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'''Louis Eakes''' was a leading member of the Young Liberals. He was arrested for importuning on [[Highbury Fields]] during a police entrapment exercise. He claimed that he was heterosexual, and had merely been asking someone for a light. The arrest provoked the [[Gay Liberation Front]]'s first ever demonstration, which took place at Highbury Fields on 27 November 1970.<ref>Lisa Power, [[No Bath but Plenty of Bubbles]], pp 28–31.</ref> | '''Louis Eakes''' was a leading member of the Young Liberals. He was arrested for importuning on [[Highbury Fields]] during a police entrapment exercise. He claimed that he was heterosexual, and had merely been asking someone for a light. The arrest provoked the [[Gay Liberation Front]]'s first ever demonstration, which took place at Highbury Fields on 27 November 1970.<ref>Lisa Power, [[No Bath but Plenty of Bubbles]], pp 28–31.</ref> | ||
| − | Louis Eakes died of an AIDS-related illness in the early 1990s.<ref>Lisa Power, [[No Bath but Plenty of Bubbles]], Appendix 4.</ref> | + | Louis Eakes died of an [[AIDS]]-related illness in the early 1990s.<ref>Lisa Power, [[No Bath but Plenty of Bubbles]], Appendix 4.</ref> |
==References== | ==References== | ||
Revision as of 12:24, 20 November 2013
Louis Eakes was a leading member of the Young Liberals. He was arrested for importuning on Highbury Fields during a police entrapment exercise. He claimed that he was heterosexual, and had merely been asking someone for a light. The arrest provoked the Gay Liberation Front's first ever demonstration, which took place at Highbury Fields on 27 November 1970.[1]
Louis Eakes died of an AIDS-related illness in the early 1990s.[2]
References
- ↑ Lisa Power, No Bath but Plenty of Bubbles, pp 28–31.
- ↑ Lisa Power, No Bath but Plenty of Bubbles, Appendix 4.
