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	'''Michael James (Lynham)''' (born 1941) is a gay activist.		'''Michael James (Lynham)''' (born 1941) is a gay activist.

	Michael James was born in [[Northern Ireland]] but moved to London, where he worked as a window dresser, antiques dealer and coffee shop manager. He was an active member of the London [[Gay Liberation Front]] in the early 1970s, participating in the [[Media Workshop]] which produced ''[[Come Together]]'', and several well publicised demonstrations including the disruption of the [[Festival of Light]] in 1971. He was also involved with radical drag and lived in the [[Colville House commune]] ~~util~~ 1973. Following a prison sentence, Michael James worked from 1984 onwards for [[Body Positive]], an HIV/~~Aids~~ counselling organisation, undertaking full-time hospital visiting and becoming co-ordinator of the Hospital Visitors Group. He left the organisation in 1990, but returned later that year as a centre volunteer. He worked for [[Gay Switchboard]] until 1994. He now lives in [[Brighton]].<ref>http://www.aim25.ac.uk/cgi-bin/vcdf/detail?coll_id=3795&inst_id=1 ''Archives in London and the M25 area'' "JAMES, Michael, b 1941, gay activist"</ref>		Michael James was born in [[Northern Ireland]] but moved to London, where he worked as a window dresser, antiques dealer and coffee shop manager. He was an active member of the London [[Gay Liberation Front]] in the early 1970s, participating in the [[Media Workshop]] which produced ''[[Come Together]]'', and several well publicised demonstrations including the disruption of the [[Festival of Light]] in 1971. He was also involved with [[radical drag]] and lived in the [[Colville House commune]] until 1973. Following a prison sentence, Michael James worked from 1984 onwards for [[Body Positive]], an [[HIV]]/[[AIDS]] counselling organisation, undertaking full-time hospital visiting and becoming co-ordinator of the Hospital Visitors Group. He left the organisation in 1990, but returned later that year as a centre volunteer. He worked for [[Gay Switchboard]] until 1994. He now lives in [[Brighton]].<ref>http://www.aim25.ac.uk/cgi-bin/vcdf/detail?coll_id=3795&inst_id=1 ''Archives in London and the M25 area'' "JAMES, Michael, b 1941, gay activist"</ref>

	Michael James' archives are held at the [[Hall-Carpenter Archives]].		Michael James' archives are held at the [[Hall-Carpenter Archives]].

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	'''Michael James (Lynham)''' (born 1941) is a gay activist.		'''Michael James (Lynham)''' (born 1941) is a gay activist.

	Michael James was born in [[Northern Ireland]] but moved to London, where he worked as a window dresser, antiques dealer and coffee shop manager. He was an active member of the London [[Gay Liberation Front]] in the early 1970s, participating in the [[Media Workshop]] which produced ''[[Come Together]]'', and several well publicised demonstrations including the disruption of the [[Festival of Light]] in 1971. He was also involved with radical drag and lived in the [[Colville House commune]] util 1973. Following a prison sentence, Michael James worked from 1984 onwards for [[Body Positive]], an HIV/Aids counselling organisation, undertaking full-time hospital visiting and becoming co-ordinator of the Hospital Visitors Group. He left the organisation in 1990, but returned later that year as a centre volunteer. He worked for [[Gay Switchboard]] until 1994. He now lives in Brighton.<ref>http://www.aim25.ac.uk/cgi-bin/vcdf/detail?coll_id=3795&inst_id=1 ''Archives in London and the M25 area'' "JAMES, Michael, b 1941, gay activist"</ref>		Michael James was born in [[Northern Ireland]] but moved to London, where he worked as a window dresser, antiques dealer and coffee shop manager. He was an active member of the London [[Gay Liberation Front]] in the early 1970s, participating in the [[Media Workshop]] which produced ''[[Come Together]]'', and several well publicised demonstrations including the disruption of the [[Festival of Light]] in 1971. He was also involved with radical drag and lived in the [[Colville House commune]] util 1973. Following a prison sentence, Michael James worked from 1984 onwards for [[Body Positive]], an HIV/Aids counselling organisation, undertaking full-time hospital visiting and becoming co-ordinator of the Hospital Visitors Group. He left the organisation in 1990, but returned later that year as a centre volunteer. He worked for [[Gay Switchboard]] until 1994. He now lives in [[Brighton]].<ref>http://www.aim25.ac.uk/cgi-bin/vcdf/detail?coll_id=3795&inst_id=1 ''Archives in London and the M25 area'' "JAMES, Michael, b 1941, gay activist"</ref>

	Michael James' archives are held at the [[Hall-Carpenter Archives]].		Michael James' archives are held at the [[Hall-Carpenter Archives]].

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	'''Michael James (Lynham)''' (born 1941) is a gay activist.		'''Michael James (Lynham)''' (born 1941) is a gay activist.

	Michael James was born in Northern Ireland but moved to London, where he worked as a window dresser, antiques dealer and coffee shop manager. He was an active member of the London [[Gay Liberation Front]] in the early 1970s, participating in the [[Media Workshop]] which produced ''[[Come Together]]'', and several well publicised demonstrations including the disruption of the [[Festival of Light]] in 1971. He was also involved with radical drag and lived in the [[Colville House commune]] util 1973. Following a prison sentence, Michael James worked from 1984 onwards for [[Body Positive]], an HIV/Aids counselling organisation, undertaking full-time hospital visiting and becoming co-ordinator of the Hospital Visitors Group. He left the organisation in 1990, but returned later that year as a centre volunteer. He worked for [[Gay Switchboard]] until 1994. He now lives in Brighton.<ref>http://www.aim25.ac.uk/cgi-bin/vcdf/detail?coll_id=3795&inst_id=1</ref>		Michael James was born in [[Northern Ireland]] but moved to London, where he worked as a window dresser, antiques dealer and coffee shop manager. He was an active member of the London [[Gay Liberation Front]] in the early 1970s, participating in the [[Media Workshop]] which produced ''[[Come Together]]'', and several well publicised demonstrations including the disruption of the [[Festival of Light]] in 1971. He was also involved with radical drag and lived in the [[Colville House commune]] util 1973. Following a prison sentence, Michael James worked from 1984 onwards for [[Body Positive]], an HIV/Aids counselling organisation, undertaking full-time hospital visiting and becoming co-ordinator of the Hospital Visitors Group. He left the organisation in 1990, but returned later that year as a centre volunteer. He worked for [[Gay Switchboard]] until 1994. He now lives in Brighton.<ref>http://www.aim25.ac.uk/cgi-bin/vcdf/detail?coll_id=3795&inst_id=1 ''Archives in London and the M25 area'' "JAMES, Michael, b 1941, gay activist"</ref>

	Michael James' archives are held at ~~thr~~ [[Hall-Carpenter Archives]].		Michael James' archives are held at the [[Hall-Carpenter Archives]].

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'''Michael James (Lynham)''' (born 1941) is a gay activist.

Michael James was born in Northern Ireland but moved to London, where he worked as a window dresser, antiques dealer and coffee shop manager. He was an active member of the London [[Gay Liberation Front]] in the early 1970s, participating in the [[Media Workshop]] which produced ''[[Come Together]]'', and several well publicised demonstrations including the disruption of the [[Festival of Light]] in 1971. He was also involved with radical drag and lived in the [[Colville House commune]] util 1973. Following a prison sentence, Michael James worked from 1984 onwards for [[Body Positive]], an HIV/Aids counselling organisation, undertaking full-time hospital visiting and becoming co-ordinator of the Hospital Visitors Group. He left the organisation in 1990, but returned later that year as a centre volunteer. He worked for [[Gay Switchboard]] until 1994. He now lives in Brighton.<ref>http://www.aim25.ac.uk/cgi-bin/vcdf/detail?coll_id=3795&inst_id=1</ref>

Michael James' archives are held at thr [[Hall-Carpenter Archives]].

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