Gregg Blachford - Revision history

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	On his return to London, he got a job as a Lecturer at [[Paddington]] College which led him back to being involved with the Teachers in Further and Higher Education Lesbian and Gay Group (TFHELGG), pushing NATFHE to finally begin to put their anti-discrimination policy into practice. In March 1982, Gregg was appointed to be the first paid youth worker at the [[London Gay Teenage Group]], where he worked part-time until July 1985. He also was a volunteer at Lesbian and Gay Switchboard (now [[Switchboard]]) from 1982 to 1987. He lived in the London Borough of [[Brent]] (Kensal Green) from 1982 to 1990. He returned to Canada in 1990 and is now living in Montreal.		On his return to London, he got a job as a Lecturer at [[Paddington]] College which led him back to being involved with the Teachers in Further and Higher Education Lesbian and Gay Group (TFHELGG), pushing NATFHE to finally begin to put their anti-discrimination policy into practice. In March 1982, Gregg was appointed to be the first paid youth worker at the [[London Gay Teenage Group]], where he worked part-time until July 1985. He also was a volunteer at Lesbian and Gay Switchboard (now [[Switchboard]]) from 1982 to 1987. He lived in the London Borough of [[Brent]] (Kensal Green) from 1982 to 1990. He returned to Canada in 1990 and is now living in Montreal.

	Gregg has a website where he publishes extracts and commentary taken from his extensive collection of diaries and ephemera <ref> https://greggblachford.com~~/2022/09/23/gay-sex-in-the-70s-my-story~~/ accessed ~~24 September 2022~~ </ref>. Gregg's memories and old photos also feature on the Museum of Youth Culture website <ref> https://museumofyouthculture.com/gregg-blachford/ </ref>.		Gregg has a website where he publishes extracts and commentary taken from his extensive collection of diaries and ephemera <ref> https://greggblachford.com/ accessed 14 February 2023 </ref>. Gregg's memories and old photos also feature on the Museum of Youth Culture website <ref> https://museumofyouthculture.com/gregg-blachford/ </ref>.

Wessexman: Museum of Youth Culture website

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Museum of Youth Culture website

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	On his return to London, he got a job as a Lecturer at [[Paddington]] College which led him back to being involved with the Teachers in Further and Higher Education Lesbian and Gay Group (TFHELGG), pushing NATFHE to finally begin to put their anti-discrimination policy into practice. In March 1982, Gregg was appointed to be the first paid youth worker at the [[London Gay Teenage Group]], where he worked part-time until July 1985. He also was a volunteer at Lesbian and Gay Switchboard (now [[Switchboard]]) from 1982 to 1987. He lived in the London Borough of [[Brent]] (Kensal Green) from 1982 to 1990. He returned to Canada in 1990 and is now living in Montreal.		On his return to London, he got a job as a Lecturer at [[Paddington]] College which led him back to being involved with the Teachers in Further and Higher Education Lesbian and Gay Group (TFHELGG), pushing NATFHE to finally begin to put their anti-discrimination policy into practice. In March 1982, Gregg was appointed to be the first paid youth worker at the [[London Gay Teenage Group]], where he worked part-time until July 1985. He also was a volunteer at Lesbian and Gay Switchboard (now [[Switchboard]]) from 1982 to 1987. He lived in the London Borough of [[Brent]] (Kensal Green) from 1982 to 1990. He returned to Canada in 1990 and is now living in Montreal.

	Gregg has a website where he publishes extracts and commentary taken from his extensive collection of diaries and ephemera <ref> https://greggblachford.com/2022/09/23/gay-sex-in-the-70s-my-story/ accessed 24 September 2022 </ref>.		Gregg has a website where he publishes extracts and commentary taken from his extensive collection of diaries and ephemera <ref> https://greggblachford.com/2022/09/23/gay-sex-in-the-70s-my-story/ accessed 24 September 2022 </ref>. Gregg's memories and old photos also feature on the Museum of Youth Culture website <ref> https://museumofyouthculture.com/gregg-blachford/ </ref>.

Wessexman at 08:12, 26 September 2022

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	On his return to London, he got a job as a Lecturer at [[Paddington]] College which led him back to being involved with the Teachers in Further and Higher Education Lesbian and Gay Group (TFHELGG), pushing NATFHE to finally begin to put their anti-discrimination policy into practice. In March 1982, Gregg was appointed to be the first paid youth worker at the [[London Gay Teenage Group]], where he worked part-time until July 1985. He also was a volunteer at Lesbian and Gay Switchboard (now [[Switchboard]]) from 1982 to 1987. He lived in the London Borough of [[Brent]] (Kensal Green) from 1982 to 1990. He returned to Canada in 1990 and is now living in Montreal.		On his return to London, he got a job as a Lecturer at [[Paddington]] College which led him back to being involved with the Teachers in Further and Higher Education Lesbian and Gay Group (TFHELGG), pushing NATFHE to finally begin to put their anti-discrimination policy into practice. In March 1982, Gregg was appointed to be the first paid youth worker at the [[London Gay Teenage Group]], where he worked part-time until July 1985. He also was a volunteer at Lesbian and Gay Switchboard (now [[Switchboard]]) from 1982 to 1987. He lived in the London Borough of [[Brent]] (Kensal Green) from 1982 to 1990. He returned to Canada in 1990 and is now living in Montreal.

	Gregg publishes ~~a blog with details~~ taken from his extensive collection of diaries and ephemera <ref> https://greggblachford.com/2022/09/23/gay-sex-in-the-70s-my-story/ accessed 24 September 2022 </ref>.		Gregg has a website where he publishes extracts and commentary taken from his extensive collection of diaries and ephemera <ref> https://greggblachford.com/2022/09/23/gay-sex-in-the-70s-my-story/ accessed 24 September 2022 </ref>.

Wessexman: 1982-90 home

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1982-90 home

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	From 1978-1981 he lived in Germany (Mönchengladbach) where he taught Sociology at Queen's School, a secondary school for children of the British Forces stationed there.		From 1978-1981 he lived in Germany (Mönchengladbach) where he taught Sociology at Queen's School, a secondary school for children of the British Forces stationed there.

	On his return to London, he got a job as a Lecturer at [[Paddington]] College which led him back to being involved with the Teachers in Further and Higher Education Lesbian and Gay Group (TFHELGG), pushing NATFHE to finally begin to put their anti-discrimination policy into practice. In March 1982, Gregg was appointed to be the first paid youth worker at the [[London Gay Teenage Group]], where he worked part-time until July 1985. He also was a volunteer at Lesbian and Gay Switchboard (now [[Switchboard]]) from 1982 to 1987. He returned to Canada in 1990 and is now living in Montreal.		On his return to London, he got a job as a Lecturer at [[Paddington]] College which led him back to being involved with the Teachers in Further and Higher Education Lesbian and Gay Group (TFHELGG), pushing NATFHE to finally begin to put their anti-discrimination policy into practice. In March 1982, Gregg was appointed to be the first paid youth worker at the [[London Gay Teenage Group]], where he worked part-time until July 1985. He also was a volunteer at Lesbian and Gay Switchboard (now [[Switchboard]]) from 1982 to 1987. He lived in the London Borough of [[Brent]] (Kensal Green) from 1982 to 1990. He returned to Canada in 1990 and is now living in Montreal.

	Gregg publishes a blog with details taken from his extensive collection of diaries and ephemera <ref> https://greggblachford.com/2022/09/23/gay-sex-in-the-70s-my-story/ accessed 24 September 2022 </ref>.		Gregg publishes a blog with details taken from his extensive collection of diaries and ephemera <ref> https://greggblachford.com/2022/09/23/gay-sex-in-the-70s-my-story/ accessed 24 September 2022 </ref>.

Wessexman: Blog

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Blog

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	On his return to London, he got a job as a Lecturer at [[Paddington]] College which led him back to being involved with the Teachers in Further and Higher Education Lesbian and Gay Group (TFHELGG), pushing NATFHE to finally begin to put their anti-discrimination policy into practice. In March 1982, Gregg was appointed to be the first paid youth worker at the [[London Gay Teenage Group]], where he worked part-time until July 1985. He also was a volunteer at Lesbian and Gay Switchboard (now [[Switchboard]]) from 1982 to 1987. He returned to Canada in 1990 and is now living in Montreal.		On his return to London, he got a job as a Lecturer at [[Paddington]] College which led him back to being involved with the Teachers in Further and Higher Education Lesbian and Gay Group (TFHELGG), pushing NATFHE to finally begin to put their anti-discrimination policy into practice. In March 1982, Gregg was appointed to be the first paid youth worker at the [[London Gay Teenage Group]], where he worked part-time until July 1985. He also was a volunteer at Lesbian and Gay Switchboard (now [[Switchboard]]) from 1982 to 1987. He returned to Canada in 1990 and is now living in Montreal.

			Gregg publishes a blog with details taken from his extensive collection of diaries and ephemera <ref> https://greggblachford.com/2022/09/23/gay-sex-in-the-70s-my-story/ accessed 24 September 2022 </ref>.


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Wessexman at 20:55, 24 April 2019

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	On his return to London, he got a job as a Lecturer at [[Paddington]] College which led him back to being involved with the Teachers in Further and Higher Education Lesbian and Gay Group (TFHELGG), pushing NATFHE to finally begin to put their anti-discrimination policy into practice. In March 1982, Gregg was appointed to be the first paid youth worker at the [[London Gay Teenage Group]], where he worked part-time until July 1985. He also was a volunteer at Lesbian and Gay Switchboard (now [[Switchboard]]) from 1982 to 1987. He returned to Canada in 1990 and is now living in Montreal.		On his return to London, he got a job as a Lecturer at [[Paddington]] College which led him back to being involved with the Teachers in Further and Higher Education Lesbian and Gay Group (TFHELGG), pushing NATFHE to finally begin to put their anti-discrimination policy into practice. In March 1982, Gregg was appointed to be the first paid youth worker at the [[London Gay Teenage Group]], where he worked part-time until July 1985. He also was a volunteer at Lesbian and Gay Switchboard (now [[Switchboard]]) from 1982 to 1987. He returned to Canada in 1990 and is now living in Montreal.

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Wessexman at 22:03, 5 January 2019

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	As a lecturer at Uxbridge Technical College, he was part of the early [[Gay Teachers Group]] set up after the sacking of John Warburton. Along with [[Bob Cant]] and others, Gregg successfully moved the Further and Higher Education Lecturers' Union (NATFHE at the time) to adopt (albeit it by a very slim margin) an anti-discrimination policy for gay and lesbian lecturers at NATFHE's annual conference in Buxton in 1976.		As a lecturer at Uxbridge Technical College, he was part of the early [[Gay Teachers Group]] set up after the sacking of John Warburton. Along with [[Bob Cant]] and others, Gregg successfully moved the Further and Higher Education Lecturers' Union (NATFHE at the time) to adopt (albeit it by a very slim margin) an anti-discrimination policy for gay and lesbian lecturers at NATFHE's annual conference in Buxton in 1976.

	[[File:Greggblachford1977.jpg]]		[[File:Greggblachford1977.jpg\|thumb\|Gregg Blachford in 1977]]

	He relocated to [[Colchester]] in 1977 to obtain his MA in Sociology from the University of Essex where [[Ken Plummer]] was his supervisor. His thesis "Male Dominance and the Gay World" eventually became a chapter in the book "The Making of the Modern Homosexual", edited by Ken Plummer.		He relocated to [[Colchester]] in 1977 to obtain his MA in Sociology from the University of Essex where [[Ken Plummer]] was his supervisor. His thesis "Male Dominance and the Gay World" eventually became a chapter in the book "The Making of the Modern Homosexual", edited by Ken Plummer.
	From 1978-1981 he lived in Germany (Mönchengladbach) where he taught Sociology at Queen's School, a ~~high~~ school for children of the British Forces stationed there.		From 1978-1981 he lived in Germany (Mönchengladbach) where he taught Sociology at Queen's School, a secondary school for children of the British Forces stationed there.

	On his return to London, he got a job as a Lecturer at [[Paddington]] College which led him back to being involved with the Teachers in Further and Higher Education Lesbian and Gay Group (TFHELGG), pushing NATFHE to finally begin to put their anti-discrimination policy into practice. In March 1982, Gregg was appointed to be the first paid youth worker at the [[London Gay Teenage Group]], where he worked part-time until July 1985. He also was a volunteer at Lesbian and Gay Switchboard (now [[Switchboard]]) from 1982 to 1987. He returned to Canada in 1990 and is now living in Montreal.		On his return to London, he got a job as a Lecturer at [[Paddington]] College which led him back to being involved with the Teachers in Further and Higher Education Lesbian and Gay Group (TFHELGG), pushing NATFHE to finally begin to put their anti-discrimination policy into practice. In March 1982, Gregg was appointed to be the first paid youth worker at the [[London Gay Teenage Group]], where he worked part-time until July 1985. He also was a volunteer at Lesbian and Gay Switchboard (now [[Switchboard]]) from 1982 to 1987. He returned to Canada in 1990 and is now living in Montreal.

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	As a lecturer at Uxbridge Technical College, he was part of the early [[Gay Teachers Group]] set up after the sacking of John Warburton. Along with [[Bob Cant]] and others, Gregg successfully moved the Further and Higher Education Lecturers' Union (NATFHE at the time) to adopt (albeit it by a very slim margin) an anti-discrimination policy for gay and lesbian lecturers at NATFHE's annual conference in Buxton in 1976.		As a lecturer at Uxbridge Technical College, he was part of the early [[Gay Teachers Group]] set up after the sacking of John Warburton. Along with [[Bob Cant]] and others, Gregg successfully moved the Further and Higher Education Lecturers' Union (NATFHE at the time) to adopt (albeit it by a very slim margin) an anti-discrimination policy for gay and lesbian lecturers at NATFHE's annual conference in Buxton in 1976.

			[[File:Greggblachford1977.jpg]]

	He relocated to [[Colchester]] in 1977 to obtain his MA in Sociology from the University of Essex where [[Ken Plummer]] was his supervisor. His thesis "Male Dominance and the Gay World" eventually became a chapter in the book "The Making of the Modern Homosexual", edited by Ken Plummer.		He relocated to [[Colchester]] in 1977 to obtain his MA in Sociology from the University of Essex where [[Ken Plummer]] was his supervisor. His thesis "Male Dominance and the Gay World" eventually became a chapter in the book "The Making of the Modern Homosexual", edited by Ken Plummer.

Wessexman at 23:18, 3 January 2019

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	'''Gregg Blachford'''		'''Gregg Blachford'''

	Gregg Blachford (born 1950) is a Canadian who started his involvement in gay rights while living in Australia (1972-73). After moving to London in 1973 to pursue his PGCE at the Institute of Education, he became one of the original members of the London-based [[Gay Left]] collective. As a lecturer at Uxbridge Technical College, he was part of ~~with~~ the early [[Gay Teachers Group]] set up after the sacking of John Warburton. Along with [[Bob Cant]] and others, Gregg successfully moved the Further and Higher Education Lecturers' Union (NATFHE at the time) to adopt (albeit it by a very slim margin) an anti-discrimination policy for gay and lesbian lecturers at NATFHE's annual conference in Buxton in 1976.		Gregg Blachford (born 1950) is a Canadian who started his involvement in gay rights while living in Australia (1972-73). After moving to London in 1973 to pursue his PGCE at the Institute of Education, he became one of the original members of the London-based [[Gay Left]] collective.

			As a lecturer at Uxbridge Technical College, he was part of the early [[Gay Teachers Group]] set up after the sacking of John Warburton. Along with [[Bob Cant]] and others, Gregg successfully moved the Further and Higher Education Lecturers' Union (NATFHE at the time) to adopt (albeit it by a very slim margin) an anti-discrimination policy for gay and lesbian lecturers at NATFHE's annual conference in Buxton in 1976.

	He relocated to [[Colchester]] in 1977 to obtain his MA in Sociology from the University of Essex where [[Ken Plummer]] was his supervisor. His thesis "Male Dominance and the Gay World" eventually became a chapter in the book "The Making of the Modern Homosexual", edited by Ken Plummer.		He relocated to [[Colchester]] in 1977 to obtain his MA in Sociology from the University of Essex where [[Ken Plummer]] was his supervisor. His thesis "Male Dominance and the Gay World" eventually became a chapter in the book "The Making of the Modern Homosexual", edited by Ken Plummer.
	From 1978-1981 he lived in Germany (Mönchengladbach) where he taught Sociology at Queen's School, a high school for children of the British Forces stationed there.		From 1978-1981 he lived in Germany (Mönchengladbach) where he taught Sociology at Queen's School, a high school for children of the British Forces stationed there.

	On his return to London, he got a job as a Lecturer at [[Paddington]] College which led him back to being involved with the Teachers in Further and Higher Education Lesbian and Gay Group (TFHELGG), pushing NATFHE to finally begin to put their anti-discrimination policy into practice. In March 1982, Gregg was appointed to be the first paid youth worker at the [[London Gay Teenage Group]], where he worked part-time until July 1985. He also was a volunteer at Lesbian and Gay Switchboard (now [[Switchboard]]) from 1982 to 1987. He returned to Canada in 1990 and is now living in Montreal.		On his return to London, he got a job as a Lecturer at [[Paddington]] College which led him back to being involved with the Teachers in Further and Higher Education Lesbian and Gay Group (TFHELGG), pushing NATFHE to finally begin to put their anti-discrimination policy into practice. In March 1982, Gregg was appointed to be the first paid youth worker at the [[London Gay Teenage Group]], where he worked part-time until July 1985. He also was a volunteer at Lesbian and Gay Switchboard (now [[Switchboard]]) from 1982 to 1987. He returned to Canada in 1990 and is now living in Montreal.