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'''Ian Townson''' is a gay campaigner, active during the 1970s. He was born and raised in [[Lancaster]], escaping homophobic persecution in the mid-1970s to Brixton via Bradford where he met gay liberation activists from London while 'zapping' a conference on psycho-sexual disorders by 'expert' psychologists. He was involved in the [[South London Gay Commmunity Centre]] in [[Brixton]].<ref> https://www.bishopsgate.org.uk/collections/ian-townson-archive </ref>
'''Ian Townson''' (born 1950) is a gay campaigner, active during the 1970s. He was born and raised in [[Lancaster]], escaping homophobic persecution in the mid-1970s to Brixton via Bradford where he met gay liberation activists from London while 'zapping' a conference on psycho-sexual disorders by 'expert' psychologists. He was involved in the [[South London Gay Commmunity Centre]] in [[Brixton]].<ref> https://www.bishopsgate.org.uk/collections/ian-townson-archive </ref> <ref> https://www.urban75.org/blog/the-brixton-fairies-and-the-south-london-gay-community-centre-brixton-1974-6/ (accessed 3 August 2025) </ref>.


In 2006 he deposited his papers with the [[Hall-Carpenter Archives]] but they now appear to be in the [[Bishopsgate Institute]].  
In 2006 he deposited some of his papers with the [[Hall-Carpenter Archives]] <ref> HCA/TOWNSON (M3330 and M3353) </ref> but other papers are in the [[Bishopsgate Institute]] .  


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Latest revision as of 13:07, 10 July 2026

Ian Townson (born 1950) is a gay campaigner, active during the 1970s. He was born and raised in Lancaster, escaping homophobic persecution in the mid-1970s to Brixton via Bradford where he met gay liberation activists from London while 'zapping' a conference on psycho-sexual disorders by 'expert' psychologists. He was involved in the South London Gay Commmunity Centre in Brixton.[1] [2].

In 2006 he deposited some of his papers with the Hall-Carpenter Archives [3] but other papers are in the Bishopsgate Institute .

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