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'''Peter Wells''' (died 1979) was a member of the [[Croydon CHE Group]], which he joined in 1978, becoming a very active and outspoken member. He had been given two and a half years in jail for having sex with two 18-year-olds, and was suing the British Government as a result. The next year he was murdered in an unrelated incident, and the [[CAGS Tennis Group]] later named a trophy in his honour.<ref>''[[Out of the Shadows]]'', page 52.</ref>
'''Peter Wells''' (1947&ndash;1979) was a member of the [[Croydon CHE Group]], which he joined in 1978, becoming a very active and outspoken member. He had been given two and a half years in jail for having sex with two 18-year-olds, and was suing the British Government as a result. The next year he was murdered in an unrelated incident, and the [[CAGS Tennis Group]] later named a trophy in his honour.<ref>''[[Out of the Shadows]]'', page 52.</ref>
 
Peter Wells was born in [[Bristol]] and grew up in [[Sanderstead]].
 
==Further reading==
*Merrick Badger, ''The Story About Peter Wells'', Glad to Be Gay /Purple White and Green, 2016.
 
==External links==
 
*[https://gladtobegay.net/peter-wells/ "Peter Wells"] on the ''Glad to be Gay'' website. (http://www.webcitation.org/6sPtJ8y3R Archived by WebCite® asat 2017-08-02).


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Revision as of 12:57, 2 August 2017

Peter Wells (1947–1979) was a member of the Croydon CHE Group, which he joined in 1978, becoming a very active and outspoken member. He had been given two and a half years in jail for having sex with two 18-year-olds, and was suing the British Government as a result. The next year he was murdered in an unrelated incident, and the CAGS Tennis Group later named a trophy in his honour.[1]

Peter Wells was born in Bristol and grew up in Sanderstead.

Further reading

  • Merrick Badger, The Story About Peter Wells, Glad to Be Gay /Purple White and Green, 2016.

References

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  1. ↑ Out of the Shadows, page 52.
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