General   (General discussion, talk about anything.)

Thanks cheshirecat,
It is nice to hear that you were open and welcoming. Many of us suffered verbal abuse and even violence. I guess we were people who didn’t fit in with the expected lifestyle and dress style. Maybe people were frightened of the peaceful revolution. I could go into most pubs but was refused to be served in the Crawford Arms at Red Rock back in 74 because of my appearance. I was continually challenged on the length of my hair with reference to being ‘lousy’, dirty, full of nits (headlice). Nothing could be further from the truth as I washed my hair religiously every day! I was also called a ‘queer’, a ‘fairy’ or comments to effect that ‘something was wrong with me’.
Apart from the Indian and Chinese restaurants in Wigan which welcomed me with open arms, I was refused entrance into most of the ‘English’ restaurants. As for night clubs it was only the King of Clubs that accepted me.
I would like to think that those days are over, but I’m aware that Goths, Emos and the like still suffer from excessive discrimination. It’s rather sad.