Scarborough

Scarborough is a seaside town in North Yorkshire. The Borough of Scarborough, formed in 1974, covers a wider area, including Whitby.

LGBT history
In 1976 the council refused to allow CHE to hold a conference in the town. CHE then campaigned for trade unions to boycott Scarborough as a conference centre, which is thought to have cost the town millions of pounds in lost business.

Scarborough Pride began in 2009 with a picnic attended by 150 people. In 2011, Scarborough Pride was a three-day event. In 2012 it is planned for the 1st of September.

The Gay Scarborough group dissolved itself in January 2012.

Yorkshire MESMAC operate LGBTQ youth groups in Scarborough and Selby.