Minneapolis gay publisher Tim Campbell dies
Tim Campbell, an LGB rights activist from Houston who married a man in the 80s died on the 30th of December 2015. Read about him here.
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Lesbian Filmmaker Dies
Lesbian filmmaker Chantal Akerman has died aged 65 after a prolific career involving the fringe and mainstream. To read the Guardian obituary go here
RIP Lord Montagu 20 October 1926 – 31 August 2015
Lord Montagu has died aged 88. Founder of the National Motor Museum and past Chair of English Heritage, Edward Douglas-Scott Montagu was arrested in 1954… Read More »RIP Lord Montagu 20 October 1926 – 31 August 2015
Obituary: Roger Rees, Welsh actor dies aged 71
Welsh actor Roger Rees, star of Cheers and The West Wing, has died aged 71. Mr Rees, who was born in Aberystwyth, Ceredigion, won Tony… Read More »Obituary: Roger Rees, Welsh actor dies aged 71
Ike Cowen (1917 – 2015)
by Peter Scott-Presland My friend Harold “Ike” Cowen, who has died aged 97, was one of the founding fathers of the gay… Read More »Ike Cowen (1917 – 2015)
Sheila McWattie
TRIBUTES have been paid to a campaigner, journalist and co-founder of the Free Pride festival who has died suddenly, aged 56. Sheila McWattie, of York… Read More »Sheila McWattie
Lambeth Mayor Mark Bennett
Obituary: Lambeth Mayor Mark Bennett – The London gay community is in shock following the announcement that Lambeth Mayor Mark Bennett died suddenly from a suspected heart attack, aged 43. Mr Bennett, who was first elected in 2005, died in hospital
Obituary – Angela Clayton MBE
We’ve received the very sad news of the recent death of Angela Clayton MBE. Angela, who as a member of Prospect, was involved for many years with the TUC LGBT conference (as a delegate) and as a member of the TUC LGBT Committee. She was a powerful advocate for the rights of trans people, and was also a leading activist in the organisation Press for Change. Angela’s life will be remembered at the LGBT Conference this year
Ray Gosling 1939-2013
Ray Gosling 1939-2013: Raised in Northampton, where he attended grammar school, Gosling was “a C-stream child”. His father was a mechanic. After dropping out of Leicester University to run a rock’n’roll band, he went to London to take up a factory job. Gosling was a teddy boy: “I felt in my heart it was more than a fashion, it was a belief: teds to change the world.”
Gay Activist and Journalist Doug Ireland Dies at 67
Gay activist and journalist Doug Ireland dies at 67. On the same day the LGBT community in Britain mourns the passing of one activist, news comes through of the death of another major figure in America. From fighting the Vietnam war as a young activist to reporting on the executions of gay Iranians, Doug Ireland was a veteran advocate and champion for LGBTI people