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[[File:Highbury Fields - geograph.org.uk - 1534228.jpg|thumb|Highbury Fields]]'''Highbury Fields''' is an open space in Highbury, in the [[London Borough of Islington]]. It has been known over the years as a gay cruising site.<ref>http://www.paulburston.com/Site/Blog/Entries/2010/6/28_OH,_PUT_IT_AWAY!.html</ref> | [[File:Highbury Fields - geograph.org.uk - 1534228.jpg|thumb|Highbury Fields]]'''Highbury Fields''' is an open space in Highbury, in the [[London Borough of Islington]]. It has been known over the years as a gay cruising site.<ref>http://www.paulburston.com/Site/Blog/Entries/2010/6/28_OH,_PUT_IT_AWAY!.html</ref> | ||
In 1970, Young Liberal [[Louis Eakes]] was arrested here for importuning, but denied the charge. The arrest provoked the [[Gay Liberation Front]]'s first ever demonstration, which took place at Highbury Fields on 27 November 1970.<ref>Lisa Power, [[No Bath but Plenty of Bubbles]], pp 28–31.</ref> | In 1970, Young Liberal [[Louis Eakes]] was arrested here for importuning, but denied the charge. The arrest provoked the [[Gay Liberation Front]]'s first ever demonstration, which took place at Highbury Fields on 27 November 1970.<ref>Lisa Power, [[No Bath but Plenty of Bubbles]], pp 28–31.</ref> In November 2000, a plaque was unveiled in the Fields to honour the march.<ref>James Morris, [http://www.islingtongazette.co.uk/news/heritage/highbury_fields_gay_rights_demo_was_a_watershed_moment_islington_museum_to_set_up_first_lgbt_archive_1_4729260 "‘Highbury Fields gay rights demo was a watershed moment’: Islington Museum to set up first LGBT archive"], ''Islington Gazette'', 10 October 2016.</ref> | ||
[[File:Highbury Fields plaque.jpg|thumb|left|The plaque]] | |||
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Latest revision as of 13:07, 10 July 2026
Highbury Fields is an open space in Highbury, in the London Borough of Islington. It has been known over the years as a gay cruising site.[1]
In 1970, Young Liberal Louis Eakes was arrested here for importuning, but denied the charge. The arrest provoked the Gay Liberation Front's first ever demonstration, which took place at Highbury Fields on 27 November 1970.[2] In November 2000, a plaque was unveiled in the Fields to honour the march.[3]
References
- ↑ http://www.paulburston.com/Site/Blog/Entries/2010/6/28_OH,_PUT_IT_AWAY!.html
- ↑ Lisa Power, No Bath but Plenty of Bubbles, pp 28–31.
- ↑ James Morris, "‘Highbury Fields gay rights demo was a watershed moment’: Islington Museum to set up first LGBT archive", Islington Gazette, 10 October 2016.