This fascatg story about Brixton's legendary gay muny of the 1970s was posted up on the urban75 bullet boards, and thanks to the thor Ian Townson, I'm now able to repost an illtrated versn, givg a wonrful sight to a long lost part of Brixton life. South London Gay Liberatn by Ian Townson The South London
Contents:
- THE BRIXTON FAIRI AND THE SOUTH LONDON GAY COMMUNY CENTRE, BRIXTON 1974-6
- SOUTH LONDON GAY COMMUNY CENTRE
- THE HISTORY OF THE SOUTH LONDON GAY COMMUNY CENTRE
- ONLE EVENT: A TALK ON THE SOUTH LONDON GAY COMMUNY CENTRE 1970S BRIXTON, WEDS 2ND JUNE 2021
THE BRIXTON FAIRI AND THE SOUTH LONDON GAY COMMUNY CENTRE, BRIXTON 1974-6
* south london gay community centre *
This fascatg story about Brixton’s legendary gay muny of the 1970s was posted up on the urban75 bullet boards, and thanks to the thor Ian Townson, I’m now able to repost an illtrated versn, givg a wonrful sight to a long lost part of Brixton life.
SOUTH LONDON GAY COMMUNY CENTRE
South London Gay Liberatn by Ian Townson. The South London Gay Communy Centre at 78 Railton Road, Brixton, was squatted by people who were termed to e out to the clear light of day wh a public statement of gay inty. It was the first of s kd and for two hectic years of ‘fs and starts’ the Centre tablished an unniable and irreversible prence of gay people the area.
THE HISTORY OF THE SOUTH LONDON GAY COMMUNY CENTRE
Durg the short perd of s existence the Centre acted as a fol pot brgg together gay people om many different backgrounds through social activi and polil actn.
ONLE EVENT: A TALK ON THE SOUTH LONDON GAY COMMUNY CENTRE 1970S BRIXTON, WEDS 2ND JUNE 2021
This beme the nucls for further polil activy after the closure of the Centre but equally grew, over time, as an experiment new munal livg arrangements for gay people wh varyg levels of succs. Gay people arrived at the squats for many different reasons. Others were glad to fd the pany of unashamedly out gay people rather than rema nfed and isolated.