Events tagged with "Birmingham Stop the Clause"
Birmingham Stop the Clause
Birmingham Stop the Clause was a political group set up in to campaign against Clause 28 in 1988. The group co-ordinated support for the anti clause rallies, such as the massive Clause 28 march in Manchester in February 1988 and in London in March 19...
Clause 28 (also known as Section 28) enacted
Section 28 of the Local Government Act (also known as Clause 28) became law on 24 May 1988 requiring that... 'A local government shall not intentionally promote homosexuality or publish material with the intention of promoting homosexuality' or 'prom...
Clause 28 Marches
Major rallies against Clause 28 were held in Manchester in February 1988 and in London in April 1988, with many people attending from Birmingham and the surrounding areas. Five coaches organised by Birmingham Stop the Clause group were filled and man...
Pink Picnic
Pink Picnic 2007 was organised by the Birmingham Pride Community Trust. The event was billed as an antidote to the commercialism of the current Birmingham Pride and called on members of the gay community to simply turn up to Cannon Hill Park and occu...
Memories tagged with "Birmingham Stop the Clause"
Galvanising community action against Clause 28
“I was very involved in Birmingham and Aston University Gay Societies; I and a woman, Rachel, decided we needed to do something about Clause 28, so we produced leaflets and on New Years Eve 1987 when it was going through Parliament, stood outside The...
Meeting at the Fountain
When The Fountain opened, Will attended political meetings there, around 1991. The meetings for Birmingham Stop the Clause were held in the backroom ‘the snug’. “It was interesting that not only gay men but lesbians were involved too.”...
Nearly arrested in Manchester, Feb 1988
“I’m particularly proud of nearly being arrested in Manchester, I was with the Birmingham Stop the Clause contingency and chanting ‘Two, four, six, eight, is that copper really straight?’ There were a few near arrest points on the march, including st...
Organising the first Pink Picnic
The Birmingham Stop the Clause group organised the first Pink Picnic, in Cannon Hill Park around 1991. “There was a circle of gay men and women, all with packed sandwiches and everyone got on.” ...