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Britain’s first gay anthem? Why the UK’s pioneering LGBTQ+ protest band reunited


Written by members of the Gay Liberation Front in 1972, A Gay Song is a joyously defiant rallying cry. Artist Ian Giles explains why he persuaded its unruly creators to return to the studio

A film of the recording session, when the band reunited at RAK Studios in London, is currently screening at Southampton’s God’s House Tower, alongside wall hangingsby the artist. It is difficult not to be moved by the footage of the colourfully dressed members of Everyone Involved reuniting, now that their once fringe message of gay acceptance is mainstream.They seem like a group of friends who swap in-jokes and quickly slide back into their old dynamic, even though it’s been years since they last saw each other. Giles spoke to those involved, including editors Gert Jonkers and Jop van Bennekom, before sharing the transcripts of these interviews with a much younger group of gay men in London.

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