Booan Temple
From QueerBio.com
Country
Great Britain
Birth - Death
Occupation
Activist
Description
LGBTQ activist who made headlines when she was part of a group of four lesbians who invaded the BBC newsroom to protest the passage of Section 28 (which prohibited the promotion of homosexuality) by the House of Lords (1988).
Further Reading/Research
- https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/mar/27/section-28-protesters-30-years-on-we-were-arrested-and-put-in-a-cell-up-by-big-ben
- https://www.bbc.com/news/av/stories-44212046/lesbian-protest-at-the-bbc
- https://attitude.co.uk/article/remembering-the-gay-activists-who-invaded-the-six-oclock-news-to-protest-section-28/17944/
