Having just taken you through some of my travel experiences in Northern Europe in the 70s, now we’ll head south… Read more Onto Southern Europe and Gay/Nude Beaches
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First Forays into Europe
Having now settled into London, I yearned to get across the Channel to explore worlds I imagined filled with deep… Read more First Forays into Europe
Garry – A Lesson in Love
In my last post, I told you I was going to talk about Garry, a flatmate of ours from that… Read more Garry – A Lesson in Love
Off to Classes
It’s the beginning of October 1973 and time to start my PGCE (teacher training) program at University of London’s Institute… Read more Off to Classes
Starting a New Life in London – 1973
Here is my diary entry for my first day of my new life in London: August 29, 1973. “Land from… Read more Starting a New Life in London – 1973
How My Memorabilia Help Tell My Story
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
Berlin Walls & Boys: 1977 to 1992
Visiting Berlin as a queer young man in the 70s and 80s.
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
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
