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[[File:Alan Wakeman.jpg|thumb|Alan Wakeman]]'''Alan Wakeman''' (1936–2015) was a writer and gay activist. He was active in [[GLF]] and one of the founders of [[Gay Sweatshop]].
 
[[File:Alan Wakeman.jpg|thumb|Alan Wakeman]]'''Alan Wakeman''' (1936–2015) was a writer and gay activist. He was active in [[GLF]] and one of the founders of [[Gay Sweatshop]].
  
He was born in London and grew up in [[Coulsdon]], [[Surrey]].<ref>http://www.awakeman.co.uk/exit/biography.htm. Accessed: 2016-02-02. (Archived by WebCite® at http://www.webcitation.org/6f0T4xqAq)</ref>  
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He was born in [[Catford]], South London<ref>The Guardian obituary gives his place of birth as [[Ramsgate]], but his birth certificate shows his birthplace as 317 Brownhill Road [i.e. Catford], in the Sydenham registration district.</ref> and grew up in [[Coulsdon]], [[Surrey]].<ref>http://www.awakeman.co.uk/exit/biography.htm. Accessed: 2016-02-02. (Archived by WebCite® at http://www.webcitation.org/6f0T4xqAq)</ref>  
  
 
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Not to be confused with the jazz saxophonist of the same name.
Alan Wakeman
Alan Wakeman (1936–2015) was a writer and gay activist. He was active in GLF and one of the founders of Gay Sweatshop.

He was born in Catford, South London[1] and grew up in Coulsdon, Surrey.[2]

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References

  1. The Guardian obituary gives his place of birth as Ramsgate, but his birth certificate shows his birthplace as 317 Brownhill Road [i.e. Catford], in the Sydenham registration district.
  2. http://www.awakeman.co.uk/exit/biography.htm. Accessed: 2016-02-02. (Archived by WebCite® at http://www.webcitation.org/6f0T4xqAq)