Interview with Brian, Kenny, Bob and Anonymous (part 2)
- Reference Number: DW-94/1/8/2
- Date: 2013
- Level: Piece
- Extent: 1 item
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Description: 0.10- Kenny (?) his son knows he?s gay, his son was also married to a woman, with two grown up sons but has recently had a civil partnership
2- Bob (?) hopes the marriage act will be a big step forward, but is unsure if it will pass
3- Talking about sex education
3.45- anon talks about section 28, couldn?t ask things, no information at school
4.45- late night gay films on channel 4 only positive things, everything else, schools, newspapers etc., all anti-gay
6.30- notes how nice it is to have fiction books with gay characters in them, expresses hope for the future
7.15- card shops not carrying civil partnership cards because they felt there?s no need or it
8- Talks about the origins of section 28 (book- Jenny lives with Eric and Martin)
10- Media representations- EastEnders, gay times TV, Victim (1961)
12.25- talks about Polari- a slang used as code by gay people, and its feature by Julian and Sandy in Round the Horn
12.40- feels like greater acceptance has also served to water down community spirit
13.40- talks about Mary Whitehouse
15.20- talks about censorship
17.30- anti section 28 protesters invading the BBC six o clock news ?and chained themselves to Nicholas Witchell who ended up sitting on a lesbian?
18.15- lord Montague sex party which was raided by police, one of the airmen there was a journalist, in court was proudly gay and he was interviewed for the Wolfenden report 1957, which suggested to the gov at that time that homosexuality should be decriminalised, took 10 years to do that. The Wolfenden report, about homosexuality and prostitution, as there were two women in the room when this was done, they couldn?t say the words homosexuality or prostitution
21.30- likens people reactions to coming out as if you were smoking e.g. ?if you get it you?re going to die?
21.50- AIDS campaign
- Access Status: Open
- Contact: Wolverhampton Archives, Wolverhampton Archives & Local Studies