Oral histories

Ric Sajor

Ric Sajor
Born in the US, Ric moved to Haringey in 1996 to live with his late partner Colin. They were together for 30 years and were also involved with Tottenham's Bruce Castle Museum.

Darryl Telles

Darryl is a lifelong Spurs fan and author of We're Queer and We Should Be Here: The pleasures and perils of being a gay football fan. He was also involved in Haringey LGBT+ activism in the 1980s.

Ric Sajor
Born in the US, Ric moved to Haringey in 1996 to live with his late partner Colin. They were together for 30 years and were also involved with Tottenham's Bruce Castle Museum.

Vince Gillespie
Vince was a prominent LGBT+ activist in Haringey and was the borough's first openly gay Labour Councillor. He is also a Spurs fan and met Darryl through the Gay Footballers Supporters' Network (GFSN).

Fraser Connell
Fraser lived in Haringey and was involved in LGBT+ activism in the borough in the 1980s. Fraser knew Vince from his LGBT+ activist work. Fraser was also part of the Gay Footballers Supporters' Network (GFSN). He got to know Vince more outside of politics, and also met Darryl, through GFSN.

Click on an image below to explore the person's histories and hear extracts from their oral history. Transcripts for all extracts will be available soon. Some key Haringey locations which come up in the interviews are Tottenham (N17) and Wood Green (N22). I plan to update this page with more oral histories after my MA, so please don't hesitate to get in touch if you'd like to contribute!

Haringey LGBT+ Histories

Oral histories

Ric Sajor

Ric Sajor
Born in the US, Ric moved to Haringey in 1996 to live with his late partner Colin. They were together for 30 years and were also involved with Tottenham's Bruce Castle Museum.

Darryl Telles

Ric Sajor
Born in the US, Ric moved to Haringey in 1996 to live with his late partner Colin. They were together for 30 years and were also involved with Tottenham's Bruce Castle Museum.

Vince Gillespie
Vince was a prominent LGBT+ activist in Haringey and was the borough's first openly gay Labour Councillor. He is also a Spurs fan and met Darryl through the Gay Footballers Supporters' Network (GFSN).

Margaret Allen

Oral histories

Ric Sajor

Ric Sajor Born in the US, Ric moved to Haringey in 1996 to live with his late partner Colin. They were together for 30 years and were also involved with Tottenham's Bruce Castle Museum.

Darryl Telles

Ric Sajor Born in the US, Ric moved to Haringey in 1996 to live with his late partner Colin. They were together for 30 years and were also involved with Tottenham's Bruce Castle Museum.

Vince Gillespie Vince was a prominent LGBT+ activist in Haringey and was the borough's first openly gay Labour Councillor. He is also a Spurs fan and met Darryl through the Gay Footballers Supporters' Network (GFSN).

Margaret Allen

Ric Sajor
Born in the US, Ric moved to Haringey in 1996 to live with his late partner Colin. They were together for 30 years and were also involved with Tottenham's Bruce Castle Museum.

Ric Sajor
Born in the US, Ric moved to Haringey in 1996 to live with his late partner Colin. They were together for 30 years and were also involved with Tottenham's Bruce Castle Museum.

Vince Gillespie
Vince was a prominent LGBT+ activist in Haringey and was the borough's first openly gay Labour Councillor. He is also a Spurs fan and met Darryl through the Gay Footballers Supporters' Network (GFSN).