, LGBT History Month, it will be atSwiss Cottage Library88 Avenue RoadLondon NW3...
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