This post will be quite different from my previous ones – for better or worse – and that’s why I’m… Read more How My Memorabilia Help Tell My Story
Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, Laos 1973 – Part Two
Are you ready for the final post of my nostalgic ramblings as a gay 23 year old Canadian backpacking through… Read more Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, Laos 1973 – Part Two
Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, Laos 1973 – Part One
After my adventures in Indonesia with Teddy and the boys as outlined in my last post, I flew away to… Read more Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, Laos 1973 – Part One
The Next Stops: Bali and Java
The moment I stepped off the plane in Bali, Indonesia on June 2, 1973, I knew right away that I… Read more The Next Stops: Bali and Java
The Berlin Wall – Before and After
My last post, you may remember, was about my visits to my beloved city of Berlin back in the 70s,… Read more The Berlin Wall – Before and After
Berlin Walls & Boys: 1977 to 1992
Visiting Berlin as a queer young man in the 70s and 80s.
The First Stop: Portuguese Timor
If you’ve been following my story, you’ll know that it is now May 1973 and that I’m a Canadian who… Read more The First Stop: Portuguese Timor
Into the Australian Outback
First time to the Outback – Early 1973 Having lived in Sydney for most of 1972 by now, I couldn’t… Read more Into the Australian Outback
Bars, Beats, Bogs and Sex
“Sex is a revolutionary act” was one of the central political messages of Gay Liberation that I learned in Sydney… Read more Bars, Beats, Bogs and Sex
Living the Gay Liberation Life
In early 1972, I landed in Sydney from Canada just as the Gay Liberation Front (G.L.F.) was taking off and,… Read more Living the Gay Liberation Life
Money, Money, Money
Having arrived in Sydney from Canada in early 1972 as a 22 year old, I plunged right into the Gay… Read more Money, Money, Money
Sydney Gay Liberation Front Takes On the Anglican Church
My previous posts described how the burgeoning Sydney Gay Liberation Front – GLF – (of which I was a burgeoning… Read more Sydney Gay Liberation Front Takes On the Anglican Church
Out Of The Closets and Into The Streets
OK. I will confess that this “Come Out!” poster is not from Sydney where I was living at the time,… Read more Out Of The Closets and Into The Streets
Australia Made Me Very Gay
Of course, that’s not literally true, but almost. My 15 months in Australia from early 1972 certainly bumped me up… Read more Australia Made Me Very Gay
New Zealand: The Last Stop
It’s January 1972 and I’m now 22. About three months have passed since leaving Toronto on my way to Australia. … Read more New Zealand: The Last Stop
