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| − | '''Peter Wells''' ( | + | '''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.<ref>''[[Out of the Shadows]]'', page 52.</ref> |
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| + | Peter Wells was born in [[Bristol]] and grew up in [[Sanderstead]]. | ||
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| + | ==Further reading== | ||
| + | *Merrick Badger, ''The Story About Peter Wells'', Glad to Be Gay /Purple White and Green, 2016. | ||
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| + | ==External links== | ||
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| + | *[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.
External links
- "Peter Wells" on the Glad to be Gay website. (http://www.webcitation.org/6sPtJ8y3R Archived by WebCite® asat 2017-08-02).
References
- This article is a stub. You can help the UK LGBT History Project by expanding it.
- ↑ Out of the Shadows, page 52.
