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Ross Burgess at 11:29, 19 December 2015

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Ross Burgess at 11:24, 19 December 2015

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	[[File:Rose Robertson.jpg\|thumb\|Rose Robertson]]'''Rose Robertson''' (née Laimbeer, 1916–2011) was a British spy, working for the Special Operations Executive in occupied France during the Second World War, who later set up [[Parents Enquiry]], a support group for parents of gay children.<ref>"Rose Robertson obituary" by [[Peter Tatchell]], <cite>The Guardian</cite> 17 October 2011; http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/oct/26/rose-robertson-obituary</ref>		[[File:Rose Robertson.jpg\|thumb\|Rose Robertson]]'''Rose Robertson''' (née Laimbeer, 1916–2011) was a British spy, working for the Special Operations Executive in occupied France during the Second World War, who later set up [[Parents Enquiry]], a support group for parents of gay children.<ref name=pt>"Rose Robertson obituary" by [[Peter Tatchell]], <cite>The Guardian</cite> 17 October 2011; http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/oct/26/rose-robertson-obituary</ref>

	In 1941 she was parachuted into occupied France. She spied on German troop deployments and acted as a courier, liaising between the resistance and allied military HQ in Britain. During this time she was billeted with two young French resistance agents. One night she entered their room and found them in an embrace. Rose, who knew nothing about homosexuality, asked them about it and was deeply moved by their stories of family prejudice and rejection. In 1965 she took in two young male lodgers and quickly realised that they were lovers. They, too, had suffered because of their parents' attitudes,		She grew up in a working class family in [[Deptford]] and had a number of secretarial jobs on leaving school.<ref name=fflag /> In 1941 she was parachuted into occupied France. She spied on German troop deployments and acted as a courier, liaising between the resistance and allied military HQ in Britain. During this time she was billeted with two young French resistance agents. One night she entered their room and found them in an embrace. Rose, who knew nothing about homosexuality, asked them about it and was deeply moved by their stories of family prejudice and rejection. In 1965 she took in two young male lodgers and quickly realised that they were lovers. They, too, had suffered because of their parents' attitudes.<ref name=pt />

	These experiences prompted Rose to set up Parents Enquiry, Britain's first helpline to advise and support parents and their lesbian, gay and bisexual children, which she ran from her home in [[Catford]], south-east London, for the next 30 years.		These experiences prompted Rose to set up Parents Enquiry, Britain's first helpline to advise and support parents and their lesbian, gay and bisexual children, which she ran from her home in [[Catford]], south-east London, for the next 30 years.<ref name=pt />

	Rose Robertson was President of [[FFLAG]] (Families and Friends of Lesbians and Gays)..<ref>"A tribute to Rose Robertson": http://~~www.~~fflag.org.uk/index.php?option=com_content&view=section&id=18&Itemid=36</ref>		Rose Robertson was President of [[FFLAG]] (Families and Friends of Lesbians and Gays).<ref name=fflag>http://www.fflag.org.uk/index.php?option=com_content&view=section&id=18&Itemid=36 "A tribute to Rose Robertson": (expired page: archived version available on the [[Internet Archive]] at https://web.archive.org/web/20130725124344/http://fflag.org.uk/index.php?option=com_content&view=section&id=18&Itemid=36)</ref>

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Ross Burgess at 07:44, 28 May 2014

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	In 1941 she was parachuted into occupied France. She spied on German troop deployments and acted as a courier, liaising between the resistance and allied military HQ in Britain. During this time she was billeted with two young French resistance agents. One night she entered their room and found them in an embrace. Rose, who knew nothing about homosexuality, asked them about it and was deeply moved by their stories of family prejudice and rejection. In 1965 she took in two young male lodgers and quickly realised that they were lovers. They, too, had suffered because of their parents' attitudes,		In 1941 she was parachuted into occupied France. She spied on German troop deployments and acted as a courier, liaising between the resistance and allied military HQ in Britain. During this time she was billeted with two young French resistance agents. One night she entered their room and found them in an embrace. Rose, who knew nothing about homosexuality, asked them about it and was deeply moved by their stories of family prejudice and rejection. In 1965 she took in two young male lodgers and quickly realised that they were lovers. They, too, had suffered because of their parents' attitudes,

	These experiences prompted Rose to set up Parents Enquiry, Britain's first helpline to advise and support parents and their lesbian, gay and bisexual children, which she ran from her home in Catford, south-east London, for the next 30 years.		These experiences prompted Rose to set up Parents Enquiry, Britain's first helpline to advise and support parents and their lesbian, gay and bisexual children, which she ran from her home in [[Catford]], south-east London, for the next 30 years.

	Rose Robertson was President of [[FFLAG]] (Families and Friends of Lesbians and Gays)..<ref>"A tribute to Rose Robertson": http://www.fflag.org.uk/index.php?option=com_content&view=section&id=18&Itemid=36</ref>		Rose Robertson was President of [[FFLAG]] (Families and Friends of Lesbians and Gays)..<ref>"A tribute to Rose Robertson": http://www.fflag.org.uk/index.php?option=com_content&view=section&id=18&Itemid=36</ref>

Ross Burgess at 07:31, 28 May 2014

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	[[~~ile~~:Rose Robertson.jpg\|thumb\|Rose Robertson]]'''Rose Robertson''' (née Laimbeer, 1916–2011) was a British spy, working for the Special Operations Executive in occupied France during the Second World War, who later set up [[Parents Enquiry]], a support group for parents of gay children.<ref>"Rose Robertson obituary" by [[Peter Tatchell]], <cite>The Guardian</cite> 17 October 2011; http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/oct/26/rose-robertson-obituary</ref>		[[File:Rose Robertson.jpg\|thumb\|Rose Robertson]]'''Rose Robertson''' (née Laimbeer, 1916–2011) was a British spy, working for the Special Operations Executive in occupied France during the Second World War, who later set up [[Parents Enquiry]], a support group for parents of gay children.<ref>"Rose Robertson obituary" by [[Peter Tatchell]], <cite>The Guardian</cite> 17 October 2011; http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/oct/26/rose-robertson-obituary</ref>

	In 1941 she was parachuted into occupied France. She spied on German troop deployments and acted as a courier, liaising between the resistance and allied military HQ in Britain. During this time she was billeted with two young French resistance agents. One night she entered their room and found them in an embrace. Rose, who knew nothing about homosexuality, asked them about it and was deeply moved by their stories of family prejudice and rejection. In 1965 she took in two young male lodgers and quickly realised that they were lovers. They, too, had suffered because of their parents' attitudes,		In 1941 she was parachuted into occupied France. She spied on German troop deployments and acted as a courier, liaising between the resistance and allied military HQ in Britain. During this time she was billeted with two young French resistance agents. One night she entered their room and found them in an embrace. Rose, who knew nothing about homosexuality, asked them about it and was deeply moved by their stories of family prejudice and rejection. In 1965 she took in two young male lodgers and quickly realised that they were lovers. They, too, had suffered because of their parents' attitudes,

Ross Burgess at 07:31, 28 May 2014

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	'''Rose Robertson''' (née Laimbeer, 1916–2011) was a British spy, working for the Special Operations Executive in occupied France during the Second World War, who later set up [[Parents Enquiry]], a support group for parents of gay children.<ref>"Rose Robertson obituary" by [[Peter Tatchell]], <cite>The Guardian</cite> 17 October 2011; http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/oct/26/rose-robertson-obituary</ref>		[[ile:Rose Robertson.jpg\|thumb\|Rose Robertson]]'''Rose Robertson''' (née Laimbeer, 1916–2011) was a British spy, working for the Special Operations Executive in occupied France during the Second World War, who later set up [[Parents Enquiry]], a support group for parents of gay children.<ref>"Rose Robertson obituary" by [[Peter Tatchell]], <cite>The Guardian</cite> 17 October 2011; http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/oct/26/rose-robertson-obituary</ref>

	In 1941 she was parachuted into occupied France. She spied on German troop deployments and acted as a courier, liaising between the resistance and allied military HQ in Britain. During this time she was billeted with two young French resistance agents. One night she entered their room and found them in an embrace. Rose, who knew nothing about homosexuality, asked them about it and was deeply moved by their stories of family prejudice and rejection. In 1965 she took in two young male lodgers and quickly realised that they were lovers. They, too, had suffered because of their parents' attitudes,		In 1941 she was parachuted into occupied France. She spied on German troop deployments and acted as a courier, liaising between the resistance and allied military HQ in Britain. During this time she was billeted with two young French resistance agents. One night she entered their room and found them in an embrace. Rose, who knew nothing about homosexuality, asked them about it and was deeply moved by their stories of family prejudice and rejection. In 1965 she took in two young male lodgers and quickly realised that they were lovers. They, too, had suffered because of their parents' attitudes,
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Ross Burgess at 00:05, 31 December 2013

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	'''Rose Robertson''' (née Laimbeer, ~~1916–2011~~) was a British spy, working for the Special Operations Executive in occupied France during the Second World War, who later set up [[Parents Enquiry]], a support group for parents of gay children.<ref>"Rose Robertson obituary" by [[Peter Tatchell]], <cite>The Guardian</cite> 17 October 2011; http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/oct/26/rose-robertson-obituary</ref>		'''Rose Robertson''' (née Laimbeer, 1916–2011) was a British spy, working for the Special Operations Executive in occupied France during the Second World War, who later set up [[Parents Enquiry]], a support group for parents of gay children.<ref>"Rose Robertson obituary" by [[Peter Tatchell]], <cite>The Guardian</cite> 17 October 2011; http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/oct/26/rose-robertson-obituary</ref>

	In 1941 she was parachuted into occupied France. She spied on German troop deployments and acted as a courier, liaising between the resistance and allied military HQ in Britain. During this time she was billeted with two young French resistance agents. One night she entered their room and found them in an embrace. Rose, who knew nothing about homosexuality, asked them about it and was deeply moved by their stories of family prejudice and rejection. In 1965 she took in two young male lodgers and quickly realised that they were lovers. They, too, had suffered because of their parents' attitudes,		In 1941 she was parachuted into occupied France. She spied on German troop deployments and acted as a courier, liaising between the resistance and allied military HQ in Britain. During this time she was billeted with two young French resistance agents. One night she entered their room and found them in an embrace. Rose, who knew nothing about homosexuality, asked them about it and was deeply moved by their stories of family prejudice and rejection. In 1965 she took in two young male lodgers and quickly realised that they were lovers. They, too, had suffered because of their parents' attitudes,
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Ross Burgess at 08:42, 4 October 2013

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Ross Burgess at 13:50, 31 December 2011

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	These experiences prompted Rose to set up Parents Enquiry, Britain's first helpline to advise and support parents and their lesbian, gay and bisexual children, which she ran from her home in Catford, south-east London, for the next 30 years.		These experiences prompted Rose to set up Parents Enquiry, Britain's first helpline to advise and support parents and their lesbian, gay and bisexual children, which she ran from her home in Catford, south-east London, for the next 30 years.

	Rose Robertson was President of FFLAG.<ref>"A tribute to Rose Robertson": http://www.fflag.org.uk/index.php?option=com_content&view=section&id=18&Itemid=36</ref>		Rose Robertson was President of [[FFLAG]] (Families and Friends of Lesbians and Gays)..<ref>"A tribute to Rose Robertson": http://www.fflag.org.uk/index.php?option=com_content&view=section&id=18&Itemid=36</ref>

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Ross Burgess at 13:46, 31 December 2011

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	These experiences prompted Rose to set up Parents Enquiry, Britain's first helpline to advise and support parents and their lesbian, gay and bisexual children, which she ran from her home in Catford, south-east London, for the next 30 years.		These experiences prompted Rose to set up Parents Enquiry, Britain's first helpline to advise and support parents and their lesbian, gay and bisexual children, which she ran from her home in Catford, south-east London, for the next 30 years.

			Rose Robertson was President of FFLAG.<ref>"A tribute to Rose Robertson": http://www.fflag.org.uk/index.php?option=com_content&view=section&id=18&Itemid=36</ref>

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