Errata
The following is a list of corrections to Amiable Warriors Volume One from the second impression onwards. The "Imp" column shows the Impression Number (see note) in which the item is corrected.
| Page | Ref | Original text | Corrected text | Imp | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ii | After list of works | Add new entries | The Keyhole (2017) Jekyll & Hyde (2020) A Gay Century – Cycle of chamber operas (in progress) |
6 | |||
| iii | Line 5 | A SPACE TO BREATHE, 1954–1973 | A SPACE TO BREATHE | 5 | |||
| iv | Line 3 | A Space to Breathe, 1954–1973 | A Space to Breathe | 5 | |||
| iv | Line 8 | 2015 | 2015–17 | 4 | |||
| 2015–22 | 6 | ||||||
| iv | Fifth line from bottom | 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 | 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 | 3 | |||
| 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 | 4 | ||||||
| 10 9 8 7 6 5 | 5 | ||||||
| 10 9 8 7 6 | 6 | ||||||
| iv | Third line from bottom | Berforts Information Press, King’s Lynn | CMP (UK) Limited, Poole | 4 | |||
| Print2Demand Ltd, Hastings | 5 | ||||||
| Print2Demand Ltd, Westoning | 6 | ||||||
| ix | 9 | Prince Desta, son of | Prince Amaha Desta, grandson of | 4 | |||
| ix | 9 | in 1937 | in 1937. The Emperor regularly gave out the school prizes on speech day. | 4 | |||
| ix | 11 | Earl Atlee | Earl Attlee | 3 | |||
| ix | 18 | Moxton Road | Moxley Road | 4 | |||
| x | Second paragraph from bottom | LGBT UK History Project (http://www.lgbthistoryuk.org) | UK LGBT Archive (http://www.lgbtarchive.uk, formerly the LGBT UK History Project) | 4 | |||
| xi | 1 | LGBT UK History Project ( File: | UK LGBT Archive (File: | 4 | |||
| xi | 10 | LGBT UK History Project | UK LGBT Archive | 4 | |||
| xi | 17 | LGBT UK History Project | UK LGBT Archive | 4 | |||
| xi | 21 | LGBT UK History Project | UK LGBT Archive | 4 | |||
| xi | 35 | Nottinghamshire | Nottinghamshire’s | 3 | |||
| xi | 46 | Lunch. | Lunch, 4 (December 1971). | 3 | |||
| xxiv | Fourteenth line from bottom | Only two people refused to be interviewed, Maureen Colqhoun and Babs Todd. | Only three people refused to be interviewed, Maureen Colqhoun, Babs Todd and David Starkey. | 3 | |||
| 7 | Third footnote | see the LGBT History Project wiki: www.lgbthistoryuk.org/index.php?title=William_II. | see the LGBT Archive wiki: www.lgbtarchive.uk/wiki/William_II. | 4 | |||
| 11 | Line 12 | ; a clampdown on cross-dressing | ; and a clampdown on cross-dressing | 3 | |||
| 13 | Line 16 | George Clancy | George Chauncey | 4 | |||
| 28 | Eighth line from bottom | Clement Atlee | Clement Attlee | 3 | |||
| 30 | Line 6 | The Albany in Piccadilly. | the historic Albany apartment block in Piccadilly. | 3 | |||
| 34 | Third footnote | Winsey | Wimsey | 4 | |||
| 64 | Line 5 | the first of no less than seven | the first of no fewer than seven | 3 | |||
| 66 | Fig. 9 caption | Prince Desta, son of | Prince Amaha Desta, grandson of | 4 | |||
| 66 | Fig. 9 caption | in 1937 | in 1937. The Emperor regularly gave out the school prizes on speech day. | 4 | |||
| 71 | Fig. 11 caption | Earl Atlee | Earl Attlee | 3 | |||
| 103 | Second footnote | Shepher's | Shepherd's | 3 | |||
| 106 | Line 9 | should bear in mind of | should bear in mind | 3 | |||
| 108 | Bottom paragraph | Commona | Commons | 4 | |||
| 112 | First line after heading | (real name Edgar Anthony Gartside Wright) | (real name Anthony Edgar Gartside Wright) | 3 | |||
| 113 | Second line after illustration | After a year or so he got a job in the Press Office of the British Iron and Steel Federation. This experience made him a very effective PR Officer for law reform, and taught him everything he ever learnt about lobbying Parliament. | He later had public relations jobs with the British Iron and Steel Federation. and the London Press Exchange. This experience made him a very effective PR Officer for law reform, and taught him much that was useful for lobbying Parliament. | 3 | |||
| 119 | Fig. 18 caption | Moxton Road | Moxley Road | 4 | |||
| 119 | Footnote | Peter Norman, who was to become convenor of Liverpool CHE, | [words deleted] | 4 | |||
| 155 | Line 19 | received royal assent on 28 July. | received royal assent on 27 July. | 3 | |||
| 163 | Second footnote | was the first Western solo artist to tour the Soviet Union. | became in 1958 the first British pianist to visit the USSR. | 4 | |||
| 225 | End of first quotation | 160. | .160 | 4 | |||
| 266 | Twelth line from bottom | Billington Express | Billingham Express | 6 | |||
| 289 | Twelth line from bottom | , where he worked as an architect, | [words deleted] | 4 | |||
| 330 | 50 | HCA/CHE/71. | HCA/CHE/70. | 4 | |||
| 330 | 52 | HCA/CHE/5/66. | HCA/CHE/5/65. | 4 | |||
| 332 | 118 | HCA/CHE/5/5/23. | HCA/CHE/5/55/23. | ||||
| 332 | 119 | 1974 | 1972 | 4 | |||
| 332 | 119 | HCA/CHE/5/5/28. | HCA/CHE/5/55/28. | 3 | |||
| 332 | 122 | ‘Dear Sir, | ‘Dear Sir’, | 3 | |||
| 338 | Line 3 | you always takes yourself with you. | you always take yourself with you. | 3 | |||
| 338 | Third line after heading | His shop was in Southampton Row, | His ‘Old Chelsea Wine Stores’ was in Lamb’s Conduit Street, | 4 | |||
| 355 | Line 1 | criminology | sociology | 4 | |||
| 364 | Thirteenth line from bottom | at a national council | at a party after a London CHE meeting | 4 | |||
| 397 | Line 2 | Add footnote after 'Peter Norman' | * Probably a mistake for John Saxby. | 4 | |||
| 406 | Line 14 | Peter Norman, local groups co-ordinator on the EC, | Michael Steed, CHE Treasurer, | 4 | |||
| 408 | Fourth line from bottom | a daytime clerk for International Telecoms. He became CHELIC manager in December 1972, when Brookfield’s head rolled and there was some further blood-letting. | a senior contract co-ordinator overseeing the installation of BT telephone exchanges. He became CHELIC manager in December 1972, when Brookfield’s head rolled. | 4 | |||
| 438 | Third footnote | The first Integroup was in Golders Green in 1970, the second in Lewisham in 1971. | The first Integroup was in Catford in 1970, the second in Golders Green in 1972. | 4 | |||
| 450 | Start of third paragraph | Groups 11 and 12 were formed in the autumn of 1971. The chairman of Group 12, Geoffrey Baggott, | Group 11 was formed in autumn 1971, Group 12 in early 1972. Group 12’s chairman, Geoffrey Baggott, | 3 | |||
| 450 | Two lines further down | not only chairman of Group 12, | not only chair of Group 12, | 3 | |||
| 453 | Second line after heading | Back in 1971 | Earlier in 1971 | 4 | |||
| 467 | Footnote | No copies of David is Homosexual appear to have survived. | After being lost for many years, a copy of David is Homosexual was located, and shown at the CHE Conference in 2018. | 6 | |||
| 483 | Sixth line from bottom | the national Gay Outdoor Club, which is still operational and, in 2014 has about 1,600 members. | the national Gay Outdoor Club, which in 2014 still had about 1,600 members. | 3 | |||
| 514 | Fourth line from bottom | 3 April 1972 | 3 May 1972 | 4 | |||
| 516 | Line 6 | the rise and fall of an upstart rival, and more radical, organisation, GLF, | the rise and fall of what many saw as an upstart rival, the more radical GLF, | 3 | |||
| 530 | 1953: Arts: 7 Sep | the most positive representtation | the most positive representation | 3 | |||
| 531 | 1953: Arts: 7 Sep | The occasional series continued | The occasional series continues | 3 | |||
| 533 | 1954: News: 19 Oct | He is Succeeded | He is succeeded | 3 | |||
| 533 | 1955: News: 19 Jan | Many a games evening organised by local CHE groups featured | Many a games evening organised by local CHE groups features | 3 | |||
| 536 | 1957: CHE, HLRS | Antony Grey called to the bar of the Middle Temple. | Antony Grey called to the bar at the Middle Temple. | 3 | |||
| 536 | 1957: News: 6 Jul | the Ed Sullivan show. | the Ed Sullivan Show. | 3 | |||
| 537 | 1957: News: 4 Dec | a debate in the House of Lords to ‘take note of’’ the Wolfenden Report. | a debate in the House of Lords to ‘take note’ of the Wolfenden Report. | 3 | |||
| 540 | 1959: Arts: March | Cliff Richard recorded the song in 1961. | Cliff Richard records the song in 1961. | 3 | |||
| 546 | 1963: Other Gay Events: 22 Jan | the Labour MP and former Party chairman | the trade unionist and former Labour Party chairman | 6 | |||
| 547 | 1964: Other: second item | `The BBC proves cowardly: | The BBC proves cowardly: | 3 | |||
| 548 | 1964: Other: Apr | April 1964: Arena 3 is started | April: Arena 3 is started | 3 | |||
| 548 | 1964: Other: Jul | in Bevan’s office at Westminster.). | in Bevan’s office at Westminster). | 3 | |||
| 561 | 1970: CHE, HLRS: Feb | First CHE local groups in West Midlands, Oxford, Bristol, Manchester and Sheffield | First CHE local groups in West Midlands, Bristol, Manchester and Sheffield | 3 | |||
| 565 | 1971: Other Gay Events: September | September: Members of CHE and GLF hold a joint fringe meeting at the Liberal Party Conference in Scarborough, organised by the CHE Vice Chair, Michael Steed, a prominent Liberal. At the meeting Bernard Greaves draws attention to the local police’s habit of spying on toilets and entrapment; as a result the Liberals vote to boycott Scarborough in future. | 15 September: CHE holds a Fringe Meeting at the Liberal Party Conference in Scarborough, at which a GLF speaker appears on the same platform. It is organised by CHE EC Member Michael Steed, a prominent Liberal. At the meeting Bernard Greaves draws attention to the local police habit of spying on toilets and entrapment. | 6 | |||
| 566 | 1971: Arts: 17 Dec | David Bowie releases Queen Bitch | David Bowie releases ‘Queen Bitch’ | 3 | |||
| 568 | 1972: News: 30 Jan | Internment withoutt trial | Internment without trial | 3 | |||
| 573 | Oxford University | Jun 70 | May 70 | 3 | |||
| 573 | Sheffield University Homophile Society | Winter 1970. | winter 1970. | 4 | |||
| 573 | NE Lancs | NE Lancs | North East Lancs | 3 | |||
| 573 | Waltham Forest | [converted to bold] | 3 | ||||
| 574 | London 5 | Became London Student Group, then Youth Group. | Became London Student Group. | 4 | |||
| 574 | S Essex | S Essex | South Essex | 3 | |||
| 574 | London Student Group | Students mainly at UCL; Changed name to CHE Youth Group Mar 1972. | Name change from London 5. Mainly UCL students; became CHE Youth Group Mar 1972. | 4 | |||
| 574 | S Herts | S Herts | South Herts | 3 | |||
| 574 | SW Hants | SW Hants | South West Hants | 3 | |||
| Also known as South Hants. | Or South Hants. Changed name to Southampton/ Bournemouth, then just Bournemouth. | 4 | |||||
| 575 | SW Wales | SW Wales | South West Wales | 3 | |||
| Snip-off from Bristol CHE. | Spin-off from Bristol CHE. | 4 | |||||
| 575 | Hampstead | Hampstead ... Also known as Hampstead & Kilburn, or Kilburn CHE. | Hampstead & Kilburn ... Also known as Hampstead CHE, or Kilburn CHE. | 3 | |||
| 575 | Kent Youth Group | Spin-off from E Kent group | Spin-off from East Kent group | 3 | |||
| 575 | Tunbridge Wells | Probably the group referred to as ‘West Kent’ in the May 1972 Broadsheet. | 4 | ||||
| 575 | Barking | Spin off from S. Essex | Spin off from South Essex | 3 | |||
| 575 | Portsmouth | Formed from SW Hants CHE. | Formed from South West Hants CHE. | 3 | |||
| 575 | E. Lancs | E. Lancs | East Lancs | 3 | |||
| 575 | W. Kent | W. Kent | West Kent | 3 | |||
| [item deleted] | 4 | ||||||
| 576 | Blackburn-Burnley | [item deleted] | 3 | ||||
| 576 | S. Durham/N. Yorkshire | S. Durham/N. Yorkshire | South Durham/North Yorkshire | 3 | |||
| 582 | [New entry] | Sagarin, Edward: see Cory, Donald Webster. | 3 | ||||
| 582 | Westwood, Gordon, | Westwood, Gordon, | Westwood, Gordon [Michael Schofield], | 3 | |||
| 583 | Line 2 | Add new line after 'Gilbert' | Note: as result of changes to the text, a small number of entries may now be located on a page slightly before or after the page number given. | 6 | |||
| 584 | Ayer, Professor Sir A. J. (Freddy): | quoted, 70fn, 131 + fn, 191 quoted, 163 |
quoted, 70fn, 131 + fn, 163, 191 | 3 | |||
| 584 | Baker, Roger | his background and career | background and career | 3 | |||
| 584 | Beaumont, Hugh ‘Binkie’, | Beaumont, Hugh ‘Binkie’, | Beaumont, Hugh (‘Binkie’), | 3 | |||
| 585 | Billington Express | Billington Express | Billingham Express | 6 | |||
| 585 | Bloxsidge, Robin | see also Baker, Roger | 3 | ||||
| 586 | Carpenter, Edward | cross-class conradeship | cross-class comradeship | 3 | |||
| 587 | CHE: Correspondence Club | Executive Committee minutes quoted, 324, 325 | 3 | ||||
| 587 | CHE: Executive Committee | and correspondence club issue, 322–8 minutes quoted, 324, 325 |
[deleted] | 3 | |||
| 589 | CHE: local groups in London by location/ title | Crouch End/Haringey CHE, 450, 457, 464 | Crouch End/Haringey, 450, 457, 464 | 3 | |||
| 589 | CHE: philosophy | 6s | 6 | 3 | |||
| 592 | Cowen, Ike | Cowen, Ike, | Cowen, Ike (Howard Edward Cowen), | 3 | |||
| 593 | Freud, Professor Dr Sigmund | see also Ellis, Havelock | 3 | ||||
| 593 | [New entry] | FRIEND, see gay counselling organisations: FRIEND | 3 | ||||
| 597 | Gosling, Ray | see also court cases against gay men; Esquire Clubs | see also court cases against gay men; Esquire Clubs; Horsfall, Allan | 3 | |||
| 597 | Grey, Anthony | and John Holland, | and John Holland (of MANDFHAB), | 3 | |||
| 597 | Grey, Anthony | and Michael Launder, 388–9 | and Michael Launder, 389–91 | 3 | |||
| 598 | Holland, John (of MANDFHAB | see also MANDFHAB | see also Grey, Antony; Horsfall, Allan; MANDFHAB | 3 | |||
| 600 | Horsfall, Allan | and John Holland, | and John Holland (of MANDFHAB), | 3 | |||
| 602 | Launder, Michael | see also Baker, Roger; Ryde, Tony | see also Baker, Roger; Grey, Antony; Ryde, Tony | 3 | |||
| 602 | Le Cheminant, Kaye, | Le Cheminant, Kaye, | le Cheminant, Kaye, | 3 | |||
| 604 | NCCL: Gay Subcommittee | 179 | 178–9 | 3 | |||
| 604 | NCCL | see also Grey, Antony | 3 | ||||
| 605 | NWHLRC | see also CHE; Esquire Clubs; HLRS | see also CHE; Esquire Clubs; HLRS; Horsfall, Allan | 3 | |||
| 606 | police | allegation, 229 | Angry Brigade allegation, 229 | 3 | |||
| 606 | prejudice | see also homophobic attitudes | see also discrimination; homophobic attitudes | 3 | |||
| 606 | Private Eye | 138 + fn, 263–4, 301 | 138 + fn, 186, 263–4, 301 | 3 | |||
| 609 | [New entry] | sodomy, see buggery | 3 | ||||
| 609 | [New entry] | Spartan Club, 445, 460 | 3 | ||||
| 610 | Swerdlow, Alan | see also Grey, Antony | 3 | ||||
| 610 | [New entry] | Thornton, Guy, 178–9 | 3 | ||||
| 610 | Todd, Babs | 492 | 491 | 3 | |||