Anyone who doubts the level of homophobia generated by the Thatcher ernment's Sectn 28 need only watch the followg short terview. In , Graham McKerrow, one of the founrs of London's Capal Gay newspaper scrib the rpons to the firebombg of the paper's offic December 1987. They are absolutely chillg. As McKerrow reunts, the
Contents:
- CAPAL GAY
- WASHGTON BLA: LGBTQ NEWS, POLICS, LGBTQ RIGHTS, GAY NEWS
- 1981. CAPAL GAY
- FILE 18 - PRS CUTTGS - 'CAPAL GAY' (LGBTQ)
- CELEBRATING GAY NEWS & CAPITAL GAY
- 1987. POLICS: CAPAL GAY OFFIC FIREBOMBED
- WHERE IS THE GAY CAPAL OF THE WORLD? TEN FABULO CONTENRS… ?
- CELEBRATING: GAY NEWS & CAPITAL GAY
- HOW GAY NEWS PAVED THE WAY FOR LGBTQI+ JOURNALISM THE UK
- THE NEW ANTI-GAY BILL PROPOSED GHANA WILL DTROY LIV
CAPAL GAY
The olst LGBTQ newspaper the U.S. verg the latt gay, lbian, bisexual and transgenr news Washgton, DC and around the world. * capital gay newspaper *
Cover of issue 686 (24 March 1995)Capal Gay was a weekly ee gay newspaper published London. Its last edn appeared on 30 June 1995, havg bee Bra's longt-nng gay newspaper.
Capal Gay sponsored the London Lbian and Gay Swchboard and volved self events the wir gay muny London; s edorial le tend to be strong. It is creded by the Oxford English Dictnary wh beg the first publitn the world to e the term HIV, (the send beg the ternatnal science journal Nature [1] wh the first regular lumn on AIDS the world beg wrten Capal Gay by Julian Meldm 1982.
After s llapse the summer of 1995, s edor moved to the Gay Gazette which was found by Chronos Publishg a week later to soak up s advertisers. ↑ Capal Gay The Kntg Circle: Lbian and Gay Staff Associatn, London South Bank Universy] Accs date: October 8, 2006.
WASHGTON BLA: LGBTQ NEWS, POLICS, LGBTQ RIGHTS, GAY NEWS
Capal Gay was a weekly ee gay newspaper published London found by Graham McKerrow and Michael Mason. The first issue was published on 26 June 1981, durg Pri Week, and fold wh the issue dated 30 June 1995. Dpe s name was also distributed Brighton and had a bed circulatn, the two ci, of around 20,000 at the time when publitn ceased. McKerrow and Mason met while workg at Gay News The news pag vered polics and non-polil news while regular ntributors provid ment and analysis. Capal Gay sponsored the London Lbian and Gay Swchboard and volved self events the wir gay muny London; s edorial le tend to be strong. It is creded by the Oxford English Dictnary wh beg the first publitn the world to e the term HIV, , wh the first regular lumn on AIDS the world beg wrten Capal Gay by Julian Meldm 1984. For some years, wh no reliable rmatn on the threat of AIDS publicly available the medil or natnal prs, Capal Gay wined s distributn to ver ci wh large gay populatns cludg Manchter and Brighton. Copi were sent by rail and distributed to lol clubs, bars and hotels by volunteers. * capital gay newspaper *
Capal Gay was a weekly ee gay newspaper published London found by Graham McKerrow and Michael Mason. McKerrow and Mason met while workg at Gay News[2] and signed Capal Gay as a plementary publitn. [2] Capal Gay had a shorter productn time of 24 hours, and me out more equently, every week, pared wh Gay News which was fortnightly and had an 11-day lead time between prt adle and s availabily.
[2] The aim was to provi a news service for London and Brighton particularly for ers of the growg mercial lbian and gay scene[2] and to provi a lk between the polil movement and the mercial scene and facilate swifter polil rpons by the LGBT movement than had prevly been possible. It is creded by the Oxford English Dictnary wh beg the first publitn the world to e the term HIV, (the send beg the ternatnal science journal Nature), [1][3] wh the first regular lumn on AIDS the world beg wrten Capal Gay by Julian Meldm 1984. For some years, wh no reliable rmatn on the threat of AIDS publicly available the medil or natnal prs, Capal Gay wined s distributn to ver ci wh large gay populatns cludg Manchter and Brighton.
Capal Gay was a ee, weekly London newspaper tablished by Graham McKerrow and Michael Mason. It was priced at 20p when first published but beme ee six months later, and went on to be Bra's longt-nng ee gay newspaper. On 26th June, 1981, Graham McKerrow and Michael Mason (a former director and news edor of Gay News) published the first issue of Capal Gay.
1981. CAPAL GAY
On 26th June, 1981, Graham McKerrow and Michael Mason (a former director and news edor of Gay News) published the first issue of Capal Gay. It was London's first cy-wi gay newspaper. The ee paper was published weekly and distributed through pubs, clubs, bookshops and other gay-iendly outlets. Dpe 's name, 's distributn area also * capital gay newspaper *
The ee paper was published weekly and distributed through pubs, clubs, bookshops and other gay-iendly outlets.
In April 1983, followg the llapse of Gay News – Bra’s only natnal gay and lbian publitn – Capal Gay announced would ‘temporarily’ extend ’s distributn area to selected gay clubs areas such as Nottgham, Manchter and Newstle. The aim was to provi an ’emergency’ news service until such tim as a new natnal gay and lbian publitn emerged. It never happened: ndidate publitns such as Gay Reporter, the New Gay News and (unsurprisgly) HIM magaze all tered exclively or predomantly to a gay male market.
FILE 18 - PRS CUTTGS - 'CAPAL GAY' (LGBTQ)
Prs cuttgs om var issu of Capal Gay magaze, verg many facets of LGBTQ+ cultural and social life London and the UK, cludg... * capital gay newspaper *
And so, July 1985, Capal Gay announced that was reluctantly endg s out-of-London distributn. The very fact that had extend s distributn the first place dited how different Capal Gay was om the other publitns of that perd. It actually sponsored London’s Lbian and Gay Swchboard and, wh the emergence of the HIV/AIDS crisis, ran the world’s first weekly lumn on AIDS, wrten by Julian Meldm.
As a rult of that lumn, Capal Gay is creded wh beg the first publitn the world to e the term HIV (so says the Oxford English Dictnary, no ls! Twisted Tori notwhstandg, Capal Gay enjoyed a relatively long life, foldg four days after ’s 14th anniversary, on June 30th 1995. Prs cuttgs om var issu of Capal Gay magaze, verg many facets of LGBTQ+ cultural and social life London and the UK, cludg Pri march, protts & monstratns, the bate around S&M and fetish gear, employment, hog and homelsns, HIV/AIDS, Sectn 28, polics, and related issu & events.
CELEBRATING GAY NEWS & CAPITAL GAY
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Jo queer performer and activist DAN DE LA MOTTE nversatn wh GAY NEWS foundg edor ANDREW LUMSDEN and CAPITAL GAY foundg edor GRAHAM MCKERROW at NEWINGTON GREEN MEETING HOUSE to memorate LGBT+ History Month 2023. In the 1970s and 1980s Bra’s leadg gay prs was Gay News and Capal Gay.
Gay News, a fortnightly newspaper the size of the morn Observer, was lnched 50 years ago on 22 June 1972 time for the first Pri march London and lasted until issue 263 April 1983. 40, you got 25, 000 words, cludg some by Blossom, a drag queen a Bounds Green north London gay mune.
Capal Gay (1981-1995) was started by Gay News reporters Michael Mason and Graham McKerrow to reach thoands of people g out and g the rapidly growg mercial pub and club scene but who were alienated om the polil movement.
1987. POLICS: CAPAL GAY OFFIC FIREBOMBED
Disver how love and the celebratn of human diversy has turned the ten stunng ci petors for the tle of the world's gay mec! * capital gay newspaper *
Anyone who doubts the level of homophobia generated by the Thatcher ernment’s Sectn 28 need only watch the followg short terview. In , Graham McKerrow, one of the founrs of London’s Capal Gay newspaper scrib the rpons to the firebombg of the paper’s offic December 1987.
WHERE IS THE GAY CAPAL OF THE WORLD? TEN FABULO CONTENRS… ?
OutSavvy - CELEBRATING: GAY NEWS & CAPITAL GAY - Monday 27th Febary 2023 at Newgton Green Meetg Hoe. Fd event and ticket rmatn for Queer Tours of London. * capital gay newspaper *
Only gay MP Chris Smh took up; but when he scribed Parliament Conservative MP Elae Kellett-Bowman exclaimed “Que right too!
CELEBRATING: GAY NEWS & CAPITAL GAY
LBGTQ travelers have so many credible statns to explore the days, wh gay culture beg mastream and many ci velopg vibrant gay muni.
HOW GAY NEWS PAVED THE WAY FOR LGBTQI+ JOURNALISM THE UK
When choosg the perfect travel statn, you may wonr where the gay pal of the world is. However, there are some ci that really stand out for their excg LGBTQ scen – here are the top 10 ntenrs for the ‘gay pal of the world’… no particular orr! And if you want to explore them more on your own, there are some wonrful gay tour pani to help wh that, or you uld always jt embrace solo travel!
Bangkok is often nsired one of the most gay-iendly ci southeast Asia, and has bee one of the top statns for gay travelers om around the world.
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After an exhilaratg night out, relax at the Chakran Sna or Babylon, two popular men’s hangouts that feature snas, gyms, and rtrants or check to a fabulo gay hotel.
You wouldn’t expect a cy Israel to have such a strong gay muny, as ’s surround by very nservative untri.
Over the past few s, hundreds of bs have opened up that are specifilly targeted toward the gay muny, so no matter what you want to do on your trip, you’ll feel right at home. A few of the most popular clu Shpagat and Mi Club, which are gay-iendly div, and Amazona Bar, which is a lbian mec. There are even a host of gay beach and gay ffee shops to explore as well.