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| − | '''Icebreakers''' was a support group for gay men and lesbians. It was founded in 1973, and ran until about 1984 from premises in [[Brixton]] <ref>''[[Out of the Shadows]]'', Chapter 15</ref>. Antony Grey (1992) states that Icebreakers was 'an offshoot of the GLF ([[Gay Liberation Front]]) anti-psychiatry group''<ref> Antony Grey (1992) p 181 Quest for Justice; Towards Homosexual Emancipation (Sinclair-Stevenson;London) ISBN 1 85619 155 9 </ref>. | + | '''Icebreakers''' was a support group for gay men and lesbians. It was founded in 1973, and ran until about 1984 from premises in [[Brixton]] <ref>''[[Out of the Shadows]]'', Chapter 15</ref>.Icebreakers ran a disco at the Hemingford Arms in London every Friday evening in the early 1980s <ref>Capital Gay 17 July 1981 listings. Admission was 30p. The disco was held upstairs at the pub </ref>. Antony Grey (1992) states that Icebreakers was 'an offshoot of the GLF ([[Gay Liberation Front]]) anti-psychiatry group''<ref> Antony Grey (1992) p 181 Quest for Justice; Towards Homosexual Emancipation (Sinclair-Stevenson;London) ISBN 1 85619 155 9 </ref>. |
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Revision as of 20:29, 29 August 2018
- This article is about the former group in London. For the current group in Manchester, see Icebreakers Manchester.
Icebreakers was a support group for gay men and lesbians. It was founded in 1973, and ran until about 1984 from premises in Brixton [1].Icebreakers ran a disco at the Hemingford Arms in London every Friday evening in the early 1980s [2]. Antony Grey (1992) states that Icebreakers was 'an offshoot of the GLF (Gay Liberation Front) anti-psychiatry group[3].
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References
- ↑ Out of the Shadows, Chapter 15
- ↑ Capital Gay 17 July 1981 listings. Admission was 30p. The disco was held upstairs at the pub
- ↑ Antony Grey (1992) p 181 Quest for Justice; Towards Homosexual Emancipation (Sinclair-Stevenson;London) ISBN 1 85619 155 9
