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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>
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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 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 16:25, 27 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]. Antony Grey (1992) states that Icebreakers was 'an offshoot of the GLF anti-psychiatry group[2].

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References

  1. Out of the Shadows, Chapter 15
  2. Antony Grey (1992) p 181 Quest for Justice; Towards Homosexual Emancipation (Sinclair-Stevenson;London) ISBN 1 85619 155 9