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John Cocker
@CockerJon
half man half cocker spaniel.
Jan 25, 2021 • 12 tweets • 5 min read
One of the most important themes in #ItsASin was the fact they were breaking the law.

Age of consent was 21. Gay Threesomes were illegal. Gay sex outside the house was illegal. Having gay sex in a house where someone else was living was illegal. The fight for gay rights was therefore about achieving equity with straight folk.

We debated anyone, any time , anywhere. We needed to persuade, and for that we needed conversation

Trans rights are enshrined in the Equality Act 2010. So what rights don’t trans people have?
Jan 25, 2021 • 4 tweets • 2 min read
I lost 12 lovers in the 80s to AIDS.

To see a beautiful drama weaponised against the lesbians and gays who nursed my lovers makes me feel sick.

I know that sounds like I’m mewling about “literal violence” but I haven’t got through an episode of #ItsASin without crying. How fucking dare Michael, and Owen “Squealer” Jones use this brilliant drama to propagate their own misogyny rather than take a moment to remember the dead.

How fucking dare you, you utter bastards.
Jan 24, 2021 • 4 tweets • 2 min read
We live in a world where divisiveness over minor differences can take civilisation- straight into the horrible depths of humanity.

Here squealer demonstrates this. Weaponising an horrific tragedy he has no first hand knowledge of in order to scold women who disagree with him. Lesbians were gay men’s nurses. Watching history be rewritten while you still remember it, is a disconcerting experience

I never thought we would become one of those countries where science and history books are altered to suit politics