Larry Kramer Dies Aged 84
Statement from Peter Tatchell,Director of the Peter Tatchell Foundation, who knew Larry Kramer “Larry Kramer was an inspiring playwright, author and pioneering campaigner on LGBT+ and HIV issues. He...
View ArticleDavid Mitchell
My friend David Mitchell, who has died aged 89 of Covid-19, was a music teacher, artist and activist and a champion of LGBTQ rights, disability rights and the rights of older people. Born in London to...
View ArticleTony Fenwick MBE – Obituary
Anthony (Tony) Fenwick, MBE (27th March 1960 – 8th July 2020) Tony Fenwick MBE, a lifelong trade unionist dedicated to education, justice for all and fair play for LGBT+ students and staff in schools,...
View ArticleGaby Charing
We sadly heard recently of the passing of Gaby Charing. Gaby was one of the founders of Southwark LGBT Network in 2002 and she and her partner Liz have been instrumental in the success of the Network...
View ArticleThe Lives Lost to Coronavirus
One of the biggest challenges of this unsettling time is the isolation we feel as we’re separated from friends and family, all the people for whom we care most deeply. But just being alone is only...
View ArticleChris Graham-Bell
GAY TIMES is sad to report the death of Chris Graham-Bell, the founder of GAY TIMES Magazine. Chris launched the magazine in 1974 when the rights of gay men and women were still being hard fought for,...
View ArticleIt’s a Sin: Remembering lost friends
By Ian Temple Russell T. Davies’ new five-part series It’s A Sin on Channel 4 has floored me. Not only does it portray London in the early 1980s for a gay man so accurately (helped with a nostalgic...
View ArticleTarlach Mac Niallais
Tarlach’s WayI am Brendan Nellis. I was born and bred in Belfast. I still live here. Tarlach was my brother, my confidante and my friend. On 1st April 2020 he died from Covid 19 complications. He was...
View ArticleLeslie Cohen
Lesbian icon and author Leslie Cohen has died. Cohen has long been a fixture of the New York City’s LGBTQ+ community. She was one of four women who opened Sahara, a legendary upscale women’s club, in...
View ArticleThomas Rodrigo
THOMAS RODRIGO (17th May 1957 – 19th August 2023) A personal message from Professor Dr Rainer Schulze (Professor (em) Modern European History, Department of History and Human Rights Centre, University...
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