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Donna Summer December 31, 1948 – May 17, 2012

Posted on: May 18th, 2012 by History Month
Troubled and occasionally troubling electronic disco diva Donna Summer has died at the age of 63. Whether or not she made that alleged statement about victims of AIDS, she performed free at concerts for the Elton John AIDS Foundation. Either way she’ll be remembered best for the classic I...

Veteran gay Campaigner Frank Kameny Dies

Posted on: October 12th, 2011 by History Month
Frank Kameny, who was sacked for being openly gay in 1957 and took to the streets from 1965 – four years before the Stonewall Riots and a decade before gay liberation supposedly began, has died aged 86. To read the Equality Forum obituary go here

Arthur Evans Dies aged 69

Posted on: September 18th, 2011 by History Month
Veteran Gay rights and anti-AIDS activist Arthur Evans has died after a heart attack aged 69. A participant in the Stonewall Riots, Evans went on to join the Gay Liberation Front after 1969, although he left later as he felt the organisation was watering down the cause by taking...

Helen Lowe

Posted on: August 27th, 2011 by History Month
Lesbian feminist campaigner and advocate of direct action Helen Lowe has died aged 67. To read the obituary of this remarkable woman by her partner Judy Greenway, published in The Guardian, click here

Margaret Beswick

Posted on: May 24th, 2011 by History Month
Margaret Beswick, lesbian, LGF and Fflag member who died on the 27th April, 2011, is remembered here

Paul Patrick

Posted on: May 22nd, 2011 by History Month
May 22nd marked the 3rd anniversary of the death of Paul Patrick, co-founder of LGBT History Month. To read his obituary, go here

Memorial Event

Posted on: May 15th, 2011 by History Month
Memorial Celebration for Vijayatara AKA Sharon Smith - Saturday May 28, 2011 Memorial Celebration for Vijayatara AKA Sharon Smith - July 1, 1961 to March 13, 2011 2 to 6 pm. Stoke Newington West Reservoir Centre Green Lanes, N4 2HA This is an opportunity for all who knew Vijayatara...
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Dorothy Thompson

Posted on: March 20th, 2011 by History Month
obituary of Historian

Paul Patrick

Posted on: March 14th, 2011 by History Month
Obituary of Paul Patrick, teacher and speaker, theatre practitioner and one of the country's leading activists on lesbian, gay, bi-sexual and trans issues.
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Nancy Duiguid

Posted on: March 14th, 2011 by History Month
Obituary of Nancy Diuguid; actor, writer, director.
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Jo Campling

Posted on: March 14th, 2011 by History Month
Obituary of one of the disabled people's movement's earliest and staunchest allies and supporters.
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Paul Wilde

Posted on: March 14th, 2011 by History Month
Obituary of Paul Wilde one of the founders of the Gay Business Association

Barbara Gittings

Posted on: March 14th, 2011 by History Month
Obituary of Barbara Gittings, a seminal gay activist
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