Penny on Parade
Taylor, Penny / Mcknight, Gill
In 1971, teenager Penny Taylor ran away from home and straight into the British Army at Guildford, the training camp for women who wanted to be soldiers.Homosexuality had only just been decriminalized in England in 1967, and the first British gay pride rally was held in London in 1972, a year after Taylor joined the military. The UK's feminist movement still battled for reproductive rights, equal pay, and employment protections. This was the c...