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Cod Wars Turned Me Gay,
2022 from Pride50,
a series of 4 billboards heralding the 50th anniversary year of Gay Pride in the UK. Digital 48-sheet billboard, Lea Valley, London UK. Photographed by Yves Salmon, 24 January 2022. 'Cod Wars' broke out between Iceland and the UK in 1972 - the same year the UK's first Gay Pride march took place.
Cod Wars Turned Me Gay
tells the true-life story of one teenager's realisation of their gay identity, their erotic awakening triggered by scenes on TV of burly trawlermen in conflict over fishing rights.