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Brian Paddick speaking at gay society

3:10pm Friday 5th September 2008 in


Former London Mayor candidate Brian Paddick is one of a number of high profile gay speakers expected at a series of talks in Croydon.

Mr Paddick, once the highest ranking out gay officer in the country, will be talking about his experiences at a talk organised by Croydon Area Gay Society (CAGS) on October 7.

Following that, on December 2, the speakers will be Allan Horsfall and Ray Gosling.

Ray Gosling is a well known radio and television journalist, and Allan Horsfall was one of the founders of the group that became the Campaign for Homosexual Equality.

Both have been campaigning for gay rights for well over 40 years, and continue their work on behalf of gay people to this day.

And on February 3 next year, Angela Mason OBE, once a radical campaigner and lesbian mother, later head of the Stonewall gay lobbying group, and currently a national government advisor on diversity and equality, will talk from her experience both inside and outside the establishment.

The meetings are free and open to all.

They are being held at 8 pm on the first Tuesday of alternate months, at the Brief pub in George Street, Croydon.

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Comments(20)

NastyMrTom says...
4:33pm Fri 5 Sep 08

Mr Paddick is a highly principled and caring fellow I'm sure his speech will be very interesting.
See you there scoffer !!

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scoffer says...
6:44pm Fri 5 Sep 08

How did I know you'd attempt to drag my name into this little thread eh ? eh ? Huh!! it won't work Tom!! I'll scoff you up like a portion of cod 'n' chips on a friday without even trying!! rofl!!

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ANNE GILES says...
7:44pm Sat 6 Sep 08

Why does that man think you will be there, scoffer?? What does rofl mean anyway?? :)

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scoffer says...
10:20am Sun 7 Sep 08

Anne sabe que ? Tango pieles mas que un espanol de cebolla!! para que Tom puede ir chupar la polla de todo lo que cuidado!! rofl!!

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ANNE GILES says...
8:12pm Sun 7 Sep 08

Muy bien!!

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Brian Sewer says...
8:57pm Sun 7 Sep 08

He is another bell end who took the met for loads of compo

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NastyMrTom says...
11:28am Mon 8 Sep 08

scoffer wrote:
How did I know you'd attempt to drag my name into this little thread eh ? eh ? Huh!! it won't work Tom!! I'll scoff you up like a portion of cod 'n' chips on a friday without even trying!! rofl!!
Are you coming on to me here Scoffer ... I don't think we're suited do you ?

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NastyMrTom says...
11:31am Mon 8 Sep 08

scoffer wrote:
Anne sabe que ? Tango pieles mas que un espanol de cebolla!! para que Tom puede ir chupar la polla de todo lo que cuidado!! rofl!!
there really is no need for toilet talk in any language (however badly written).... shame on you.

Oye, antes de escribir tonterias hay que hablar la lengua


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scoffer says...
11:56am Mon 8 Sep 08

No i'm not your type Tom... best of luck at your gay meeting!! I hope you meet someone and live happily ever after!! rofl!! and as for the lingo - you understood most of it, so I must be doing something right... I thought your attempts to contribute to the news articles were... predictable!!

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NastyMrTom says...
12:17pm Mon 8 Sep 08

Predictable is an improvement on Plebeian , I'm going up in your opinions Scoffer.

Can I ask about this onion metaphor you keep using ? I think you're trying to convey a point that your thick skinned and therefore able to accept criticism etc. To refer to yourself as having many skins is a suggestion that you're a complex character or the like which I don't think is true or is what you're trying to say is it ?

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scoffer says...
1:55pm Mon 8 Sep 08

Tom... ? I'm not here to administer some on-line therapy to those who: A) Don't know me B) Try to think for me C) Act strange once they sit in front of a keyboard!!... I'm in the middle of working at home - I just havn't the time to deal with your "problems" go and speak to Anne when she returns from Tossa or wherever she's gone to... getting back to the real world... does anyone know how to wire up a 2 way staircase switch ? I've removed the top landing switch - but forgot to make a note of the connections!! Arrgh!!

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NastyMrTom says...
2:21pm Mon 8 Sep 08

we'll never know the answer to this enigma then. I really was only trying to help out a clearly confused individual. I do feel like we're getting closer though , don't you ?

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scoffer says...
2:42pm Mon 8 Sep 08

Arr... yes 'confused' - you mean like calling yourself 'nasty' then trying to be nice ? ...yep... that's it Tom... you're on the right track this time!! rofl!!

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NastyMrTom says...
2:48pm Mon 8 Sep 08

I didn't realise that there was a rule for living up to your username ... this is all so new to me. You've missed a couple of things from your name then surely ?

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Brian Sewer says...
5:09pm Mon 8 Sep 08

Nasty Mr.Toms not nasty at all,just a big fluffy **** cat

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NastyMrTom says...
5:39pm Mon 8 Sep 08

Cheers Brian !!

I'm not too sure what the asterisks represent but I'm pretty sure it's something cool.

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scoffer says...
6:22pm Mon 8 Sep 08

Nasty Tom has pulled!! rofl!!

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Brian Sewer says...
7:04pm Mon 8 Sep 08

Mr Toms not nasty at all,just a big p.u.s.s.y. cat is that better?

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NastyMrTom says...
11:36am Tue 9 Sep 08

Sorry Brian I think you're making scoffer jealous

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ANNE GILES says...
3:49pm Thu 11 Sep 08

NastyMrTom wrote:
scoffer wrote:Anne sabe que ? Tango pieles mas que un espanol de cebolla!! para que Tom puede ir chupar la polla de todo lo que cuidado!! rofl!!there really is no need for toilet talk in any language (however badly written).... shame on you. Oye, antes de escribir tonterias hay que hablar la lengua
Exacto. Bueno - ya volvi de mis vacaciones en Playa San Juan, Alicante.

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