Lavender Country: Patrick Haggerty’s transgressive queer music broke boundaries The late musician saw overdue appreciation for his bold, pioneering 70s gay country album when he was in his golden years The Guardian - UK · Nov 1, 2022
‘It feels amazing’: revellers young and old celebrate Pride in London The parade, celebrating its 50th anniversary, is led by the Gay Liberation Front, which organised the first UK protest in 1972 The Guardian - UK · Jul 2, 2022
Pride in London should return to radical roots, says Peter Tatchell Campaigner says 1972 march was about wider social change, not just equal rights for LGBTQ+ community The Guardian - UK · Jul 2, 2022
Pride Month: What happened at the Stonewall riots and how did they inspire the LGBT+ rights movement? Botched police raid on New York gay club and subsequent fightback by its patrons struck crucial blow for community and ultimately paved the way for annual celebrations around the world The Independent UK · Jul 1, 2022
Gay activist, 80, says first Pride march 50 years ago was 'all about openness' Andrew Lumsden had helped organise the UK’s first ever Pride march as a member of the Gay Liberation Front in 1972. He says the event was 'all about openness and revealing who you were' Daily Mirror · Jun 30, 2022
‘We danced naked in Hyde Park - and then changed the world’: the inside story of UK Pride, 50 years on Half a century after LGBTQ+ people marched through London for the first UK Pride, key players recall the fun, the fear, the fallout … and the paisley hot pants The Guardian - UK · Jun 25, 2022
Have you got Lesbian Fighting Song? The Pride anthems that time forgot From the glam-punk of Handbag to the ultra-camp Steve Elgin, award-winning gay music historian Darryl W Bullock picks out deep cuts to play at this year’s Pride celebrations The Guardian - UK · Jun 6, 2022
Lady Knight of Collingtree obituary Long-serving rightwing Conservative MP who promoted clause 28 and was a firm supporter of Margaret Thatcher The Guardian - UK · Apr 18, 2022