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Interview: Andrew and Bill Whitbread-Brown, Mr and Mrs White Trash, LGBTIQ life in the early 1990s and onwards,
Andrew and Bill Whitbread-Brown discuss their relationship, and their activism and LGBTIQ community involvement in '90s Newcastle and beyond. The interview was conducted by Kerry Bashford.
SummaryAndrew and Bill Whitbread-Brown, aka Mr and Mrs White Trash, became local identities in Newcastle in the '90s thanks to their tireless LGBTIQ and HIV/AIDS activism; their infamous cottage in Carrington called Trashlands, which became a defacto community drop-in centre; the historic NIB Health insurance case in which they achieved recognition of their family, and their ongoing commitment to marriage equality.SubjectAndrew Whitbread-BrownBill Whitbread-BrownNewcastle LGBTIQ community and sceneAIDS activismLGBTIQ historyNIB Health InsurancePersonWhitbread-Brown, AndrewWhitbread-Brown, BillCreatorKerry BashfordCollectionHunter Rainbow History GroupCopyright Notice© Andrew and Bill Whitbread-Brown
This interview can be used for study and research purposes .If you wish to reproduce the interview for any other purpose, you must obtain permission by contacting Hunter Rainbow History Group.
Date Created2017-02-05Identifier20170205_WhitbreadBrown_Andrew_Bill