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Ross Burgess at 19:10, 23 March 2015

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	'''Gay Men's Press''' ('''GMP''') was a London-based specialist publishing house founded in 1979, at a time when mainstream publishers were reluctant to take books by gay writers. It was part of the [[Millivres Prowler Group]], which received the Independent Press Award at the Lambda Award Ceremony (from the United States-based Lambda Literary Foundation) in 2004 for its two book imprints, GMP and [[DIVA Books]].<ref>Gay Men's Press Home Page. Millivres Prowler Group. 2012-07-22. URL:http://www.gaymenspress.co.uk/gmp/lambda.asp. Accessed: 2012-07-22. (Archived by [[WebCite]]® at http://www.webcitation.org/69M91vU6o)</ref>		[[File:GMP.png\|thumb\|GMP logo]]'''Gay Men's Press''' ('''GMP''') was a London-based specialist publishing house founded in 1979, at a time when mainstream publishers were reluctant to take books by gay writers. It was part of the [[Millivres Prowler Group]], which received the Independent Press Award at the Lambda Award Ceremony (from the United States-based Lambda Literary Foundation) in 2004 for its two book imprints, GMP and [[DIVA Books]].<ref>Gay Men's Press Home Page. Millivres Prowler Group. 2012-07-22. URL:http://www.gaymenspress.co.uk/gmp/lambda.asp. Accessed: 2012-07-22. (Archived by [[WebCite]]® at http://www.webcitation.org/69M91vU6o)</ref>

	Most of the company's output was paperback fiction, but they also published some books in hardback versions.<ref>http://callumjames.blogspot.co.uk/2012/02/gay-mens-press.html Callum James blog, "The Gay men's Press"</ref>		Most of the company's output was paperback fiction, but they also published some books in hardback versions.<ref>http://callumjames.blogspot.co.uk/2012/02/gay-mens-press.html Callum James blog, "The Gay men's Press"</ref>

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	Perhaps the most notorious of the company's publications was the children's book ''[[Jenny lives with Eric and Martin]]'', which sparked off a furore leading to [[Section 28]].		Perhaps the most notorious of the company's publications was the children's book ''[[Jenny lives with Eric and Martin]]'', which sparked off a furore leading to [[Section 28]].

	GMP ceased trading in 2006.<ref>http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2006/apr/29/featuresreviews.guardianreview33 Rupert Smith, "Swimming against the tide - why the closure of Gay Men's Press is bad for the industry". ''The Guardian'', 29 April 2006.</ref>		GMP ceased trading in 2006,<ref>http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2006/apr/29/featuresreviews.guardianreview33 Rupert Smith, "Swimming against the tide - why the closure of Gay Men's Press is bad for the industry". ''The Guardian'', 29 April 2006.</ref> but many of their titles are now available from Heretic Books Ltd (formerly GMP Publishers Ltd).<ref>http://www.gmppubs.co.uk/about/</ref>

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Ross Burgess at 07:31, 23 July 2012

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	'''Gay Men's Press''' ('''GMP''') was a London-based specialist publishing house founded in 1979, at a time when mainstream publishers were reluctant to take books by gay writers. It was part of the [[Millivres Prowler Group]], which received the Independent Press Award at the Lambda Award Ceremony (from the United States-based Lambda Literary Foundation) in 2004 for its two book imprints, GMP and [[DIVA Books]]<ref>Gay Men's Press Home Page. Millivres Prowler Group. 2012-07-22. URL:http://www.gaymenspress.co.uk/gmp/lambda.asp. Accessed: 2012-07-22. (Archived by [[WebCite]]® at http://www.webcitation.org/69M91vU6o)</ref>		'''Gay Men's Press''' ('''GMP''') was a London-based specialist publishing house founded in 1979, at a time when mainstream publishers were reluctant to take books by gay writers. It was part of the [[Millivres Prowler Group]], which received the Independent Press Award at the Lambda Award Ceremony (from the United States-based Lambda Literary Foundation) in 2004 for its two book imprints, GMP and [[DIVA Books]].<ref>Gay Men's Press Home Page. Millivres Prowler Group. 2012-07-22. URL:http://www.gaymenspress.co.uk/gmp/lambda.asp. Accessed: 2012-07-22. (Archived by [[WebCite]]® at http://www.webcitation.org/69M91vU6o)</ref>

	Most of the company's output was paperback fiction, but they also published some books in hardback versions.<ref>http://callumjames.blogspot.co.uk/2012/02/gay-mens-press.html ~~Cllaum~~ James blog, "The Gay men's Press"</ref>		Most of the company's output was paperback fiction, but they also published some books in hardback versions.<ref>http://callumjames.blogspot.co.uk/2012/02/gay-mens-press.html Callum James blog, "The Gay men's Press"</ref>

	Perhaps the most notorious of the company's publications was the children's book ''[[Jenny lives with Eric and Martin]]'', which sparked off a furore leading to [[Section 28]].		Perhaps the most notorious of the company's publications was the children's book ''[[Jenny lives with Eric and Martin]]'', which sparked off a furore leading to [[Section 28]].

Ross Burgess at 22:46, 22 July 2012

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	'''Gay Men's Press''' ('''GMP''') was a London-based specialist publishing house founded in 1979, at a time when mainstream publishers were reluctant to take books by gay writers. It was part of the [[Millivres Prowler Group]], which received the Independent Press Award at the Lambda Award Ceremony (from the United ~~SAtates~~-based Lambda Literary Foundation) in 2004 for its two book imprints, GMP and [[DIVA Books]]<ref>Gay Men's Press Home Page. Millivres Prowler Group. 2012-07-22. URL:http://www.gaymenspress.co.uk/gmp/lambda.asp. Accessed: 2012-07-22. (Archived by [[WebCite]]® at http://www.webcitation.org/69M91vU6o)</ref>		'''Gay Men's Press''' ('''GMP''') was a London-based specialist publishing house founded in 1979, at a time when mainstream publishers were reluctant to take books by gay writers. It was part of the [[Millivres Prowler Group]], which received the Independent Press Award at the Lambda Award Ceremony (from the United States-based Lambda Literary Foundation) in 2004 for its two book imprints, GMP and [[DIVA Books]]<ref>Gay Men's Press Home Page. Millivres Prowler Group. 2012-07-22. URL:http://www.gaymenspress.co.uk/gmp/lambda.asp. Accessed: 2012-07-22. (Archived by [[WebCite]]® at http://www.webcitation.org/69M91vU6o)</ref>

	Most of the company's output was paperback fiction, but they also published some books in hardback versions.<ref>http://callumjames.blogspot.co.uk/2012/02/gay-mens-press.html Cllaum James blog, "The Gay men's Press"</ref>		Most of the company's output was paperback fiction, but they also published some books in hardback versions.<ref>http://callumjames.blogspot.co.uk/2012/02/gay-mens-press.html Cllaum James blog, "The Gay men's Press"</ref>

Ross Burgess at 22:45, 22 July 2012

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	'''Gay Men's Press''' ('''GMP''') was a London-based specialist publishing house founded in 1979, at a time when mainstream publishers were reluctant to take books by gay writers. It was part of the [[Millivres Prowler Group]], which received the Independent Press Award at the Lambda Award Ceremony in 2004 for its two book imprints, GMP and [[DIVA Books]]<ref>Gay Men's Press Home Page. Millivres Prowler Group. 2012-07-22. URL:http://www.gaymenspress.co.uk/gmp/lambda.asp. Accessed: 2012-07-22. (Archived by [[WebCite]]® at http://www.webcitation.org/69M91vU6o)</ref>		'''Gay Men's Press''' ('''GMP''') was a London-based specialist publishing house founded in 1979, at a time when mainstream publishers were reluctant to take books by gay writers. It was part of the [[Millivres Prowler Group]], which received the Independent Press Award at the Lambda Award Ceremony (from the United SAtates-based Lambda Literary Foundation) in 2004 for its two book imprints, GMP and [[DIVA Books]]<ref>Gay Men's Press Home Page. Millivres Prowler Group. 2012-07-22. URL:http://www.gaymenspress.co.uk/gmp/lambda.asp. Accessed: 2012-07-22. (Archived by [[WebCite]]® at http://www.webcitation.org/69M91vU6o)</ref>

	Most of the company's output was paperback fiction, but they also published some books in hardback versions.<ref>http://callumjames.blogspot.co.uk/2012/02/gay-mens-press.html Cllaum James blog, "The Gay men's Press"</ref>		Most of the company's output was paperback fiction, but they also published some books in hardback versions.<ref>http://callumjames.blogspot.co.uk/2012/02/gay-mens-press.html Cllaum James blog, "The Gay men's Press"</ref>