WHSmith Campaign
Peter Vetter trying to give a flyer to a member of the public
Richard McCance took part in Gents a play by Brixton Faeries about cottaging and was the chief officer in charge of the counselling group London Friend. His main claim to fame is as the first openly gay local councillor on Nottingham Council
Edwin Henshaw with his arm around Don Tyler
Brixton gays outside a branch of W H Smith in Streatham, South East London
Carried in a coffin to demonstrate censorship and the death of free speech
WHSmith banned Gay News for carrying an article and contact ads about pedophilia. No members of the public had complained about this and the decision was taken secretly behind closed doors. The Guardian newspaper also carried articles about pedophilia but did not suffer the same fate as Gay News. This constituted a huge act of censorship given the company had a near monopoly on the distribution of newspapers and magazines.