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	'''Dr R D Reid''' ('''Robert Reid''') was an early gay campaigner.		'''Dr R D Reid''' ('''Robert Douglas Reid''', c.1899–1983 ?<ref name=mapme />) was an early gay campaigner.

	~~Dr Reid~~ was convicted of importuning in ~~the~~ 1930s, ~~and followed it up with~~ letters to the [[Archbishop of Canterbury]] urging church support for law reform. He raised the issue again in the the ''Daily Telegraph'' in 1953, only to be drowned in a chorus of moral outrage.		He was headmaster of King's College [[Taunton]] in the 1930s, but resigned in 1937 in being convicted of importuning in 1937. At some point he then moved to 8 Chamberlain Street, [[Wells]] where he continued working as an academic and historian.<ref name=mapme>http://mapme.com/prideofplace/places/Activism/Private%20Home,1930s,1950s,1940s/65293eb6-b04a-4c77-8ab9-5ca2bbe30d2a/info. [[Pride of Place]] entry for 8 Chamberlain Street. Accessed: 2015-07-06. (Archived by WebCite® at http://www.webcitation.org/6ZpBj32uQ)</ref> He wrote letters to the [[Archbishop of Canterbury]] urging church support for law reform. He raised the issue again in the the ''Daily Telegraph'' in 1953, only to be drowned in a chorus of moral outrage.

	Following the publication of the [[Wolfenden Report]] in 1957, he wrote to ''The Spectator'' complaining of what he called "pogroms" by the police against gay men.<ref>''The Spectator'', 3 Jan 1958, quoted in ''[[Amiable Warriors]]'' Volume One, page 65.</ref>		Following the publication of the [[Wolfenden Report]] in 1957, he wrote to ''The Spectator'' complaining of what he called "pogroms" by the police against gay men.<ref>''The Spectator'', 3 Jan 1958, quoted in ''[[Amiable Warriors]]'' Volume One, page 65.</ref>
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	Dr Reid was convicted of importuning in the 1930s, and followed it up with letters to the [[Archbishop of Canterbury]] urging church support for law reform. He raised the issue again in the the ''Daily Telegraph'' in 1953, only to be drowned in a chorus of moral outrage.		Dr Reid was convicted of importuning in the 1930s, and followed it up with letters to the [[Archbishop of Canterbury]] urging church support for law reform. He raised the issue again in the the ''Daily Telegraph'' in 1953, only to be drowned in a chorus of moral outrage.

	Following the publication of the [[Wolfenden Report]] in 1957, he wrote to ''The Spectator'' complaining of what he called "pogroms" by the police against gay men.<ref>''The Spectator'', 3 Jan ~~1957~~, quoted in ''[[Amiable Warriors]]'' ~~chapter 1~~</ref>		Following the publication of the [[Wolfenden Report]] in 1957, he wrote to ''The Spectator'' complaining of what he called "pogroms" by the police against gay men.<ref>''The Spectator'', 3 Jan 1958, quoted in ''[[Amiable Warriors]]'' Volume One, page 65.</ref>
	The letter provoked a number of replies, including one from [[Tony Dyson]] who went on to found the [[Homosexual Law Reform Society]].		The letter provoked a number of replies, including one from [[Tony Dyson]] who went on to found the [[Homosexual Law Reform Society]].

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Ross Burgess at 13:35, 19 September 2012

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	Dr Reid was convicted of importuning in the 1930s, and followed it up with letters to the [[Archbishop of Canterbury]] urging church support for law reform. He raised the issue again in the the ''Daily Telegraph'' in 1953, only to be drowned in a chorus of moral outrage.		Dr Reid was convicted of importuning in the 1930s, and followed it up with letters to the [[Archbishop of Canterbury]] urging church support for law reform. He raised the issue again in the the ''Daily Telegraph'' in 1953, only to be drowned in a chorus of moral outrage.

	Following the publication of the [[Wolfenden Report]] in 1957, he wrote to ''The Spectator'' complaining of what he called "pogroms" by the police against gay men.<ref>''The Spectator'', 3 Jan 1957, quoted in ''[[Amiable ~~Warrors~~]]'' chapter 1</ref>		Following the publication of the [[Wolfenden Report]] in 1957, he wrote to ''The Spectator'' complaining of what he called "pogroms" by the police against gay men.<ref>''The Spectator'', 3 Jan 1957, quoted in ''[[Amiable Warriors]]'' chapter 1</ref>
	The letter provoked a number of replies, including one from [[Tony Dyson]] who went on to found the [[Homosexual Law Reform Society]].		The letter provoked a number of replies, including one from [[Tony Dyson]] who went on to found the [[Homosexual Law Reform Society]].

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'''Dr R D Reid''' ('''Robert Reid''') was an early gay campaigner.

Dr Reid was convicted of importuning in the 1930s, and followed it up with letters to the [[Archbishop of Canterbury]] urging church support for law reform. He raised the issue again in the the ''Daily Telegraph'' in 1953, only to be drowned in a chorus of moral outrage.

Following the publication of the [[Wolfenden Report]] in 1957, he wrote to ''The Spectator'' complaining of what he called "pogroms" by the police against gay men.<ref>''The Spectator'', 3 Jan 1957, quoted in ''[[Amiable Warrors]]'' chapter 1</ref>
The letter provoked a number of replies, including one from [[Tony Dyson]] who went on to found the [[Homosexual Law Reform Society]].

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