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	[[File:Jacqueline_Mackenzie.jpg\|thumb\|Jackie Forster]]'''Jackie Forster''' (1926–1998, née Jacqueline Moir Mackenzie) was an actress and television personality, and a lesbian and feminist activist.<ref>[http://www.brightonourstory.co.uk/newsletters/winter98/jackie.htm Jackie Forster: a legend among lesbians], [[Brighton Ourstory]].</ref> She had a successful career as a TV presenter and news reporter as '''Jacqueline Mackenzie'''.<ref>[http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0533325/ Jacqueline Mackenzie], Internet Movie Database.</ref>		[[File:Jacqueline_Mackenzie.jpg\|thumb\|Jackie Forster]]'''Jackie Forster''' (1926–1998, née Jacqueline Moir Mackenzie) was an actress and television personality, and a lesbian and feminist activist.<ref>[http://www.brightonourstory.co.uk/newsletters/winter98/jackie.htm "Jackie Forster: a legend among lesbians"], [[Brighton Ourstory]].</ref> She had a successful career as a TV presenter and news reporter as '''Jacqueline Mackenzie'''.<ref>[http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0533325/ "Jacqueline Mackenzie"], Internet Movie Database.</ref>

	Despite an early lesbian affair, she married the author Peter Forster in 1958, but later accepted her lesbian identity and was divorced.		Despite an early lesbian affair, she married the author Peter Forster in 1958, but later accepted her lesbian identity and was divorced.

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	[[File:Jacqueline_Mackenzie.jpg\|thumb\|Jackie Forster]]'''Jackie Forster''' (1926–1998, née Jacqueline Moir Mackenzie) was an actress and television personality, and a lesbian and feminist activist.<ref>[http://www.brightonourstory.co.uk/newsletters/winter98/jackie.htm Jackie Forster: a legend among lesbians], [[Brighton Ourstory]].</ref> She had a successful career as a TV presenter and news reporter as '''Jacqueline Mackenzie'''.<ref>~~Internet Movie Database article:~~ http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0533325/</ref>		[[File:Jacqueline_Mackenzie.jpg\|thumb\|Jackie Forster]]'''Jackie Forster''' (1926–1998, née Jacqueline Moir Mackenzie) was an actress and television personality, and a lesbian and feminist activist.<ref>[http://www.brightonourstory.co.uk/newsletters/winter98/jackie.htm Jackie Forster: a legend among lesbians], [[Brighton Ourstory]].</ref> She had a successful career as a TV presenter and news reporter as '''Jacqueline Mackenzie'''.<ref>[http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0533325/ Jacqueline Mackenzie], Internet Movie Database.</ref>

	Despite an early lesbian affair, she married the author Peter Forster in 1958, but later accepted her lesbian identity and was divorced.		Despite an early lesbian affair, she married the author Peter Forster in 1958, but later accepted her lesbian identity and was divorced.

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	[[File:Jacqueline_Mackenzie.jpg\|thumb\|Jackie Forster]]'''Jackie Forster''' (1926–1998, née Jacqueline Moir Mackenzie) was an actress and television personality, and a lesbian and feminist activist.<ref>[~~[Brighton Ourstory]] article:~~ http://www.brightonourstory.co.uk/newsletters/winter98/jackie.htm</ref> She had a successful career as a TV presenter and news reporter as '''Jacqueline Mackenzie'''.<ref>Internet Movie Database article: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0533325/</ref>		[[File:Jacqueline_Mackenzie.jpg\|thumb\|Jackie Forster]]'''Jackie Forster''' (1926–1998, née Jacqueline Moir Mackenzie) was an actress and television personality, and a lesbian and feminist activist.<ref>[http://www.brightonourstory.co.uk/newsletters/winter98/jackie.htm Jackie Forster: a legend among lesbians], [[Brighton Ourstory]].</ref> She had a successful career as a TV presenter and news reporter as '''Jacqueline Mackenzie'''.<ref>Internet Movie Database article: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0533325/</ref>

	Despite an early lesbian affair, she married the author Peter Forster in 1958, but later accepted her lesbian identity and was divorced.		Despite an early lesbian affair, she married the author Peter Forster in 1958, but later accepted her lesbian identity and was divorced.
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	From 1992 till her death she was an active member of the [[Lesbian Archive and Information Centre]] management Committee. In 1997 a BBC film crew came to the archive to film Jackie for a programme about her life which was to be part of the <cite>Day That Changed My Life</cite> series.		From 1992 till her death she was an active member of the [[Lesbian Archive and Information Centre]] management Committee. In 1997 a BBC film crew came to the archive to film Jackie for a programme about her life which was to be part of the <cite>Day That Changed My Life</cite> series.

			On 6 November 2017, which would have been her 91st birthday, she was the subject of a Google Doodle.<ref>[http://metro.co.uk/2017/11/06/who-was-jackie-forster-and-how-did-she-pioneer-gay-rights-as-a-reporter-7056182/ "Who was Jackie Forster and how did she pioneer gay rights as a reporter?"], ''Metro'', 6 November 2017.</ref>

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	She came out publicly in 1969 when she joined the [[Campaign for Homosexual Equality]] (CHE) and went to serve on its Executive Committee.		She came out publicly in 1969 when she joined the [[Campaign for Homosexual Equality]] (CHE) and went to serve on its Executive Committee.

	~~In 1970, she was a founder member of the [[Gay Liberation Front]] (GLF) in London.~~ She was on the [[GLF Gay March\|first gay march in the UK]] in August 1971.		She was on the [[GLF Gay March\|first gay march in the UK]] in August 1971.

	In 1972 she was one of the founders of the [[Sappho]] social group and its associated magazine. [[Sappho (magazine)]] was published from 1972 to 1981, although the group continued to meet regularly for many more years. Sappho group members used to meet in The [[Chepstow pub]] in [[Notting Hill]] and had public speakers such as [[Maureen Duffy]] and Anna Raeburn.		In 1972 she was one of the founders of the [[Sappho]] social group and its associated magazine. [[Sappho (magazine)]] was published from 1972 to 1981, although the group continued to meet regularly for many more years. Sappho group members used to meet in The [[Chepstow pub]] in [[Notting Hill]] and had public speakers such as [[Maureen Duffy]] and Anna Raeburn.

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	Despite an early lesbian affair, she married the author Peter Forster in 1958, but later accepted her lesbian identity and was divorced.		Despite an early lesbian affair, she married the author Peter Forster in 1958, but later accepted her lesbian identity and was divorced.

	In the 1960s she joined the [[Minorities Research Group]] and wrote for its journal, [[Arena Three]]. She would also regularly promote the magazine in the [[Gateways]] ~~club~~.		In the 1960s she joined the [[Minorities Research Group]] and wrote for its journal, [[Arena Three]]. She would also regularly promote the magazine in the [[Gateways club]].

	She came out publicly in 1969 when she joined the [[Campaign for Homosexual Equality]] (CHE) and went to serve on its Executive Committee.		She came out publicly in 1969 when she joined the [[Campaign for Homosexual Equality]] (CHE) and went to serve on its Executive Committee.

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	'''Jackie Forster''' (1926–1998, née Jacqueline Moir Mackenzie) was an actress and television personality, and a lesbian and feminist activist.<ref>[[Brighton Ourstory]] article: http://www.brightonourstory.co.uk/newsletters/winter98/jackie.htm</ref> She had a successful career as a TV presenter and news reporter as '''Jacqueline Mackenzie'''.<ref>Internet Movie Database article: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0533325/</ref>		[[File:Jacqueline_Mackenzie.jpg\|thumb\|Jackie Forster]]'''Jackie Forster''' (1926–1998, née Jacqueline Moir Mackenzie) was an actress and television personality, and a lesbian and feminist activist.<ref>[[Brighton Ourstory]] article: http://www.brightonourstory.co.uk/newsletters/winter98/jackie.htm</ref> She had a successful career as a TV presenter and news reporter as '''Jacqueline Mackenzie'''.<ref>Internet Movie Database article: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0533325/</ref>

	Despite an early lesbian affair, she married the author Peter Forster in 1958, but later accepted her lesbian identity and was divorced.		Despite an early lesbian affair, she married the author Peter Forster in 1958, but later accepted her lesbian identity and was divorced.
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	'''Jackie Forster''' (~~1926–1998~~, née Jacqueline Moir Mackenzie) was an actress and television personality, and a lesbian and feminist activist.<ref>[[Brighton Ourstory]] article: http://www.brightonourstory.co.uk/newsletters/winter98/jackie.htm</ref> She had a successful career as a TV presenter and news reporter as '''Jacqueline Mackenzie'''.<ref>Internet Movie Database article: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0533325/</ref>		'''Jackie Forster''' (1926–1998, née Jacqueline Moir Mackenzie) was an actress and television personality, and a lesbian and feminist activist.<ref>[[Brighton Ourstory]] article: http://www.brightonourstory.co.uk/newsletters/winter98/jackie.htm</ref> She had a successful career as a TV presenter and news reporter as '''Jacqueline Mackenzie'''.<ref>Internet Movie Database article: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0533325/</ref>

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	She came out publicly in 1969 when she joined the [[Campaign for Homosexual Equality]] (CHE) and went to serve on its Executive Committee.		She came out publicly in 1969 when she joined the [[Campaign for Homosexual Equality]] (CHE) and went to serve on its Executive Committee.

	In 1970, she was a founder member of the [[Gay Liberation Front]] (GLF) in London. She was on the ~~first~~ [[Gay ~~Pride~~ March]] in the UK in August 1971.		In 1970, she was a founder member of the [[Gay Liberation Front]] (GLF) in London. She was on the [[GLF Gay March\|first gay march in the UK]] in August 1971.

	In 1972 she was one of the founders of the [[Sappho]] social group and its associated magazine. [[Sappho (magazine)]] was published from 1972 to 1981, although the group continued to meet regularly for many more years. Sappho group members used to meet in The [[Chepstow pub]] in [[Notting Hill]] and had public speakers such as [[Maureen Duffy]] and Anna Raeburn.		In 1972 she was one of the founders of the [[Sappho]] social group and its associated magazine. [[Sappho (magazine)]] was published from 1972 to 1981, although the group continued to meet regularly for many more years. Sappho group members used to meet in The [[Chepstow pub]] in [[Notting Hill]] and had public speakers such as [[Maureen Duffy]] and Anna Raeburn.