Dale Wakefield (1941 - ) Equal rights activist

Born in Bishopston, Dale became an early activist on Bristol’s gay scene and in the Women’s Movement. In 1975 she helped establish Bristol Lesbian and Gay Switchboard. For three years volunteers ran it from her Totterdown home using her personal phone line. Over 38 years Switchboard supported and advised tens of thousands of gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender people, some in great distress.

Andy Foyle, historian © Chris Bahn Photography