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[[File:Wembley_Stadium,_illuminated.jpg|thumb|Wembley Stadium]]The '''London Borough of Brent''' is a borough in north-west [[London]]. It was formed in 1965 by merging the former metropolitan boroughs of [[Wembley]] and [[Willesden]]. Notable local landmarks include | [[File:Wembley_Stadium,_illuminated.jpg|thumb|Wembley Stadium]]The '''London Borough of Brent''' is a borough in north-west [[London]]. It was formed in 1965 by merging the former metropolitan boroughs of [[Wembley]] and [[Willesden]]. Notable local landmarks include Wembley Stadium. | ||
==LGBT history== | ==LGBT history== | ||
There was a [[Barnet]] | There was a [[Barnet and Brent CHE Group]], a [[Hampstead and Kilburn CHE Group]] and a [[Harrow & Brent Lesbian & Gay Group]]. | ||
[[Mosaic Youth]] | [[Mosaic Youth]] was a service for young LGBT people in Brent (now relocated in [[Camden]]).<ref>http://www.mosaicyouth.org.uk/</ref> | ||
The [[West London LGBT Forum]], established 2006, covers the boroughs of Brent, [[Ealing]], [[Harrow]], [[Hammersmith and Fulham]], [[Hillingdon]], [[Hounslow]], and [[Richmond upon Thames]].<ref>http://www.ealingcvs.org.uk/index.php?nuc=all&id=147</ref> | The [[West London LGBT Forum]], established 2006, covers the boroughs of Brent, [[Ealing]], [[Harrow]], [[Hammersmith and Fulham]], [[Hillingdon]], [[Hounslow]], and [[Richmond upon Thames]].<ref>http://www.ealingcvs.org.uk/index.php?nuc=all&id=147</ref> [[File:WillesdenGreen2022.jpg|thumb|right|Notice of an LGBT History event at Willesden Green Library on 3 Sept 2022 ]] | ||
In 2022 an event was held in [[Willesden]] Library promoting an LGBT archive for the Borough. Photographs and recollections from Gary James and items from Mosaic's history were added to the archive. A discussion about LGBT youth history including the [[London Gay Teenage Group]] invloved author and historian Clifford Williams and film and media lecturer Ed Webb-Ingall. | |||
==External sites== | ==External sites== | ||
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==References== | ==References== | ||
<references> | <references/> | ||
[[Category:London Boroughs]] | [[Category:London Boroughs]] | ||
[[Category:Brent| ]] | [[Category:Brent| ]] | ||
Latest revision as of 13:08, 10 July 2026
The London Borough of Brent is a borough in north-west London. It was formed in 1965 by merging the former metropolitan boroughs of Wembley and Willesden. Notable local landmarks include Wembley Stadium.
LGBT history
There was a Barnet and Brent CHE Group, a Hampstead and Kilburn CHE Group and a Harrow & Brent Lesbian & Gay Group.
Mosaic Youth was a service for young LGBT people in Brent (now relocated in Camden).[1]
The West London LGBT Forum, established 2006, covers the boroughs of Brent, Ealing, Harrow, Hammersmith and Fulham, Hillingdon, Hounslow, and Richmond upon Thames.[2]
In 2022 an event was held in Willesden Library promoting an LGBT archive for the Borough. Photographs and recollections from Gary James and items from Mosaic's history were added to the archive. A discussion about LGBT youth history including the London Gay Teenage Group invloved author and historian Clifford Williams and film and media lecturer Ed Webb-Ingall.
External sites
http://www.lgbtlondon.com/borough/brent Brent page on LGBT London.