Events tagged with "In The Pink"
Gay, Lesbian and Womens press and publications
Over the years numerous national and local publications have come and gone which are produced by, and aimed at lesbians, gay men, and women (in the context of the Women's Liberation Movement). These have often been an invaluable source of informatio...
OUTburst
OUTburst was a short lived Birmingham based gay newspaper, set up after the demise of 'In The Pink'. ...
Memories tagged with "In The Pink"
Cottage Con Cop
The following article from 'In The Pink', published in March 1990, highlights the risks taken by gay men who cottaged. This article discusses a man pretending to be a policeman and preying on vulnerable men for financial and sexual gain.COTTAGE CON C...
Editing In The Pink
Lyn became involved in producing the Lesbian and Gay Community Centre’s newsletters. “They published a newsletter to update members about fundraising and so on and they used to have a Roneo duplicator, to run off a thousand or so copies - some were d...
Gay Demo Arrests December 1986
The following article from 'In The Pink', January 1987, details the actions taken by the police towards The Wombourne 12. The group of young gays and lesbians were peacefully demonstrating against the remarks of councillor William Frank Brownhill who...
Misleading AIDS leaflets
The following article from 'In The Pink', April 1989 highlights the anti-gay prejudice and misinformation around HIV/AIDS in the late 1980s, even from statutory bodies such as Birmingham City Council.WARNING : These leaflets may damage your healthTwo...
Pretty Police Score Again
These front two page articles from 'In The Pink' published in August 1989, highlight the level of police activity against gay men who were Cottaging.PRETTY POLICE SCORE AGAIN!Five men have received fines of £250 (plus costs of £25) at Seisdon magistr...