Grim times for LGBT people in the 1980s
Margaret Thatcher is sometimes presented as a gay icon, but in the 1980s she led an onslaught on LGBT rights at the height of the HIV crisis
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Iran and the Left – reaction to Khomeini
In 1979, the Left in Iran and the UK condemned the seizure of power by Khomeini and the clergy but since then, attitudes seem to have regrettably shifted
Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark – and an 80s womens group
Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark – and an 80s womens group at Liverpool University