Partnership Ceremony
Former Luton-based Pete and Roy, now resident in New Zealand, signed the Civil Partnership register in September 2005 and share their photos with us. Click… Read More »Partnership Ceremony
Biographies
Nanny Noodles House
Anna Lesbian Olympia explains the background to – and reasons for the 70s US women’s space. Click to read more (external link).
Support for Ezra Nawi
>Ezra Nawi, a Jewish gay Israeli, helps poor locals who love him, and thwarting settlers and soldiers who view him with contempt. It is perhaps… Read More »Support for Ezra Nawi
A Gay Childhood in Derbyshire
>On 25 March 2009, Narvel Annable, a local author, spoke to an audience in Derby about growing up gay in the 50s and 60s. He… Read More »A Gay Childhood in Derbyshire
Lorca Was Censored to Hide His Sexuality, Biographer Reveals
>Many recognised his homosexuality from the start, but for decades Spain’s literary establishment, and even his own family, refused to acknowledge that the country’s best… Read More »Lorca Was Censored to Hide His Sexuality, Biographer Reveals
A True Life Murder Story
>In the Spring issue of Granta, Tim Lott investigated the background to the macabre murder of his friend the film agent, Rod Hall. Hall was… Read More »A True Life Murder Story
Was Clark Gable ‘Gay for Pay”?
> David Bret’s angle on Clark Gable is this: Gable was “gay for pay” and “rough trade,” and he enjoyed having sex “for bucks.” […]… Read More »Was Clark Gable ‘Gay for Pay”?
BBC MemoryShare – The Days of Our Lives
>BBC Memoryshare is a web service that aims at piecing together an intriguing People’s History of Britain. You can post a memory or observation relating… Read More »BBC MemoryShare – The Days of Our Lives
New Joe Orton Website Launched
> A new website dedicated to the life and times of Leicester-born playwright Joe Orton has been endorsed by the Orton Estate and has been… Read More »New Joe Orton Website Launched
Billy Jean
>The fight against discrimination goes on for the reluctant revolutionary, tennis champion, Billie Jean King. The woman who changed perceptions about her sexuality and her… Read More »Billy Jean