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	[[Civil partnership]]s were granted for homosexual couples in the UK in late 2005 and Northamptonshire registered 37 civil partnerships around the county within the first 5 weeks of its legislation.<ref>http://www.pinknews.co.uk/2006/02/22/three-and-a-half-thousand-english-gay-couples-tie-the-knot/</ref> The first civil partnership registered in Northamptonshire was between Lesley Carroll and Lorraine Warwick, a lesbian couple from Kingsthorpe, on 5 December 2005 at The Guildhall.<ref>http://www.northamptonchron.co.uk/news/features/first-gay-couples-signing-up-for-same-sex-nuptials-1-882084</ref> In 2006, Northampton LGB People's Forum held one of the first Civil Partnerships and Weddings Fairs in the UK at the town's Guildhall in partnership with the NLGBA, helping to develop the first Northamptonshire directory of LGB-friendly providers and prompting some local businesses to proactively reach out to LGB customers soon after the introduction of civil partnerships.<ref>http://www.northamptonchron.co.uk/news/features/wedding-show-for-gay-couples-1-910274</ref> Previously, from 2003, Northamptonshire County Council had granted "commitment ceremonies" for gay and lesbian couples in Northamptonshire who were prevented by law of taking the the official route of marriage to cement their relationship. These ceremonies could be held in register offices, civic buildings and approved venues such as stately homes and hotels, and each couple was allowed their own personal programme at their ceremony, which cultimated in the signing of a souvenir certificate.<ref>http://www.northamptonchron.co.uk/news/local/ceremony-for-gay-couples-1-889318</ref> At the 2011 census, 284 people in Northampton were registered in a civil partnership.<ref>http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadTableView.do?a=7&b=6275190&c=NORTHAMPTON&d=13&e=62&g=6451666&i=1001x1003x1032x1004&o=362&m=0&r=1&s=1436874810119&enc=1&dsFamilyId=2475</ref>		[[Civil partnership]]s were granted for homosexual couples in the UK in late 2005 and Northamptonshire registered 37 civil partnerships around the county within the first 5 weeks of its legislation.<ref>http://www.pinknews.co.uk/2006/02/22/three-and-a-half-thousand-english-gay-couples-tie-the-knot/</ref> The first civil partnership registered in Northamptonshire was between Lesley Carroll and Lorraine Warwick, a lesbian couple from Kingsthorpe, on 5 December 2005 at The Guildhall.<ref>http://www.northamptonchron.co.uk/news/features/first-gay-couples-signing-up-for-same-sex-nuptials-1-882084</ref> In 2006, Northampton LGB People's Forum held one of the first Civil Partnerships and Weddings Fairs in the UK at the town's Guildhall in partnership with the NLGBA, helping to develop the first Northamptonshire directory of LGB-friendly providers and prompting some local businesses to proactively reach out to LGB customers soon after the introduction of civil partnerships.<ref>http://www.northamptonchron.co.uk/news/features/wedding-show-for-gay-couples-1-910274</ref> Previously, from 2003, Northamptonshire County Council had granted "commitment ceremonies" for gay and lesbian couples in Northamptonshire who were prevented by law of taking the the official route of marriage to cement their relationship. These ceremonies could be held in register offices, civic buildings and approved venues such as stately homes and hotels, and each couple was allowed their own personal programme at their ceremony, which cultimated in the signing of a souvenir certificate.<ref>http://www.northamptonchron.co.uk/news/local/ceremony-for-gay-couples-1-889318</ref> At the 2011 census, 284 people in Northampton were registered in a civil partnership.<ref>http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadTableView.do?a=7&b=6275190&c=NORTHAMPTON&d=13&e=62&g=6451666&i=1001x1003x1032x1004&o=362&m=0&r=1&s=1436874810119&enc=1&dsFamilyId=2475</ref>

	2005 also saw the release of the popular Golden Globe-nominated film ''Kinky Boots'', which celebrates Northampton's famous shoe industry alongside the LGBT community by telling the true story of one man's revival of his failing family shoe firm by finding inspiration in an exotic drag queen.<ref>http://www.guardian.co.uk/film/2005/sep/30/1</ref> A musical theatre adaptation ~~of the film~~, maintaining its Northampton backdrop, premiered on Broadway in 2013 and ~~was nominated for 13 Tony Awards~~. In 2005, Northampton was also one of the stops for the 19th London Lesbian and Gay Film Festival on Tour, which brought a number of various LGBT-related films to the Forum Cinema.<ref>http://www.northamptonboroughcouncil.com/councillors/documents/s5490/LGBFORUMCINEMA.pdf</ref>		2005 also saw the release of the popular Golden Globe-nominated film ''Kinky Boots'', which celebrates Northampton's famous shoe industry alongside the LGBT community by telling the true story of one man's revival of his failing family shoe firm by finding inspiration in an exotic drag queen.<ref>http://www.guardian.co.uk/film/2005/sep/30/1</ref> A musical theatre adaptation, maintaining its Northampton backdrop, premiered on Broadway in 2013 and transferred to the West End in 2015, enjoying critical and commercial success on both stages. In 2005, Northampton was also one of the stops for the 19th London Lesbian and Gay Film Festival on Tour, which brought a number of various LGBT-related films to the Forum Cinema.<ref>http://www.northamptonboroughcouncil.com/councillors/documents/s5490/LGBFORUMCINEMA.pdf</ref>

	In 2006, Northampton's LGBT community stood in shock after the death of Michael Fardon in a homophobic attack where he was hit in the head and then thrown down a concrete stairwell.<ref name="bbcattack">http://www.bbc.co.uk/northamptonshire/content/articles/2007/07/27/sisters_tribute_to_murdered_brother_feature.shtml</ref> He was found dead on College Street on 14 July 2006, a week after last being seen alive socialising at The Boston.<ref>http://www.northamptonchron.co.uk/news/features/gay-community-shock-after-murder-of-friend-1-911444</ref> The bar held a tribute evening two weeks after Fardon was last seen alive, where friends lit candles in his memory and a held a two-minute silence at midnight. His attacker, James Hyland, who had attacked another man in the bar two weeks prior to this incident, was jailed for life.<ref name="bbcattack"/> Between 2006 and 2007, the Northamptonshire Police Hate Crimes Unit investigated 150 homophobic incidents.<ref name="bbcattack"/> NLGBA said the actual number of offences could have been higher as many offences go unreported.<ref name="bbcattack"/> In 2007, there was another raised alert when three vicious homophobic attacks were reported: two in Midsummer Meadow and one outside The Boston.<ref>http://www.northamptonchron.co.uk/news/local/alert-after-attacks-on-gay-people-1-919341</ref> In memory of Fardon, The Boston installed an Infobox in 2007, a computer information point connected to the police, which allowed people to report homophobic attacks anonymously and to check on the progress of any crime of which they are a victim.<ref>http://www.northamptonchron.co.uk/news/local/gay-pub-given-help-to-report-attacks-1-923202</ref> In 2009, Northamptonshire Police was ranked as the 84th best employer of gay people in Stonewall's top 100 employers of gay people.<ref>http://www.northamptonchron.co.uk/news/local/northamptonshire-police-among-top-100-employers-of-gay-people-1-884140</ref>		In 2006, Northampton's LGBT community stood in shock after the death of Michael Fardon in a homophobic attack where he was hit in the head and then thrown down a concrete stairwell.<ref name="bbcattack">http://www.bbc.co.uk/northamptonshire/content/articles/2007/07/27/sisters_tribute_to_murdered_brother_feature.shtml</ref> He was found dead on College Street on 14 July 2006, a week after last being seen alive socialising at The Boston.<ref>http://www.northamptonchron.co.uk/news/features/gay-community-shock-after-murder-of-friend-1-911444</ref> The bar held a tribute evening two weeks after Fardon was last seen alive, where friends lit candles in his memory and a held a two-minute silence at midnight. His attacker, James Hyland, who had attacked another man in the bar two weeks prior to this incident, was jailed for life.<ref name="bbcattack"/> Between 2006 and 2007, the Northamptonshire Police Hate Crimes Unit investigated 150 homophobic incidents.<ref name="bbcattack"/> NLGBA said the actual number of offences could have been higher as many offences go unreported.<ref name="bbcattack"/> In 2007, there was another raised alert when three vicious homophobic attacks were reported: two in Midsummer Meadow and one outside The Boston.<ref>http://www.northamptonchron.co.uk/news/local/alert-after-attacks-on-gay-people-1-919341</ref> In memory of Fardon, The Boston installed an Infobox in 2007, a computer information point connected to the police, which allowed people to report homophobic attacks anonymously and to check on the progress of any crime of which they are a victim.<ref>http://www.northamptonchron.co.uk/news/local/gay-pub-given-help-to-report-attacks-1-923202</ref> In 2009, Northamptonshire Police was ranked as the 84th best employer of gay people in Stonewall's top 100 employers of gay people.<ref>http://www.northamptonchron.co.uk/news/local/northamptonshire-police-among-top-100-employers-of-gay-people-1-884140</ref>

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	In 1996, Northampton Borough Council launched its Lesbian, Gay and Bisexual Forum (later known as Northampton's LGB People's Forum, Northampton's LGBT and Q People's Forum, and now as Northampton LGBTQ and Allies Forum) to develop effective communicate between the council and the LGBT community.<ref>http://www.northampton.gov.uk/info/200124/forums/330/northampton_lgbt_and_q_people_s_forum</ref> The forum continue to meet several times each year at The Guildhall to provide a safe space for individuals who identify as LGBT, or have an interest in LGBT equality, to express their needs and views on services provided by the council and future plans for the town. Northampton Borough Council became a [[Stonewall Equality Limited\|Stonewall]] Diversity Champion in 2010 and continually improved its ranking in [[Stonewall Equality Limited\|Stonewall]]'s Workplace Equality Index.		In 1996, Northampton Borough Council launched its Lesbian, Gay and Bisexual Forum (later known as Northampton's LGB People's Forum, Northampton's LGBT and Q People's Forum, and now as Northampton LGBTQ and Allies Forum) to develop effective communicate between the council and the LGBT community.<ref>http://www.northampton.gov.uk/info/200124/forums/330/northampton_lgbt_and_q_people_s_forum</ref> The forum continue to meet several times each year at The Guildhall to provide a safe space for individuals who identify as LGBT, or have an interest in LGBT equality, to express their needs and views on services provided by the council and future plans for the town. Northampton Borough Council became a [[Stonewall Equality Limited\|Stonewall]] Diversity Champion in 2010 and continually improved its ranking in [[Stonewall Equality Limited\|Stonewall]]'s Workplace Equality Index.

	[File:The Boston Northampton.jpg\|thumb\|The Boston, Northampton's gay bar, opened in 2002]]		[[File:The Boston Northampton.jpg\|thumb\|The Boston, Northampton's gay bar, opened in 2002]]
	Between the 1990s and early 2000s, a number of LGBT venues started to appear in the town. The Jolly Anchor/Route 69 on Gas Street (now a Vietnamese restaurant) was a popular gay bar,<ref name="paintingthetownpink"/> as was K2 on Sheep Street (now a disused building).<ref>http://www.jesusarmywatch.org.uk/scrapbook/ce/011.htm</ref><ref>http://www.northamptonboroughcouncil.com/councillors/Published/C00000273/M00005414/$$$Minutes.doc.pdf</ref> Blueberry Hill, an American diner-bar on Swan Street (now demolished), was also popular with gay people. However, all have since closed. In 2002, [[The Boston]] on College Street opened; it has remained the town's only gay bar since. Roadmender, a popular live music venue, also used to host a Friday gay night called Club Gaze in 2006.<ref>http://www.flickr.com/groups/roadmender/discuss/72157594316487177/</ref> The Edge of Town, a gay-friendly pub on Regent Square, opened in 2010.<ref name="paintingthetownpink">http://www.bbc.co.uk/northamptonshire/content/articles/2005/05/10/painting_the_town_pink_feature.shtml</ref><ref>http://www.northamptonchron.co.uk/news/local/pub-reopens-as-gay-bar-after-revamp-1-895989</ref>		Between the 1990s and early 2000s, a number of LGBT venues started to appear in the town. The Jolly Anchor/Route 69 on Gas Street (now a Vietnamese restaurant) was a popular gay bar,<ref name="paintingthetownpink"/> as was K2 on Sheep Street (now a disused building).<ref>http://www.jesusarmywatch.org.uk/scrapbook/ce/011.htm</ref><ref>http://www.northamptonboroughcouncil.com/councillors/Published/C00000273/M00005414/$$$Minutes.doc.pdf</ref> Blueberry Hill, an American diner-bar on Swan Street (now demolished), was also popular with gay people. However, all have since closed. In 2002, [[The Boston]] on College Street opened; it has remained the town's only gay bar since. Roadmender, a popular live music venue, also used to host a Friday gay night called Club Gaze in 2006.<ref>http://www.flickr.com/groups/roadmender/discuss/72157594316487177/</ref> The Edge of Town, a gay-friendly pub on Regent Square, opened in 2010.<ref name="paintingthetownpink">http://www.bbc.co.uk/northamptonshire/content/articles/2005/05/10/painting_the_town_pink_feature.shtml</ref><ref>http://www.northamptonchron.co.uk/news/local/pub-reopens-as-gay-bar-after-revamp-1-895989</ref>

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	In 1991, Barbara Windsor, who was appearing in the Christmas pantomime at the town's theatre, helped to promote World AIDS Day on the Market Square.		In 1991, Barbara Windsor, who was appearing in the Christmas pantomime at the town's theatre, helped to promote World AIDS Day on the Market Square.

	[[File:The Boston Northampton.jpg\|thumb\|The Boston, Northampton's gay bar, opened in 2002]]		In 1996, Northampton Borough Council launched its Lesbian, Gay and Bisexual Forum (later known as Northampton's LGB People's Forum, Northampton's LGBT and Q People's Forum, and now as Northampton LGBTQ and Allies Forum) to develop effective communicate between the council and the LGBT community.<ref>http://www.northampton.gov.uk/info/200124/forums/330/northampton_lgbt_and_q_people_s_forum</ref> The forum continue to meet several times each year at The Guildhall to provide a safe space for individuals who identify as LGBT, or have an interest in LGBT equality, to express their needs and views on services provided by the council and future plans for the town. Northampton Borough Council became a [[Stonewall Equality Limited\|Stonewall]] Diversity Champion in 2010 and continually improved its ranking in [[Stonewall Equality Limited\|Stonewall]]'s Workplace Equality Index.

			[File:The Boston Northampton.jpg\|thumb\|The Boston, Northampton's gay bar, opened in 2002]]
	Between the 1990s and early 2000s, a number of LGBT venues started to appear in the town. The Jolly Anchor/Route 69 on Gas Street (now a Vietnamese restaurant) was a popular gay bar,<ref name="paintingthetownpink"/> as was K2 on Sheep Street (now a disused building).<ref>http://www.jesusarmywatch.org.uk/scrapbook/ce/011.htm</ref><ref>http://www.northamptonboroughcouncil.com/councillors/Published/C00000273/M00005414/$$$Minutes.doc.pdf</ref> Blueberry Hill, an American diner-bar on Swan Street (now demolished), was also popular with gay people. However, all have since closed. In 2002, [[The Boston]] on College Street opened; it has remained the town's only gay bar since. Roadmender, a popular live music venue, also used to host a Friday gay night called Club Gaze in 2006.<ref>http://www.flickr.com/groups/roadmender/discuss/72157594316487177/</ref> The Edge of Town, a gay-friendly pub on Regent Square, opened in 2010.<ref name="paintingthetownpink">http://www.bbc.co.uk/northamptonshire/content/articles/2005/05/10/painting_the_town_pink_feature.shtml</ref><ref>http://www.northamptonchron.co.uk/news/local/pub-reopens-as-gay-bar-after-revamp-1-895989</ref>		Between the 1990s and early 2000s, a number of LGBT venues started to appear in the town. The Jolly Anchor/Route 69 on Gas Street (now a Vietnamese restaurant) was a popular gay bar,<ref name="paintingthetownpink"/> as was K2 on Sheep Street (now a disused building).<ref>http://www.jesusarmywatch.org.uk/scrapbook/ce/011.htm</ref><ref>http://www.northamptonboroughcouncil.com/councillors/Published/C00000273/M00005414/$$$Minutes.doc.pdf</ref> Blueberry Hill, an American diner-bar on Swan Street (now demolished), was also popular with gay people. However, all have since closed. In 2002, [[The Boston]] on College Street opened; it has remained the town's only gay bar since. Roadmender, a popular live music venue, also used to host a Friday gay night called Club Gaze in 2006.<ref>http://www.flickr.com/groups/roadmender/discuss/72157594316487177/</ref> The Edge of Town, a gay-friendly pub on Regent Square, opened in 2010.<ref name="paintingthetownpink">http://www.bbc.co.uk/northamptonshire/content/articles/2005/05/10/painting_the_town_pink_feature.shtml</ref><ref>http://www.northamptonchron.co.uk/news/local/pub-reopens-as-gay-bar-after-revamp-1-895989</ref>

	In 2003, Northampton Borough Council became one of the first councils in the country to recognise the needs of its LGBTQ community by setting up Northampton's LGB People's Forum (this was later renamed Northampton's LGBT and Q People's Forum, and is now known as Northampton LGBTQ and Allies Forum).<ref>http://www.northampton.gov.uk/info/200124/forums/330/northampton_lgbt_and_q_people_s_forum</ref> The forum first met on 3 June 2003 and continue to meet several times each year at The Guildhall to provide a safe space for individuals who identify as LGBTQ, or have an interest in LGBTQ equality, to express their needs and views on services provided by the council and future plans for the town. Northampton Borough Council became a [[Stonewall Equality Limited\|Stonewall]] Diversity Champion in 2010 and continually improved its ranking in [[Stonewall Equality Limited\|Stonewall]]'s Workplace Equality Index.

	Northamptonshire held its first Pride event in September 2004, which consisted of a programme of LGBT-related arts, cinema, entertainment, literature as well as a public event in Abington Park.<ref>http://www.northamptonchron.co.uk/news/features/pride-festival-brings-art-and-music-into-open-air-1-906531</ref><ref>http://www.bbc.co.uk/northamptonshire/content/articles/2004/08/07/northamptonshire_pride_2004_feature.shtml</ref>		Northamptonshire held its first Pride event in September 2004, which consisted of a programme of LGBT-related arts, cinema, entertainment, literature as well as a public event in Abington Park.<ref>http://www.northamptonchron.co.uk/news/features/pride-festival-brings-art-and-music-into-open-air-1-906531</ref><ref>http://www.bbc.co.uk/northamptonshire/content/articles/2004/08/07/northamptonshire_pride_2004_feature.shtml</ref>

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	Support for the LGBT community began to increase in the town following the establishment of the Northampton Lesbian, Gay and Bisexual Alliance (NLGBA) in 1993.<ref name="clubhistory"/> It was based in offices at Charles House on Derngate and offered information, support, advocacy and training on LGB issues, established social groups and helplines as well as being a general resource centre for the local community.<ref>http://www.lgbconsortium.org.uk/content/northamptonshire_lesbian_gay_and_bisexual_alliance</ref> To celebrate their 10th anniversary, the NLGBA hosted a ''Forgotten Fairytales'' exhibition at the Northampton Museum and Art Gallery in 2004, attempting to record the history and culture of the LGBT community in Northamptonshire.<ref>http://www.bbc.co.uk/northamptonshire/asop/county/gay/index.shtml</ref> The exhibition ran from March to April 2004.<ref>http://www.northamptonchron.co.uk/news/features/gay-history-project-s-fairytale-controversy-1-903532</ref> The Northampton Museum and Art Gallery has since hosted a number of LGBT-related exhibitions in recent years, including ''Gaze and Wonder'' featuring local LGBT artists in 2012, and Stamp Out Hate Crime's exhibition recognising both [[Holocaust Memorial Day]] and [[LGBT History Month]] in 2012. In previous years, the annual Holocaust Memorial Day exhibitions at the Guildhall included some specific LGB community content highlighting the suffering of LGB people in the Nazi Holocaust.		Support for the LGBT community began to increase in the town following the establishment of the Northampton Lesbian, Gay and Bisexual Alliance (NLGBA) in 1993.<ref name="clubhistory"/> It was based in offices at Charles House on Derngate and offered information, support, advocacy and training on LGB issues, established social groups and helplines as well as being a general resource centre for the local community.<ref>http://www.lgbconsortium.org.uk/content/northamptonshire_lesbian_gay_and_bisexual_alliance</ref> To celebrate their 10th anniversary, the NLGBA hosted a ''Forgotten Fairytales'' exhibition at the Northampton Museum and Art Gallery in 2004, attempting to record the history and culture of the LGBT community in Northamptonshire.<ref>http://www.bbc.co.uk/northamptonshire/asop/county/gay/index.shtml</ref> The exhibition ran from March to April 2004.<ref>http://www.northamptonchron.co.uk/news/features/gay-history-project-s-fairytale-controversy-1-903532</ref> The Northampton Museum and Art Gallery has since hosted a number of LGBT-related exhibitions in recent years, including ''Gaze and Wonder'' featuring local LGBT artists in 2012, and Stamp Out Hate Crime's exhibition recognising both [[Holocaust Memorial Day]] and [[LGBT History Month]] in 2012. In previous years, the annual Holocaust Memorial Day exhibitions at the Guildhall included some specific LGB community content highlighting the suffering of LGB people in the Nazi Holocaust.

			In 1991, Barbara Windsor, who was appearing in the Christmas pantomime at the town's theatre, helped to promote World AIDS Day on the Market Square.

	[[File:The Boston Northampton.jpg\|thumb\|The Boston, Northampton's gay bar, opened in 2002]]		[[File:The Boston Northampton.jpg\|thumb\|The Boston, Northampton's gay bar, opened in 2002]]

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	In 2011, a new community group, FAN Northants, was set up by local LGBT advocate Matthew Toresen. FAN Northants was set up with the aim of creating more social events for the local LGBT community. Their events included balls, cabarets, art exhibitions, pub nights, as well as supporting the work of other LGBT community organisations. Matthew Toresen, who has been a prominent figure for LGBT equality in the town, went on to receive an MBE in 2016 for his work for the LGBT community in Northampton.<ref>https://www.northamptonchron.co.uk/news/campaigner-lesbian-gay-bisexual-and-transgendered-people-northampton-awarded-mbe-queens-birthday-honours-874470</ref> In 2014, he became the vice chair of the ~~town~~'s LGBTQ ~~People~~ and Allies Forum, which continue to meet several times each year.		In 2011, a new community group, FAN Northants, was set up by local LGBT advocate Matthew Toresen. FAN Northants was set up with the aim of creating more social events for the local LGBT community. Their events included balls, cabarets, art exhibitions, pub nights, as well as supporting the work of other LGBT community organisations. Matthew Toresen, who has been a prominent figure for LGBT equality in the town, went on to receive an MBE in 2016 for his work for the LGBT community in Northampton.<ref>https://www.northamptonchron.co.uk/news/campaigner-lesbian-gay-bisexual-and-transgendered-people-northampton-awarded-mbe-queens-birthday-honours-874470</ref> In 2014, he became the vice chair of the council's LGBTQ and Allies Forum, which continue to meet several times each year.

	2011 also saw the launch of LGBT book club, Q Word (originally called Northampton Gay Book Group), which met at The Lamplighter, but moved to the Cheyne Walk Club in 2017. In 2012, Northampton's LGBT community proudly participated in Northampton Carnival's procession and at the annual Umbrella Fair. The town also hosted its first LGBT literary festival, [[booQfest]],<ref>http://www.northamptonchron.co.uk/news/community/community-news/northampton-councillor-helps-fund-town-s-first-lesbian-gay-literary-festival-1-4268008</ref><ref>http://www.northamptonchron.co.uk/lifestyle/arts/alan-moore-speaks-in-town-literary-fest-1-4262398</ref> in addition to enjoying the success of many other FAN-endorsed events at popular venues and the setting up of Out There, a new service catering for LGBT youth.<ref>http://www.northamptonchron.co.uk/news/features/long-lost-support-returns-for-lgbt-youth-1-4236517</ref> The town also established its very own gay-friendly rugby team [[Northampton Outlaws RFC]] the same year, making it the 9th gay-friendly rugby team in the UK and one of 40 internationally.<ref>http://www.policespectrum.co.uk/default.aspx?id=news&newsid=98</ref>		2011 also saw the launch of LGBT book club, Q Word (originally called Northampton Gay Book Group), which met at The Lamplighter, but moved to the Cheyne Walk Club in 2017. In 2012, Northampton's LGBT community proudly participated in Northampton Carnival's procession and at the annual Umbrella Fair. The town also hosted its first LGBT literary festival, [[booQfest]],<ref>http://www.northamptonchron.co.uk/news/community/community-news/northampton-councillor-helps-fund-town-s-first-lesbian-gay-literary-festival-1-4268008</ref><ref>http://www.northamptonchron.co.uk/lifestyle/arts/alan-moore-speaks-in-town-literary-fest-1-4262398</ref> in addition to enjoying the success of many other FAN-endorsed events at popular venues and the setting up of Out There, a new service catering for LGBT youth.<ref>http://www.northamptonchron.co.uk/news/features/long-lost-support-returns-for-lgbt-youth-1-4236517</ref> The town also established its very own gay-friendly rugby team [[Northampton Outlaws RFC]] the same year, making it the 9th gay-friendly rugby team in the UK and one of 40 internationally.<ref>http://www.policespectrum.co.uk/default.aspx?id=news&newsid=98</ref>

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Notable LGBT residents

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	==Notable LGBT residents==		==Notable LGBT residents and allies==
	*Errol Flynn ~~(bisexual actor; worked for several months at Northampton's Royal Theatre)~~		*Errol Flynn
	*[[Maureen Colquhoun]] ~~(lesbian politician; UK's first outed MP; represented Northampton North 1974–79)~~		*[[Maureen Colquhoun]]
	*[[Ray Gosling]] ~~(gay journalist, broadcaster, and gay rights activist; born in [[Weston Favell]] and grew up in Northampton)~~		*[[Ray Gosling]]
	*Alan Moore ~~(straight LGBT-friendly writer who published [[AARGH!]] in response to Section 28 and the Thatcher government; born and resides in Northampton)~~		*Alan Moore
	*[[Rev Richard Coles\|Richard Coles]] ~~(gay musician, journalist and [[Church of England]] priest; born in Northampton)~~		*[[Rev Richard Coles\|Richard Coles]]
	*[[Alan Carr]] ~~(gay comedian; grew up in Northampton)~~		*[[Alan Carr]]
	*[[Ben Cohen]] ~~(straight LGBT-friendly rugby player and gay icon who set up the anti-bullying StandUp Foundation; born and played professionally in Northampton)~~		*[[Ben Cohen]]
	*Matthew Toresen ~~(community development officer who received an MBE for services to LGBT equality in Northampton)~~		*Matthew Toresen

	==External links==		==External links==

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LGBT history

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	Northamptonshire County Council also launched a pioneering approach to tackling homophobic bullying in schools in 2007.<ref>http://www.northamptonchron.co.uk/news/local/county-leads-in-drive-to-stop-bullies-1-919724</ref> The Tackling Diversity and Sexuality resource was an approach with all the practical steps schools needed to take to reduce homophobic bullying for both adults and pupils and is being run in conjunction with the NLGBA and the Healthy Schools Programme. The launch of the pack – developed by the county council inspection and advisory service, NIAS – coincided with National Anti-Bullying Week and followed a major piece of research completed in Northamptonshire in 2004 that found a majority had witnessed other pupils being homophobically bullied and a large minority said that they themselves had been homophobically bullied.<ref>http://www.northamptonchron.co.uk/news/features/bullied-for-being-gay-1-907073</ref>		Northamptonshire County Council also launched a pioneering approach to tackling homophobic bullying in schools in 2007.<ref>http://www.northamptonchron.co.uk/news/local/county-leads-in-drive-to-stop-bullies-1-919724</ref> The Tackling Diversity and Sexuality resource was an approach with all the practical steps schools needed to take to reduce homophobic bullying for both adults and pupils and is being run in conjunction with the NLGBA and the Healthy Schools Programme. The launch of the pack – developed by the county council inspection and advisory service, NIAS – coincided with National Anti-Bullying Week and followed a major piece of research completed in Northamptonshire in 2004 that found a majority had witnessed other pupils being homophobically bullied and a large minority said that they themselves had been homophobically bullied.<ref>http://www.northamptonchron.co.uk/news/features/bullied-for-being-gay-1-907073</ref>

	~~[[File:Big Gay Bus Northampton Carnival.jpg\|thumb\|left\|The Big Gay Bus at the 2012 Northampton Carnival]]~~
	Despite the collapse of the NLGBA in 2009, a number of Northampton-based LGBT-friendly organisations have appeared in recent years to empower LGBT people all over Northamptonshire. Northampton is now home to several LGBT-friendly organisations and groups including LGBT social events organiser [[FAN Northants]] and the Northampton Gay Book Group.<ref>http://www.northamptonchron.co.uk/news/features/new-group-aims-to-help-the-northamptonshire-s-lesbian-gay-bisexual-and-trans-community-1-3115103</ref> Elsewhere in Northamptonshire, Kettering's Steps Cabaret Bar was a popular gay bar in 2009 whilst Bar Sun (also in Kettering) and Corby's Lodge Park Bar hosted special gay nights in 2008 and 2012 respectively.<ref>http://www.myspace.com/stepsgaybar</ref><ref>http://www.outeverywhere.com/events/ketteringgayclub-367773.html</ref><ref>http://www.extranewspapers.co.uk/corby-local-news/town-takes-steps-towards-diversity/</ref>		Despite the collapse of the NLGBA in 2009, a number of Northampton-based LGBT-friendly organisations have appeared in recent years to empower LGBT people all over Northamptonshire. Northampton is now home to several LGBT-friendly organisations and groups including LGBT social events organiser [[FAN Northants]] and the Northampton Gay Book Group.<ref>http://www.northamptonchron.co.uk/news/features/new-group-aims-to-help-the-northamptonshire-s-lesbian-gay-bisexual-and-trans-community-1-3115103</ref> Elsewhere in Northamptonshire, Kettering's Steps Cabaret Bar was a popular gay bar in 2009 whilst Bar Sun (also in Kettering) and Corby's Lodge Park Bar hosted special gay nights in 2008 and 2012 respectively.<ref>http://www.myspace.com/stepsgaybar</ref><ref>http://www.outeverywhere.com/events/ketteringgayclub-367773.html</ref><ref>http://www.extranewspapers.co.uk/corby-local-news/town-takes-steps-towards-diversity/</ref>

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			[[File:Big Gay Bus Northampton Carnival.jpg\|thumb\|left\|The Big Gay Bus at the 2012 Northampton Carnival]]
	In 2011, a new community group, FAN Northants, was set up by local LGBT advocate Matthew Toresen. FAN Northants was set up with the aim of creating more social events for the local LGBT community. Their events included balls, cabarets, art exhibitions, pub nights, as well as supporting the work of other LGBT community organisations. Matthew Toresen, who has been a prominent figure for LGBT equality in the town, went on to receive an MBE in 2016 for his work for the LGBT community in Northampton.<ref>https://www.northamptonchron.co.uk/news/campaigner-lesbian-gay-bisexual-and-transgendered-people-northampton-awarded-mbe-queens-birthday-honours-874470</ref> In 2014, he became the vice chair of the town's LGBTQ People and Allies Forum, which continue to meet several times each year.		In 2011, a new community group, FAN Northants, was set up by local LGBT advocate Matthew Toresen. FAN Northants was set up with the aim of creating more social events for the local LGBT community. Their events included balls, cabarets, art exhibitions, pub nights, as well as supporting the work of other LGBT community organisations. Matthew Toresen, who has been a prominent figure for LGBT equality in the town, went on to receive an MBE in 2016 for his work for the LGBT community in Northampton.<ref>https://www.northamptonchron.co.uk/news/campaigner-lesbian-gay-bisexual-and-transgendered-people-northampton-awarded-mbe-queens-birthday-honours-874470</ref> In 2014, he became the vice chair of the town's LGBTQ People and Allies Forum, which continue to meet several times each year.

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1990 to 2009

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	[[File:The Boston Northampton.jpg\|thumb\|The Boston, Northampton's gay bar, opened in 2002]]		[[File:The Boston Northampton.jpg\|thumb\|The Boston, Northampton's gay bar, opened in 2002]]
	Between the 1990s and early 2000s, a number of LGBT venues started to appear in the town. The Jolly Anchor/Route 69 on Gas Street (now a Vietnamese restaurant) was a popular gay bar,<ref name="paintingthetownpink"/> as was K2 on Sheep Street (now a disused building).<ref>http://www.jesusarmywatch.org.uk/scrapbook/ce/011.htm</ref><ref>http://www.northamptonboroughcouncil.com/councillors/Published/C00000273/M00005414/$$$Minutes.doc.pdf</ref> However, ~~both~~ have since closed. In 2002, [[The Boston]] on College Street opened; it has remained the town's only gay bar since. Roadmender, a popular live music venue, also used to host a Friday gay night called Club Gaze in 2006.<ref>http://www.flickr.com/groups/roadmender/discuss/72157594316487177/</ref> The Edge of Town, a gay-friendly pub on Regent Square, opened in 2010.<ref name="paintingthetownpink">http://www.bbc.co.uk/northamptonshire/content/articles/2005/05/10/painting_the_town_pink_feature.shtml</ref><ref>http://www.northamptonchron.co.uk/news/local/pub-reopens-as-gay-bar-after-revamp-1-895989</ref>		Between the 1990s and early 2000s, a number of LGBT venues started to appear in the town. The Jolly Anchor/Route 69 on Gas Street (now a Vietnamese restaurant) was a popular gay bar,<ref name="paintingthetownpink"/> as was K2 on Sheep Street (now a disused building).<ref>http://www.jesusarmywatch.org.uk/scrapbook/ce/011.htm</ref><ref>http://www.northamptonboroughcouncil.com/councillors/Published/C00000273/M00005414/$$$Minutes.doc.pdf</ref> Blueberry Hill, an American diner-bar on Swan Street (now demolished), was also popular with gay people. However, all have since closed. In 2002, [[The Boston]] on College Street opened; it has remained the town's only gay bar since. Roadmender, a popular live music venue, also used to host a Friday gay night called Club Gaze in 2006.<ref>http://www.flickr.com/groups/roadmender/discuss/72157594316487177/</ref> The Edge of Town, a gay-friendly pub on Regent Square, opened in 2010.<ref name="paintingthetownpink">http://www.bbc.co.uk/northamptonshire/content/articles/2005/05/10/painting_the_town_pink_feature.shtml</ref><ref>http://www.northamptonchron.co.uk/news/local/pub-reopens-as-gay-bar-after-revamp-1-895989</ref>

	In 2003, Northampton Borough Council became one of the first councils in the country to recognise the needs of its LGBTQ community by setting up Northampton's LGB People's Forum (this was later renamed Northampton's LGBT and Q People's Forum, and is now known as Northampton LGBTQ and Allies Forum).<ref>http://www.northampton.gov.uk/info/200124/forums/330/northampton_lgbt_and_q_people_s_forum</ref> The forum first met on 3 June 2003 and continue to meet several times each year at The Guildhall to provide a safe space for individuals who identify as LGBTQ, or have an interest in LGBTQ equality, to express their needs and views on services provided by the council and future plans for the town. Northampton Borough Council became a [[Stonewall Equality Limited\|Stonewall]] Diversity Champion in 2010 and continually improved its ranking in [[Stonewall Equality Limited\|Stonewall]]'s Workplace Equality Index.		In 2003, Northampton Borough Council became one of the first councils in the country to recognise the needs of its LGBTQ community by setting up Northampton's LGB People's Forum (this was later renamed Northampton's LGBT and Q People's Forum, and is now known as Northampton LGBTQ and Allies Forum).<ref>http://www.northampton.gov.uk/info/200124/forums/330/northampton_lgbt_and_q_people_s_forum</ref> The forum first met on 3 June 2003 and continue to meet several times each year at The Guildhall to provide a safe space for individuals who identify as LGBTQ, or have an interest in LGBTQ equality, to express their needs and views on services provided by the council and future plans for the town. Northampton Borough Council became a [[Stonewall Equality Limited\|Stonewall]] Diversity Champion in 2010 and continually improved its ranking in [[Stonewall Equality Limited\|Stonewall]]'s Workplace Equality Index.

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1990 to 2009

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	In 2003, Northampton Borough Council became one of the first councils in the country to recognise the needs of its LGBTQ community by setting up Northampton's LGB People's Forum (this was later renamed Northampton's LGBT and Q People's Forum, and is now known as Northampton LGBTQ and Allies Forum).<ref>http://www.northampton.gov.uk/info/200124/forums/330/northampton_lgbt_and_q_people_s_forum</ref> The forum first met on 3 June 2003 and continue to meet several times each year at The Guildhall to provide a safe space for individuals who identify as LGBTQ, or have an interest in LGBTQ equality, to express their needs and views on services provided by the council and future plans for the town. Northampton Borough Council became a [[Stonewall Equality Limited\|Stonewall]] Diversity Champion in 2010 and continually improved its ranking in [[Stonewall Equality Limited\|Stonewall]]'s Workplace Equality Index.		In 2003, Northampton Borough Council became one of the first councils in the country to recognise the needs of its LGBTQ community by setting up Northampton's LGB People's Forum (this was later renamed Northampton's LGBT and Q People's Forum, and is now known as Northampton LGBTQ and Allies Forum).<ref>http://www.northampton.gov.uk/info/200124/forums/330/northampton_lgbt_and_q_people_s_forum</ref> The forum first met on 3 June 2003 and continue to meet several times each year at The Guildhall to provide a safe space for individuals who identify as LGBTQ, or have an interest in LGBTQ equality, to express their needs and views on services provided by the council and future plans for the town. Northampton Borough Council became a [[Stonewall Equality Limited\|Stonewall]] Diversity Champion in 2010 and continually improved its ranking in [[Stonewall Equality Limited\|Stonewall]]'s Workplace Equality Index.

	Northamptonshire held its first Pride event in September 2004, which consisted of a programme of LGBT-related arts, cinema, entertainment, literature as well as a public event in Abington Park.<ref>http://www.northamptonchron.co.uk/news/features/pride-festival-brings-art-and-music-into-open-air-1-906531</ref><ref>http://www.bbc.co.uk/northamptonshire/content/articles/2004/08/07/northamptonshire_pride_2004_feature.shtml~~</ref> Various attempts have been made to revive a Pride event in Northampton; none have been successful.<ref>http://www.northamptonchron.co.uk/news/rubbish-and-metal-left-on-racecourse-1-4303675~~</ref>		Northamptonshire held its first Pride event in September 2004, which consisted of a programme of LGBT-related arts, cinema, entertainment, literature as well as a public event in Abington Park.<ref>http://www.northamptonchron.co.uk/news/features/pride-festival-brings-art-and-music-into-open-air-1-906531</ref><ref>http://www.bbc.co.uk/northamptonshire/content/articles/2004/08/07/northamptonshire_pride_2004_feature.shtml</ref>

	[[Civil partnership]]s were granted for homosexual couples in the UK in late 2005 and Northamptonshire registered 37 civil partnerships around the county within the first 5 weeks of its legislation.<ref>http://www.pinknews.co.uk/2006/02/22/three-and-a-half-thousand-english-gay-couples-tie-the-knot/</ref> The first civil partnership registered in Northamptonshire was between Lesley Carroll and Lorraine Warwick, a lesbian couple from Kingsthorpe, on 5 December 2005 at The Guildhall.<ref>http://www.northamptonchron.co.uk/news/features/first-gay-couples-signing-up-for-same-sex-nuptials-1-882084</ref> In 2006, Northampton LGB People's Forum held one of the first Civil Partnerships and Weddings Fairs in the UK at the town's Guildhall in partnership with the NLGBA, helping to develop the first Northamptonshire directory of LGB-friendly providers and prompting some local businesses to proactively reach out to LGB customers soon after the introduction of civil partnerships.<ref>http://www.northamptonchron.co.uk/news/features/wedding-show-for-gay-couples-1-910274</ref> Previously, from 2003, Northamptonshire County Council had granted "commitment ceremonies" for gay and lesbian couples in Northamptonshire who were prevented by law of taking the the official route of marriage to cement their relationship. These ceremonies could be held in register offices, civic buildings and approved venues such as stately homes and hotels, and each couple was allowed their own personal programme at their ceremony, which cultimated in the signing of a souvenir certificate.<ref>http://www.northamptonchron.co.uk/news/local/ceremony-for-gay-couples-1-889318</ref> At the 2011 census, 284 people in Northampton were registered in a civil partnership.<ref>http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadTableView.do?a=7&b=6275190&c=NORTHAMPTON&d=13&e=62&g=6451666&i=1001x1003x1032x1004&o=362&m=0&r=1&s=1436874810119&enc=1&dsFamilyId=2475</ref>		[[Civil partnership]]s were granted for homosexual couples in the UK in late 2005 and Northamptonshire registered 37 civil partnerships around the county within the first 5 weeks of its legislation.<ref>http://www.pinknews.co.uk/2006/02/22/three-and-a-half-thousand-english-gay-couples-tie-the-knot/</ref> The first civil partnership registered in Northamptonshire was between Lesley Carroll and Lorraine Warwick, a lesbian couple from Kingsthorpe, on 5 December 2005 at The Guildhall.<ref>http://www.northamptonchron.co.uk/news/features/first-gay-couples-signing-up-for-same-sex-nuptials-1-882084</ref> In 2006, Northampton LGB People's Forum held one of the first Civil Partnerships and Weddings Fairs in the UK at the town's Guildhall in partnership with the NLGBA, helping to develop the first Northamptonshire directory of LGB-friendly providers and prompting some local businesses to proactively reach out to LGB customers soon after the introduction of civil partnerships.<ref>http://www.northamptonchron.co.uk/news/features/wedding-show-for-gay-couples-1-910274</ref> Previously, from 2003, Northamptonshire County Council had granted "commitment ceremonies" for gay and lesbian couples in Northamptonshire who were prevented by law of taking the the official route of marriage to cement their relationship. These ceremonies could be held in register offices, civic buildings and approved venues such as stately homes and hotels, and each couple was allowed their own personal programme at their ceremony, which cultimated in the signing of a souvenir certificate.<ref>http://www.northamptonchron.co.uk/news/local/ceremony-for-gay-couples-1-889318</ref> At the 2011 census, 284 people in Northampton were registered in a civil partnership.<ref>http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadTableView.do?a=7&b=6275190&c=NORTHAMPTON&d=13&e=62&g=6451666&i=1001x1003x1032x1004&o=362&m=0&r=1&s=1436874810119&enc=1&dsFamilyId=2475</ref>