Rights & Activism
Explore objects, stories and blogs linked to London’s history as a place of protest, and its many communities’ struggles for their rights.
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The Backstreet: London’s iconic men-only leather bar
For 37 years, The Backstreet was an iconic part of London’s leather and gay bar scene
Rights & Activism
Rights & Activism
The Grunwick strike, 1976–1978
One of the defining industrial disputes of the 1970s happened in a north-west London suburb
Love, Sex & Relationships
Love, Sex & Relationships
The toilet photos that saved gay men on trial
Fighting the prosecution of gay encounters in the 1980s and 1990s
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