Handwritten notes on chronology of Peter Tatchell as Parliamentary candidate

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[February 1983]

Paul Thurlow was a volunteer on the Islington's Pride LGBTQ+ archives project at the Islington Local History Centre and later became a volunteer with the Islington Local History Centre. He is a long-term resident of Islington and an active member of the LGBTQ+ community having volunteered with many organisations including Gay Switchboard. He also actively participated in many events and activities.

Short hand-written note of key events in the saga of Peter Tatchell as the Parliamentary Candidate for Bermondsey Labour Party, from being selected by the local party in November 1981, to defeat in the by-election of February 1983. Initially the national Labour Party's refused to endorse him as the official candidate, on the grounds of his support for "extra-Parliamentary action". Peter Tatchell, despite having been an active member of the London Gay Liberation Front in the early 1970's, refused to answer questions about his sexuality, or declare his sexuality during this period.

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