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'''Middlesbrough''' is a town and [[unitary authority]] on the south bank of the River Tees. It was at one time a county borough; in 1968 it became part of the larger but short-lived county borough of Teesside. In 1974 it became a district within the county of [[Cleveland]]. In 1996 Cleveland was abolished, and Middlesbrough became a unitary authority within the ceremonial county of [[North Yorkshire]]. | [[File:Middlesbrough UK locator map.svg|thumb|Location of Middlesbrough within North Yorkshire]]'''Middlesbrough''' is a town and [[unitary authority]] on the south bank of the River Tees. It was at one time a county borough; in 1968 it became part of the larger but short-lived county borough of [[Teesside]]. In 1974 it became a district within the county of [[Cleveland]]. In 1996 Cleveland was abolished, and Middlesbrough became a unitary authority within the ceremonial county of [[North Yorkshire]]. | ||
==LGBT history== | ==LGBT history== | ||
There was a | There was a [[Middlesbrough CHE Group]] in the 1970s. | ||
Middlesbrough Voluntary Development Agency (MVDA) has an LGBT Inclusion project.<ref>http://www.mvda.info/content/lgbt-inclusion</ref> | Middlesbrough Voluntary Development Agency (MVDA) has an LGBT Inclusion project.<ref>http://www.mvda.info/content/lgbt-inclusion</ref> | ||
[[MESMAC]] North East has a web page for the gay scene in Middlesbrough.<ref>http://www.mesmacnortheast.com/whats-on/teesside/</ref> | [[MESMAC]] North East has a web page for the gay scene in Middlesbrough.<ref>http://www.mesmacnortheast.com/whats-on/teesside/</ref> | ||
Middlesbrough Pride 2012 was held in September in 2011<ref>http://www.lovemiddlesbrough.com/news/248/middlesbrough-gay-pride-2011-has-the-x-factor</ref> and 2012.<ref>http://www.visitmiddlesbrough.com/whats-on/event/502/middlesbrough-pride-2012</ref> It replaced the previous [[SuperGay]] festival. | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
<references> | <references/> | ||
[[Category:Yorkshire]] | [[Category:Yorkshire]] | ||
[[Category:Teesside]] | |||
[[Category:Large towns]] | |||
[[Category:Unitary authorities]] | |||
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Middlesbrough is a town and unitary authority on the south bank of the River Tees. It was at one time a county borough; in 1968 it became part of the larger but short-lived county borough of Teesside. In 1974 it became a district within the county of Cleveland. In 1996 Cleveland was abolished, and Middlesbrough became a unitary authority within the ceremonial county of North Yorkshire.
LGBT history
There was a Middlesbrough CHE Group in the 1970s.
Middlesbrough Voluntary Development Agency (MVDA) has an LGBT Inclusion project.[1]
MESMAC North East has a web page for the gay scene in Middlesbrough.[2]
Middlesbrough Pride 2012 was held in September in 2011[3] and 2012.[4] It replaced the previous SuperGay festival.