John Lovatt on Operation Spanner  - The Fireside Chat Series
Channel: Fireside Chats with Douglas O'Keeffe
Date: 2020-05-29

John Lovatt was part of the legal defence team for the victims of Operation Spanner, and is one of the founders and a trustee of The Spanner Trust (http://www.spannertrust.org), which aims to decriminalise consensual BDSM and to defend the rights of consenting adults.

In this video, John talks about his involvement in the Operation Spanner defence team, why he thinks convictions were upheld, and how he thinks England and Europe have changed since the landmark case.


Inside Leather History: A Fireside Chat is produced by Douglas O’Keeffe and Mistress Joanne C. Gaddy (the “Producers”).The Chats seek to capture the memories, reflections, and experiences of leaders in the leather and/or LGBTQ communities. With a deep and heartfelt regard for the importance of our history, it is the intent of the Producers to collect, preserve, and appropriately share the stories of our forebears and others who have made significant contributions to the leather and/or LGBTQ communities. This is done through a series of recorded interviews.