Terry Sanderson - Revision history

Wessexman at 21:33, 13 January 2024

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	[[File:Terry Sanderson 01.jpg\|thumb\|~~TerrySanderson~~]]'''Terry Sanderson''' (born 1946) was a leading UK secularist and gay rights activist, author and journalist.		[[File:Terry Sanderson 01.jpg\|thumb\|Terry Sanderson]]'''Terry Sanderson''' (born 1946) was a leading UK secularist and gay rights activist, author and journalist.

	Born to a mining family in a [[South Yorkshire]] village, Sanderson came out as gay after starting work in [[Rotherham]] at the age of seventeen. His parents found out after reading an interview with Sanderson in a local newspaper, concerning his booking a venue for a meeting of the [[Campaign for Homosexual Equality]]. Moving to London in the early 1970s, Sanderson worked as a counsellor and psychiatric nurse, and on the problem page of ''Woman's Own''.		Born to a mining family in a [[South Yorkshire]] village, Sanderson came out as gay after starting work in [[Rotherham]] at the age of seventeen. His parents found out after reading an interview with Sanderson in a local newspaper, concerning his booking a venue for a meeting of the [[Campaign for Homosexual Equality]]. Moving to London in the early 1970s, Sanderson worked as a counsellor and psychiatric nurse, and on the problem page of ''Woman's Own''.

Wessexman: died 2022

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died 2022

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	[[File:Terry Sanderson 01.jpg\|thumb\|TerrySanderson]]'''Terry Sanderson''' (born 1946) is a leading UK secularist and gay rights activist, author and journalist.		[[File:Terry Sanderson 01.jpg\|thumb\|TerrySanderson]]'''Terry Sanderson''' (born 1946) was a leading UK secularist and gay rights activist, author and journalist.

	Born to a mining family in a [[South Yorkshire]] village, Sanderson came out as gay after starting work in [[Rotherham]] at the age of seventeen. His parents found out after reading an interview with Sanderson in a local newspaper, concerning his booking a venue for a meeting of the [[Campaign for Homosexual Equality]]. Moving to London in the early 1970s, Sanderson worked as a counsellor and psychiatric nurse, and on the problem page of ''Woman's Own''.		Born to a mining family in a [[South Yorkshire]] village, Sanderson came out as gay after starting work in [[Rotherham]] at the age of seventeen. His parents found out after reading an interview with Sanderson in a local newspaper, concerning his booking a venue for a meeting of the [[Campaign for Homosexual Equality]]. Moving to London in the early 1970s, Sanderson worked as a counsellor and psychiatric nurse, and on the problem page of ''Woman's Own''.

	Sanderson began campaigning for gay rights in 1969. His "MediaWatch" columns for ''[[Gay Times]]'' have been a feature since 1982, and were described as "probably the most informative record of the extent of press homophobia in the UK in the 1980s". In 1986, after experiencing problems with a Christian-owned publisher, Sanderson established [[The Other Way Press]] as a specifically gay-themed publishing house. Sanderson ~~has been~~ accused of being an atheist, ~~who hates~~ religion ~~and confuses atheism with secularism~~. Sanderson was elected President of the National Secular Society in 2006, having previously served as a vice-president for a number of years. He helped organise protests during Pope Benedict XVI's visit to the United Kingdom.		Sanderson began campaigning for gay rights in 1969. His "MediaWatch" columns for ''[[Gay Times]]'' have been a feature since 1982, and were described as "probably the most informative record of the extent of press homophobia in the UK in the 1980s". In 1986, after experiencing problems with a Christian-owned publisher, Sanderson established [[The Other Way Press]] as a specifically gay-themed publishing house. Sanderson was accused of being an atheist,he hated religion. Sanderson was elected President of the National Secular Society in 2006, having previously served as a vice-president for a number of years. He helped organise protests during Pope Benedict XVI's visit to the United Kingdom.

	Sanderson's partner is [[Keith Porteous Wood]], the executive director of the National Secular Society. They had been together for over two decades before civil partnerships were introduced in 2005, and they entered into a [[civil partnership]] in 2006.		Sanderson's partner was [[Keith Porteous Wood]], the executive director of the National Secular Society. They had been together for over two decades before civil partnerships were introduced in 2005, and they entered into a [[civil partnership]] in 2006.Sanderson died in 2022.

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Ross Burgess at 13:19, 26 December 2013

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Ross Burgess at 23:12, 15 May 2013

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	[[File:Terry Sanderson 01.jpg\|thumb\|TerrySanderson]]'''Terry Sanderson''' (born 1946) is a leading UK secularist and gay rights activist, author and journalist.		[[File:Terry Sanderson 01.jpg\|thumb\|TerrySanderson]]'''Terry Sanderson''' (born 1946) is a leading UK secularist and gay rights activist, author and journalist.

	Born to a mining family in a [[South Yorkshire]] village, Sanderson came out as gay after starting work in Rotherham at the age of seventeen. His parents found out after reading an interview with Sanderson in a local newspaper, concerning his booking a venue for a meeting of the [[Campaign for Homosexual Equality]]. Moving to London in the early 1970s, Sanderson worked as a counsellor and psychiatric nurse, and on the problem page of ''Woman's Own''.		Born to a mining family in a [[South Yorkshire]] village, Sanderson came out as gay after starting work in [[Rotherham]] at the age of seventeen. His parents found out after reading an interview with Sanderson in a local newspaper, concerning his booking a venue for a meeting of the [[Campaign for Homosexual Equality]]. Moving to London in the early 1970s, Sanderson worked as a counsellor and psychiatric nurse, and on the problem page of ''Woman's Own''.

	Sanderson began campaigning for gay rights in 1969. His "MediaWatch" columns for ''[[Gay Times]]'' have been a feature since 1982, and were described as "probably the most informative record of the extent of press homophobia in the UK in the 1980s". In 1986, after experiencing problems with a Christian-owned publisher, Sanderson established [[The Other Way Press]] as a specifically gay-themed publishing house. Sanderson has been accused of being an atheist, who hates religion and confuses atheism with secularism. Sanderson was elected President of the National Secular Society in 2006, having previously served as a vice-president for a number of years. He helped organise protests during Pope Benedict XVI's visit to the United Kingdom.		Sanderson began campaigning for gay rights in 1969. His "MediaWatch" columns for ''[[Gay Times]]'' have been a feature since 1982, and were described as "probably the most informative record of the extent of press homophobia in the UK in the 1980s". In 1986, after experiencing problems with a Christian-owned publisher, Sanderson established [[The Other Way Press]] as a specifically gay-themed publishing house. Sanderson has been accused of being an atheist, who hates religion and confuses atheism with secularism. Sanderson was elected President of the National Secular Society in 2006, having previously served as a vice-president for a number of years. He helped organise protests during Pope Benedict XVI's visit to the United Kingdom.

	Sanderson is ~~in a civil partnership with~~ [[Keith Porteous Wood]], the executive director of the National Secular Society. They had been together for over two decades before civil partnerships were introduced in 2005, and they entered into a [[civil partnership]] in 2006.		Sanderson's partner is [[Keith Porteous Wood]], the executive director of the National Secular Society. They had been together for over two decades before civil partnerships were introduced in 2005, and they entered into a [[civil partnership]] in 2006.

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Ross Burgess at 08:54, 3 July 2012

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	[[File:Terry Sanderson 01.jpg\|thumb\|TerrySanderson]]'''Terry Sanderson''' (born 1946) is a leading UK secularist and gay rights activist, author and journalist.		[[File:Terry Sanderson 01.jpg\|thumb\|TerrySanderson]]'''Terry Sanderson''' (born 1946) is a leading UK secularist and gay rights activist, author and journalist.

	Born to a mining family in a South Yorkshire village, Sanderson came out as gay after starting work in Rotherham at the age of seventeen. His parents found out after reading an interview with Sanderson in a local newspaper, concerning his booking a venue for a meeting of the [[Campaign for Homosexual Equality]]. Moving to London in the early 1970s, Sanderson worked as a counsellor and psychiatric nurse, and on the problem page of ''Woman's Own''.		Born to a mining family in a [[South Yorkshire]] village, Sanderson came out as gay after starting work in Rotherham at the age of seventeen. His parents found out after reading an interview with Sanderson in a local newspaper, concerning his booking a venue for a meeting of the [[Campaign for Homosexual Equality]]. Moving to London in the early 1970s, Sanderson worked as a counsellor and psychiatric nurse, and on the problem page of ''Woman's Own''.

	Sanderson began campaigning for gay rights in 1969. His "MediaWatch" columns for ''[[Gay Times]]'' have been a feature since 1982, and were described as "probably the most informative record of the extent of press homophobia in the UK in the 1980s". In 1986, after experiencing problems with a Christian-owned publisher, Sanderson established [[The Other Way Press]] as a specifically gay-themed publishing house. Sanderson has been accused of being an atheist, who hates religion and confuses atheism with secularism. Sanderson was elected President of the National Secular Society in 2006, having previously served as a vice-president for a number of years. He helped organise protests during Pope Benedict XVI's visit to the United Kingdom.		Sanderson began campaigning for gay rights in 1969. His "MediaWatch" columns for ''[[Gay Times]]'' have been a feature since 1982, and were described as "probably the most informative record of the extent of press homophobia in the UK in the 1980s". In 1986, after experiencing problems with a Christian-owned publisher, Sanderson established [[The Other Way Press]] as a specifically gay-themed publishing house. Sanderson has been accused of being an atheist, who hates religion and confuses atheism with secularism. Sanderson was elected President of the National Secular Society in 2006, having previously served as a vice-president for a number of years. He helped organise protests during Pope Benedict XVI's visit to the United Kingdom.

Ross Burgess at 22:24, 29 May 2012

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	'''Terry Sanderson''' (born 1946) is a leading UK secularist and gay rights activist, author and journalist.		[[File:Terry Sanderson 01.jpg\|thumb\|TerrySanderson]]'''Terry Sanderson''' (born 1946) is a leading UK secularist and gay rights activist, author and journalist.

	Born to a mining family in a South Yorkshire village, Sanderson came out as gay after starting work in Rotherham at the age of seventeen. His parents found out after reading an interview with Sanderson in a local newspaper, concerning his booking a venue for a meeting of the [[Campaign for Homosexual Equality]]. Moving to London in the early 1970s, Sanderson worked as a counsellor and psychiatric nurse, and on the problem page of ''Woman's Own''.		Born to a mining family in a South Yorkshire village, Sanderson came out as gay after starting work in Rotherham at the age of seventeen. His parents found out after reading an interview with Sanderson in a local newspaper, concerning his booking a venue for a meeting of the [[Campaign for Homosexual Equality]]. Moving to London in the early 1970s, Sanderson worked as a counsellor and psychiatric nurse, and on the problem page of ''Woman's Own''.

Ross Burgess at 14:14, 11 May 2012

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	'''Terry Sanderson''' (born 1946) is a leading UK secularist and gay rights activist, author and journalist.		'''Terry Sanderson''' (born 1946) is a leading UK secularist and gay rights activist, author and journalist.

	Born to a mining family in a South Yorkshire village, Sanderson came out as gay after starting work in Rotherham at the age of seventeen. His parents found out after reading an interview with Sanderson in a local newspaper, concerning his booking a venue for a meeting of the [[Campaign for Homosexual Equality]]. Moving to London in the early 1970s, Sanderson worked as a counsellor and psychiatric nurse, and on the problem page of Woman's Own.		Born to a mining family in a South Yorkshire village, Sanderson came out as gay after starting work in Rotherham at the age of seventeen. His parents found out after reading an interview with Sanderson in a local newspaper, concerning his booking a venue for a meeting of the [[Campaign for Homosexual Equality]]. Moving to London in the early 1970s, Sanderson worked as a counsellor and psychiatric nurse, and on the problem page of ''Woman's Own''.

	Sanderson began campaigning for gay rights in 1969. His MediaWatch columns for [[Gay Times]] have been a feature since 1982, and were described as "probably the most informative record of the extent of press homophobia in the UK in the 1980s". In 1986, after experiencing problems with a Christian-owned publisher, Sanderson established [[The Other Way Press]] as a specifically gay-themed publishing house. Sanderson has been accused of being an atheist, who hates religion and confuses atheism with secularism. Sanderson was elected President of the National Secular Society in 2006, having previously served as a vice-president for a number of years. He helped organise protests during Pope Benedict XVI's visit to the United Kingdom.		Sanderson began campaigning for gay rights in 1969. His "MediaWatch" columns for ''[[Gay Times]]'' have been a feature since 1982, and were described as "probably the most informative record of the extent of press homophobia in the UK in the 1980s". In 1986, after experiencing problems with a Christian-owned publisher, Sanderson established [[The Other Way Press]] as a specifically gay-themed publishing house. Sanderson has been accused of being an atheist, who hates religion and confuses atheism with secularism. Sanderson was elected President of the National Secular Society in 2006, having previously served as a vice-president for a number of years. He helped organise protests during Pope Benedict XVI's visit to the United Kingdom.

	Sanderson is in a civil partnership with [[Keith Porteous Wood]], the executive director of the National Secular Society. They had been together for over two decades before civil partnerships were introduced in 2005, and they entered into a [[civil partnership]] in 2006.		Sanderson is in a civil partnership with [[Keith Porteous Wood]], the executive director of the National Secular Society. They had been together for over two decades before civil partnerships were introduced in 2005, and they entered into a [[civil partnership]] in 2006.

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LGBT-HP at 16:40, 19 February 2012

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	'''Terry Sanderson''' (born 1946) is a leading UK secularist and gay rights activist, author and journalist. ~~He became president~~ of the National Secular Society in 2006 ~~and~~ is a ~~long-standing columnist~~ for ~~Gay Times~~.		'''Terry Sanderson''' (born 1946) is a leading UK secularist and gay rights activist, author and journalist.

			Born to a mining family in a South Yorkshire village, Sanderson came out as gay after starting work in Rotherham at the age of seventeen. His parents found out after reading an interview with Sanderson in a local newspaper, concerning his booking a venue for a meeting of the [[Campaign for Homosexual Equality]]. Moving to London in the early 1970s, Sanderson worked as a counsellor and psychiatric nurse, and on the problem page of Woman's Own.

			Sanderson began campaigning for gay rights in 1969. His MediaWatch columns for [[Gay Times]] have been a feature since 1982, and were described as "probably the most informative record of the extent of press homophobia in the UK in the 1980s". In 1986, after experiencing problems with a Christian-owned publisher, Sanderson established [[The Other Way Press]] as a specifically gay-themed publishing house. Sanderson has been accused of being an atheist, who hates religion and confuses atheism with secularism. Sanderson was elected President of the National Secular Society in 2006, having previously served as a vice-president for a number of years. He helped organise protests during Pope Benedict XVI's visit to the United Kingdom.

			Sanderson is in a civil partnership with [[Keith Porteous Wood]], the executive director of the National Secular Society. They had been together for over two decades before civil partnerships were introduced in 2005, and they entered into a [[civil partnership]] in 2006.

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