The Bermondsey by-election was 40 years ago this Friday
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The Bermondsey by-election was 40 years ago this Friday
Equality within status quo is not liberation
Today’s activists have lost the Stonewall vision
100,000 men convicted of consenting gay sex 1885-2013
Anti-gay laws remained on the statute book, arrests rocketed
Anti-gay laws remained on the statute book, arrests rocketed
But pardon has connotations of forgiveness for a wrong done
1930’s sex researcher & LGBTI pioneer who defied the Nazis
Overturn convictions under all anti-gay laws, not just gross indecency
LGBTI people have made gains, but more gains need to be won