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Attitudes to sex in the 1980s

The 70s 80s 90s Blog10 months ago10 months ago08 mins

Attitudes to sex in the 1980s were more liberal than is sometimes assumed. But the decade was very different from the liberated 1960s and rebellious 1970s. The AIDS pandemic and rise of political conservatism impacted how young people viewed sex. Despite a climate of fear and repression, a survey in 1986 had very surprising results….

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Women athletes accused of being men – a history

The 70s 80s 90s Blog2 years ago2 years ago16 mins

The Algerian female boxer Imane Khelif provoked howls of outrage when she won her boxing bout in under a minute at the Paris Olympics 2024 – with unfounded accusations that she wasn’t a biological woman. Once again, the whole issue of transgender athletes has divided opinion and created a social media storm. But this is…

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King’s Road Chelsea in 1981

The 70s 80s 90s Blog15 years ago4 years ago03 mins

In the early 1980s, the King’s Road in Chelsea was still a magnet for hipsters and partygoers before it lost its cool

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