Identity area
Reference code
GB 1534 CLCBLG/6/18
Title
Press cuttings - 'Capital Gay' (LGBTQ)
Date(s)
- c.1984-1989 (Creation)
Level of description
File
Extent and medium
1 file.
Context area
Name of creator
(1981-1995)
Administrative history
Capital Gay was a free, weekly London newspaper established by Graham McKerrow and Michael Mason. It was priced at 20p when first published but became free six months later, and went on to be Britain's longest-running free gay newspaper. It was initially distributed only in London but was later also distributed in Brighton. Its readership eventually grew to around 20,000.
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Scope and content
Press cuttings from various issues of Capital Gay magazine, covering many facets of LGBTQ+ cultural and social life in London and the UK, including Pride marches, protests & demonstrations, the debate around S&M and fetish gear, employment, housing and homelessness, HIV/AIDS, Section 28, politics, and related issues & events.
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Accruals
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Conditions governing access
Open for consultation.
Conditions governing reproduction
Language of material
- English
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Description control area
Description identifier
CLCBLG 6/18
Institution identifier
GB 1534
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Status
Draft
Level of detail
Partial
Dates of creation revision deletion
Created Summer 2021
Language(s)
- English