This message is posted on behalf of the Lesbian and Gay Newsmedia Archive
which is housed at Middlesex University:
The Lesbian and Gay Newsmedia Archive presents an evening of presentations
and discussion
‘QUEER BRITAIN – THE GAY COMMUNITY AND THE STRAIGHT PRESS’
THURSDAY 6 OCTOBER 2005 – 7.15 pm
At the London Metropolitan Archives,
40 Northampton Road
London EC1
WITH PETER TATCHELL,
SUE SANDERS (from SCHOOLS OUT!) and ROBERT THOMPSON (from LAGNA)
TICKETS £5 (including refreshments) in advance from LAGNA
02084114933 or [log in to unmask]
To mark the end of LAGNA’s year-long Heritage Lottery Funded project, we
are staging a special event at the London Metropolitan Archives. Peter
Tatchell, who needs no introduction, will be talking on the
subject, ‘Queer News through Straight Eyes – How the mainstream media
filters news on LGBT issues’. With Peter’s huge experience of the press,
from Bermondsey onwards, this is definitely going to be both revealing and
challenging. Sue Sanders has been spearheading the campaign against
homophobia in schools for many years. She also co-ordinated the first ever
LGBT History Month in Ferbuary, and will share her insights into
the ‘straight’ press’s coverage of it (which ranged from the supportive
to the vitriolic). Robert Thompson is Outreach Officer at LAGNA and he
will give a presentation based on some of the 200,000 or so cuttings in
our collection. There will also be some discussion time so everyone can
have their say. We look forward to seeing you there.
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