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It became apparent to some lesbian & gay persons that aspects of Cornwall's LGBT social, gay health, equality & campaigning history were being re-written. Certain inconvenient truths about Cornish LGBT life of the late C20th & early C21st were being airbrushed out & erased entirely by those now in control & running the 'official'? recording of Cornwall's LGBT history. 'One Queer Gay Life' is a referenced record drawn from the Sprocket Trust small archive (press cuttings, documents, letters, photos, publications, etc.) of aspects of LGBT life in Cornwall others might prefer you simply did not know.

Sunday 12 April 2015

1996 - Cornwall Gay Discrimination Ombudsman Inquiry

1996 - Cornwall  Gay Discrimination
OMBUDSMAN INQUIRY
 
 
 
May 1996 Lidbury & Smith won an Ombudsman Inquiry & compensation against Kerrier
District Council for maladministration for failing to comply with housing benefit regulations
to Andrew, who was gay & terminally ill with HIV/AIDS.
 
May 1996: National LGBT Pink Paper Article 'Tin Pot Council'
May 1996: Camborne Packet 'Council pays for delays...'
May 1996: West Briton 'Council should pay..'
May 1996: Packet Newspapers  'Council pays up..'
 
Lidbury despite caring for & living with his partner Andy for seven & a half years Lidbury is
NOT HIV+ (2015).
           
              NB: This is contrary to speculation & rumor actively encouraged in 2004 by homophobic police like Detective Constable Scott & Inspector Bolt of Devon & Cornwall about Lidbury's HIV- status.
 
May 1995: Lidbury arranged for a star in the Cygnus constellation to be named after his partner Andy
May 95: Sunday Independent Newspaper 'AIDS man gets star tribute' 
 
CORNWALL HIV/AIDS CONTROL ACT
Lidbury obtained a copy of the Cornwall & Isles of Scilly Health Authority HIV/AIDS control Act Report a statutory document.  There were three facts that stood out to Lidbury:-
 
  • A ring fenced Cornwall HIV/AIDS prevention, care treatment budget of £600,000/yr
 
  • 71% of known cases of HIV in Cornwall were amongst men who had sex with men
 
  • Only £3,000 of the £600,000 Cornwall HIV/AIDS budget was spent on HIV preventative
       work on Men who had sex with men (0.5% of HIV/AIDS budget)
 
Lidbury reacted & drew an HIV/AIDS cartoon for the ICT & then went to town:-
 
Sept 95   West Briton '24 die from AIDS'
Oct 95    West Briton 'Why were we not invited to AIDS day'
 
Jan 96    West Briton 'Aids allegation'
Jan 96    West Briton 'Were treated as 2nd class'
Feb 96   Western Morning News 'Frontline Fight...'
Feb 96   Western Morning News 'Gays strike back'
 
Sept 96  West Briton Sept  'Inquiry into claims'
Nov 96   Positive Nation 'Fear and loathing on the English riviera'
Dec 96   West Briton 'Delay in spending AIDS cash'
 
 
Other HIV stuff:-  Cornwall Gay Health
 
NB: If you have concerns regarding HIV/AIDS or your sexual health in Cornwall 
KPS              Kernow Positive Support
GU Clinics   RCH Opening Hours 
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