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Queer Britain: The Gay Community and the Straight Press

An evening event organised by the Lesbian and Gay Newsmedia Archive;

at The London Metropolitan Archives, 40, Northampton Road, LONDON EC1 0HB
[map]

was on Thursday 6 October 2005, from 7.15pm.

Speakers:

• Peter Tatchell: "Queer news through straight eyes - how the mainstream media filters news on LGBT issues"
  
• Sue Sanders: "The experience of LGBT history month at the hands of the straight press"



• Robert Thompson: "What a load of benders: the straight press does gay"

Many thanks to the following for listing this event:

Archives Awareness Campaign 2005 on www.archiveawareness.com

Archives Hub

Gay to Z

Ginger Beer

Rictor Norton's Queer History Links

queery.org.uk

Text by Robert Thompson
Updated: October 2005
Minor edits, December 2006