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Contents:

• THE FIRST GAY PUB I DARED SET FOOT NOW HAS A RABOW PLAQUE. HERE’S WHY THAT MATTERS
• GAY RAD STATNS
• WHAT DO THE RABOW MEAN FOR GAYS?

THE FIRST GAY PUB I DARED SET FOOT NOW HAS A RABOW PLAQUE. HERE’S WHY THAT MATTERS

In the mid 1970's, a gay ham om 6-Land placed personal ad's 73 magaze askg gay hams to ntact him.

In the early 1980's another ham member who was gay had placed ads the 'Advote' and mid-80's formed the LAMBDA AMATEUR RADIO CLUB. But, the vast majory of members wanted LARC to foc on existg as a social club for gay and non-gay hams.

GAY RAD STATNS

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WHAT DO THE RABOW MEAN FOR GAYS?

The first time I saw wh him, when I was 18, I realised he had echoed the love story of the two protagonists, who also had their first kiss the twilight of Greenwich Park’s tre, and their first experience of a gay pub at the Gloucter.