Gay in the 80s

Gay in the 80s is a personal experience of the politics and culture of a pivotal decade in LGBT history.

[Gay in the 80s @Gayinthe80s]

1988. National Coming Out Day. https://t.co/7dHy1STWe3

[Patrick Strudwick @PatrickStrud]

Why allow questions to be framed in a homophobic way like this? You select the questions. You therefore think it’s fine to imply my community is immoral. I’m sick of this.

[Gay in the 80s @Gayinthe80s]

https://t.co/xEow8Y6TmC Happy Mardi Gras! 1989: I Am What I Am

[Gay in the 80s @Gayinthe80s]

https://t.co/Z0BesTaH9f Feb 1988. Lesbians Abseil into House of Lords to protest Section 28.

[Beatrix Campbell @beatrixcampbell]

@OwenJones84 Oh dear, #OwenJones check your history. Labour-led GLC set up historic gay working gp, adopted a gay charter, suported Gay and Lesbian Centre https://t.co/twWqbaw2tz It was municipal Labour's pro-gay stance that provoked Clause 28.

[Gay in the 80s @Gayinthe80s]

1982. Barbara Smith on being a black lesbian feminist in the USA. https://t.co/oroAiD2uWG #lgbthistory #fightingracism #lesbianfeminism

[Gay in the 80s @Gayinthe80s]

Today is 33rd anniversary of HM Customs raid on #GaystheWord bookshop in London. #lgbthistory #queerliterature
https://t.co/LipSkiZGmY

[Gay in the 80s @Gayinthe80s]

@RebelDykes Sorry 4 late reply. A 'friend of a friend' has a copy but won't allow anyone to copy it as she's concerned about copyright. :-(

[Gay in the 80s @Gayinthe80s]

First African #AIDS diagnoses were white gays. #WorldAIDSDay #HIV/AIDS #Africa https://t.co/PTTGOQmAOK

[Gay in the 80s @Gayinthe80s]

The BBC is crowdsourcing photos, posters & more to explore
#LGBT+ life in Britain 1967-2016. Share what you have: [email protected]

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1983. AIDS and the Moral Majority https://t.co/6K0hlMwwag #hiv/aids #moralmajority #aidsmyths #reaganaidsfail

[Gay in the 80s @Gayinthe80s]

1986. Lyndon LaRouche's Proposition 64 sought extreme measures against people with #HIV/AIDS https://t.co/sbFo02Ixv4

[Gay in the 80s @Gayinthe80s]

Section 28: Inciting and exploiting #homophobia https://t.co/Qpcn0zQz6y #lgbthistory #conservatives #labourparty #thatcher #kinnock

[Gay in the 80s @Gayinthe80s]

80s. Australia's largest #AIDS Unit bans #SafeSex Ed https://t.co/7CmhKvWZ4R #HIVCare #HIVPrevention

[Gay in the 80s @Gayinthe80s]

Out Now! Gay in the 80s - the eBook. A detailed, downloadable study of 80s #LGBThistory. https://t.co/3A7zDMn0IG

[Gay in the 80s @Gayinthe80s]

LGBT Artists: #DavidMcDiarmid https://t.co/1z40v3Dsty #hiv/aids #lgbthistory #queerart

[Gay in the 80s @Gayinthe80s]

1987. And the Band Played On. Hugely important book on early history of #HIV/AIDS crisis. https://t.co/laGIlmUenX

[Gay in the 80s @Gayinthe80s]

1983. The key role of #LGBT media. https://t.co/HhQY4nqnpd #lgbthistory #queermedia #queerradio #gaywaves

[Gay in the 80s @Gayinthe80s]

1985. How to beat a bigotted Council https://t.co/iE0024jEAc #LGBTHistory #rugbycouncil #workplacerights

[Gay in the 80s @Gayinthe80s]

RT @ClonezoneUK: Check out this article about our fab history from our friends at @Gayinthe80s here: https://t.co/gBO7LVlQNF