Events tagged with "Zap"
Gay, Lesbian and Womens press and publications
Over the years numerous national and local publications have come and gone which are produced by, and aimed at lesbians, gay men, and women (in the context of the Women's Liberation Movement). These have often been an invaluable source of informatio...
Zap published 1978
The first edition of Zap was printed in July/August 1978 and available at a cost of 20p. The editorial committee was Helen Rose, Neil Matthews, Pete Kirby and Steve Ewart, who also contributed some of the articles, along with copies of articles from ...
Memories tagged with "Zap"
80s and early 90s publications
"There were no other commercial or non commercial publications in Birmingham in the mid 1980s although the The Pink Paper started shortly after. Birmingham Friend and CHE had each produced newsletters as had the Metropolitan Community Church but thes...
Birmingham activists just changed hats, 1970s
Betty: “In the ‘70’s, the Gay Community Centre started, but also the Peace Centre, and GLF (Gay Liberation Front). Around that time a mixture of gay and lesbian people including Pete Kirby and Helen Rose put on a musical starting with the song “There...
Greyhound Women Fight Back
WOMEN FIGHT BACK – article in ‘Zap’, Issue 1, July 1978 by Helen Rose It was a good night, at the Greyhound, 40 women together, all in high spirits, talking, laughing, joking. One or two new, but most knowing each other. That sort of unhassled atmosp...