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==LGBT history== | ==LGBT history== | ||
There was a Highbury and Islington | There was a [[Highbury and Islington CHE Group]] in the 1970s. | ||
[[David Starkey]] and his partner have a house in the area.<ref>http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/3669985/David-Starkey-A-man-with-a-past.html "David Starkey: A man with a past" | [[David Starkey]] and his partner have a house in the area.<ref>John Preston, [http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/3669985/David-Starkey-A-man-with-a-past.html "David Starkey: A man with a past"], ''Telegraph'', 16 December 2007.</ref> | ||
[[Highbury Fields]] has been a known gay cruising area. | [[Highbury Fields]] has been a known gay cruising area, and was the site of the first [[GLF]] demonstration in November 1970. | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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[[Category:Islington]] | [[Category:Islington]] | ||
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Latest revision as of 13:07, 10 July 2026
Highbury is a district within the London Borough of Islington. The former Arsenal football stadium was a local landmark, and has now been partly converted to housing.
LGBT history
There was a Highbury and Islington CHE Group in the 1970s.
David Starkey and his partner have a house in the area.[1]
Highbury Fields has been a known gay cruising area, and was the site of the first GLF demonstration in November 1970.
References
- ↑ John Preston, "David Starkey: A man with a past", Telegraph, 16 December 2007.
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