Interview: Kevin Coleman, camp life in the early 1950s, Yellow Socks Club scandal, 42 year relationship with Keith Robinson. This interview contains adult content.

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Kevin Coleman's memories of the famous police blitz against Newcastle's homosexual men in 1952. The interviewer was John Witte. This interview contains adult content.

SummaryKevin talks about growing up in Newcastle as a young man and working as an apprentice at the Civic Railway Workshops. He met Keith Robinson, then a prominent businessman and they began a clandestine love affair. In 1952 the police began a witchhunt of the city's homosexuals which resulted in gaol sentences, bonds for some and others fleeing the city. Keith was charged but he fought the case and was found not guilty. Kevin joined Keith in Sydney after his apprenticeship and they lived as a couple until Keith's death in 1992.SubjectLGBTIcourtsarrestspolicedrag ballsgay menhomosexualitycampPersonKevin ColemanInterview logKevin Coleman: Interview logCreatorColeman, Kevin; Witte, JohnCollectionHunter Rainbow History GroupPlaceNewcastle, NSWCopyright Notice

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Date Created15 May 2017Identifier170515 Coleman_Kevin

170515 Coleman_Kevin edited.mp3

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Introduction. Early life in Adamstown NSW 604 secs
Discovering he was gay 170 secs
Meeting Keith Robinson 175 secs
The Newcastle NSW gay scene in the early 1950s 1050 secs
First encounter with police 230 secs
Keith Robinson's Menswear Store 695 secs
The Newcastle NSW gay scene 240 secs
The 1952 police blitz on Newcastle's homosexu... 195 secs
The Newcastle Vice Squad interview Kevin 510 secs
The impact of the police blitz on people's lives 695 secs
Kevin finishes his apprenticeship and joins K... 100 secs
National Service 330 secs
Life with Keith in Sydney 230 secs
Living in Brisbane and moving back to Sydney 275 secs
There mutual interests and social life 165 secs
The death of Keith 460 secs
Friends in Country Network and Kevin's new life 438 secs

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