Topics covered include appearance, passing, healthcare, transitioning, terminology, support groups, legislation, travel, and familial and romantic relationships. The zine presented poems, book reviews, personal stories, and articles that discuss many issues faced by the ‘gender community’ – people who identified as “crossdressers, transsexuals, and transgender”. The perpetrators, 19 year-old Anthony Miller and 16 year-old James Denovan, were known for targeting gay men cruising in the park. Perhaps the most infamous case occurred on Apwhen 48 year-old John Cremin was brutally murdered in a targeted attack. However, for this reason, Queen’s Park also became notorious for ‘gay bashing’, or people being attacked for their perceived sexuality. Whilst cruising continues to be a somewhat misunderstood and understudied topic, for much of its history in Queens Park, it was perhaps the only way that queer folk could openly and freely meet other queer folk homosexuality was illegal in Scotland until 1980. The activity in this area of Queen’s Park can be traced as far back as the 1880s (almost as old as the park in its modern form) through tracing police reports of sodomy in the area. These ash trees in the Northwest of the park that tumble down the hill to Pollokshaws Road was once known around the area as a hotspot for cruising.
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What at first glance may appear to just be a cluster of trees, actually represents a part of queer history of Govanhill. Yet if you continue turning, a somewhat forgotten history of Glasgow slides into view. The sweeping panorama, moving clockwise reveals Glasgow’s signifiers the moss green of Ben Lomond, Glasgow University’s gothic spire, Celtic Park and the lone turbine atop Cathkin Braes. The flagpole at the top of Queen’s Park is without a doubt the best view in Govanhill.