This event has finished Took place on: Tuesday, 2nd Feb 2016

Free

This talk will look at the 1980s’ anti-gay ‘backlash’, using the astonishing testimonies of around 600 largely heterosexual Mass Observers writing in response to a directive issued on the AIDS crisis in 1987.

Speaker Matt Cook will explore the generational and geographical divisions that emerge through these testimonies, the near consensus on promiscuity, and the limited terms on which homosexuality was accepted.

In honour of LGBT History Month, we have organised a series of talks and workshops, throughout February, which will be looking at the creative and cultural impact that LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender) communities have had on the vast landscape of British history.

We run an exciting range of events and exhibitions on a wide variety of topics. For more details, visit nationalarchives.gov.uk/whatson.

Entrance to The National Archives is free and there is no need to book, see nationalarchives.gov.uk/visit for more information.

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This event has finished Took place on: Tuesday, 2nd Feb 2016

Free

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2016-02-02 2016-02-02 Europe/London Aids, The 80s And The Fate Of Permissiveness This talk will look at the 1980s’ anti-gay ‘backlash’, using the astonishing testimonies of around 600 largely heterosexual Mass Observers writing in response to a directive issued on the AIDS crisis in 1987. https://www.ianvisits.co.uk/calendar/2016/02/02/aids-the-80s-and-the-fate-of-permissiveness-83885 National Archives,Ruskin Avenue, Kew, Richmond, London,Kew,London