Homosexual passengers on board the Marchioness

Title

Homosexual passengers on board the Marchioness

Genre

Interview

TX Date

26 Aug 1989

Year of production

1989

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Duration

00:02:34

Description

Jenny Wilson of Stonewall on the warning sent to police after the Marchioness pleasure boat sank in the Thames that 120 homosexuals were on board. She says sexuality was irrelevant and dismisses the argument rescue workers were warned because of the AIDS risk. Male interviewer not identified. For AM programme.

Contributors

Jenny Wilson

Keywords

Accidents; Deaths; London; Police; Homosexuality; Rivers; River Thames; Boats; AIDS; Disasters (events); Rescue work; HIV; AM (radio programme); Marchioness; Bowbelle; Southwark Bridge; Marchioness disaster (1989)

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