First lesbian kiss
1983
Inge was born in 1961, and went to Birmingham University from 79 – 83. She had her first lesbian kiss outside Gun Barrels pub (near University) on 17th June 1983. She was shocked, but it made sense of her previous life. She pondered for a year while coming to terms with her sexual identity. She didn’t tell anyone for a year as she was unsure of the response, but in 1984 first told a work colleague in the University Library who said ‘Oh fine’.
Contributed by: Inge Thornton, 46