McManus, Dennis

 

Dennis McManus (1945-)

Dennis recalls the ignorance and guilt surrounding homosexuality in the 1960s in Sydney and attending aversion therapy sessions. He describes beats in the western suburbs. When CAMP was set up in Balmain he and his partner attended meetings and later he was involved in Campus CAMP and Gay Liberation. He attended events involving Gay Liberation, including the protest at St Clement’s Church against Peter Bonsall-Boone’s sacking.

 

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MPride History GroupSydney University, Dr Wright-Short, aversion therapy, Dr Winifred Childs, CAMP, Campus CAMP, Gay Liberation, Beats, Glebe Society