Gay Scotland, Issue 27, May 1986 - Jun 1986
Scope and Contents
Front cover reads: “Richard Coles on Red Wedge”, “Jeffrey Weeks on Sex and History” and “New lesbian series”.
This issue discusses: the opening of Stonewall café; equal opportunity policies at Stirling District Council; HM Customs and Excise seizing books from Gay’s the Word bookshop; an update on Scottish AIDS Monitor (SAM); articles relating to young LGBTQ+ people; Apartheid and the International Gay Games in San Francisco and other international news relating to the LGBTQ+ community; an article on Red Wedge, which was a collective of musicians formed in 1985 to attract young people to the Labour Party; an interview with Richard Coles; the opening of Austin’s, a new gay bar in Glasgow; a feature on Berlin; reviews and articles on theatre, film, music, and books; information on pubs, clubs, local groups and events; updates on Lesbian news and groups in Scotland; and personal ads.
Dates
- Creation: May 1986 - Jun 1986
Conditions Governing Access
This sub-series is open to public access.
Extent
1 item
- AIDS (Disease)
- AIDS (Disease) | Prevention |
- Apartheid -- South Africa
- Book Reviews
- Books
- Booksellers and bookselling
- Discrimination
- Elections
- Equality
- Film
- LGBTQ+ clubs
- LGBTQ+ discrimination
- LGBTQ+ employment
- LGBTQ+ night life
- LGBTQ+ pubs
- LGBTQ+ youth
- Music
- Political parties
- Prohibited books
- Sports
- Theatre
- Youth
Creator
- From the Fonds: Sinclair, Cecil James Herbert , 21 May 1931 - 20 October 2004 (gay rights activist) (Person)
- From the Fonds: Edinburgh Befrienders (Organization)
- From the Fonds: Edinburgh Gay Switchboard and Lesbian Line (Organization)
- From the Fonds: Lothian Gay and Lesbian Switchboard (Organization)
Repository Details
Part of the Lothian Health Services Archive Repository
Centre for Research Collections
Edinburgh University Library
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Edinburgh EH8 9LJ Scotland
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