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Amiable Warriors: A History of the Campaign for Homosexual Equality
Amiable Warriors: A History of the Campaign for Homosexual Equality
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Length:
46 minutes
Released:
Jun 14, 2016
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
The Campaign for Homosexual Equality (CHE) is the oldest surviving LGBT organisation in the UK. With more than 150 local branches and over 6,000 members, it has grown from a small regional committee lobbying for law reform with local MPs, into Britain's largest democratic gay organisation.Playwright and journalist Peter Scott-Presland examines CHE's roots in Manchester, the traditions it grew out of, and the secret of its survival and ultimate success
Released:
Jun 14, 2016
Format:
Podcast episode
Titles in the series (100)
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