David Blamires charts that history, from the publication of Towards a Quaker View of Sex in 1963 and the response it provoked, to the challenges in the lead-up to 2009 when same sex marriage was approved at YM. What emerges is a frank perspective on how small but committed groups of Quakers - their actions, meetings, publications and belief in equality - have contributed towards vast social change for gay rights in the UK.