An organiser of the LondonLesbian and Gay Pride march and festival from 1983 to 1991, she was a founder member of the London chapter of the Lesbian Avengers and of the LondonLesbian and GayCentre in the 1980s.
Outside her work in gay and women's politics, Alison Wheeler was an active member of the Liberal Democrats at a national level, as a vice-president of Delga and its Chair during 2004, and also serving on other Party organisations.
Born in Hemel Hempstead, Wheeler discovered an interest in computers, first on a Shorts' Valve-based Analogue computer at Apsley Grammar School, where she also taught a course in BASIC for the DEC PDP-10 and was taught music composition by Iris du Pré.
LondonLesbian and Gay Switchboard was founded on March 4th, 1974.
The LondonLesbian and Gay Switchboard is 30 years old this year, and some people are still trying to get through.
What started as an offshoot of several existing lesbian and gay organisations soon found itself at the forefront of the capitals emerging gay scene, when it began to operate from a cramped and dingy office above Housmans bookshop.
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