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| − | '''Gay Activists Alliance'''was a political gay movement based in London in the late 1970s and early 1980s. GAA got involved in a number of left-wing political causes. It overlapped with much of the moribund [[Gay Liberation Front]]. | + | '''Gay Activists Alliance''' was a political gay movement based in London in the late 1970s and early 1980s. GAA was formed following protests against the newsagent W H Smith which had refused to stock [[Gay News]] in 1978. There was no formal membership but local groups were formed and the London group recorded collective decisions in minutes <ref> LSE/HCA/Ephemera/1079. The minutes are all hand written and often scribbled in different coloured ink </ref>. GAA got involved in a number of left-wing political causes. It overlapped with much of the moribund [[Gay Liberation Front]]. In 1979 the GAA distributed a leaflet supporting [[pedophilia]] at the CHE conference. |
| − | In | + | GAA also went carol singing outside the home of [[Mary Whitehouse]] in [[Essex]]. |
[[File:DSC 1383 (2).JPG|thumb| GAA London on Troops Out March c 1979 (LSE/HCA/Ephemera/1079)]]. | [[File:DSC 1383 (2).JPG|thumb| GAA London on Troops Out March c 1979 (LSE/HCA/Ephemera/1079)]]. | ||
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| + | [[File:DSC 1408 - Copy (2).JPG|thumb|left| GAA Christmas Card showing group singing outside Mary Whitehouse's home (LSE/HCA)]] | ||
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| + | [[File:GaaleafletLSEHCA.jpg|thumb|right|GAA Leaflet in the Hall Carpenter Archives]] | ||
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Latest revision as of 20:19, 28 June 2023
Gay Activists Alliance was a political gay movement based in London in the late 1970s and early 1980s. GAA was formed following protests against the newsagent W H Smith which had refused to stock Gay News in 1978. There was no formal membership but local groups were formed and the London group recorded collective decisions in minutes [1]. GAA got involved in a number of left-wing political causes. It overlapped with much of the moribund Gay Liberation Front. In 1979 the GAA distributed a leaflet supporting pedophilia at the CHE conference. GAA also went carol singing outside the home of Mary Whitehouse in Essex.
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References
- ↑ LSE/HCA/Ephemera/1079. The minutes are all hand written and often scribbled in different coloured ink
