INFORMATION
- Issue #2
- 10p
- 12 pages
- Undated. Approximate publication date: 1 June 1972
- Does the Law Tend to Deprave and Corrupt?
- The Gay News editorial collective: Richard Adams (Design); Martin Corbett; Ian Dunn (Scotland); Denis Lemon; Glenys Parry (Manchester); Doug Pollard; David Seligman; Jean-Claude Thevenin
- Gay News special friends: Roger Baker; Graham Chapman; John Chesterman; Lawrence Collinson; Martin Grant; Antony Grey; Julian D’ Grinspoon; Peter MacMillan; Suki J. Pitcher; Sylvia Room; Manus Sasokin; David Sherlock; Marc Fryd; Mike Winters
- Special thanks to: Andrew & Peter; Jane & Shaun; Richard & Norman; Ken & Allan; Michael, Angus & Ken and all the other Friends and Loved Ones.
- The mainstream newspapers have been discussing whether the Sexual Offences Act 1967, which partially decriminalised male homosexuality for over-21s in England and Wales, has gone far enough or too far. In Scotland, where homosexuality remains illegal, the question is whether it should be legalised or clamped down upon. Gay News also pays a visit to The Samaritans, to see if they are willing or able to offer help to LGBT+ people with mental health issues. The answer is not encouraging. The main feature is an interview by Denis Lemon with artist David Hockney; beginning in this edition is coverage of a group of radical feminists gatecrashing a party hosted by Spare Rib magazine, the effects of which would rumble on for the next couple of issues. Reviews include Frogs and The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars.
- “Gay News apologises for the fact that the second part of our VD feature is missing from this issue. Hopefully we will be printing it in issue No.3.”
- Het of the month: Barbara Cartland