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[[Gay Friends South Yorkshire]] (GFSY) is a social group primarily aimed at non-scene gay menhttp://www.sheffieldhelpyourself.org.uk/full_search_new.asp?group=25174. Accessed: 2013-05-05. (Archived by [[WebCite]]® at http://www.webcitation.org/6GO0eugii) | [[Gay Friends South Yorkshire]] (GFSY) is a social group primarily aimed at non-scene gay menhttp://www.sheffieldhelpyourself.org.uk/full_search_new.asp?group=25174. Accessed: 2013-05-05. (Archived by [[WebCite]]® at http://www.webcitation.org/6GO0eugii) | ||
The Maurice Dobson Museum and Heritage Centre in Darfield captures the life of a gay miner and his partner. For decades, Maurice Dobson (born 1912) and Fred Halliday lived in relative peace as an openly gay couple. They ran a corner shop filled to the brim with cold meats, pantry staples and jars of colourful sweets. Locals recall stepping inside to find Dobson perched on a high stool, dressed in a dapper suit with a cigarette holder in one hand and a parrot on his shoulder. Halliday was comparatively low-key, usually dressed in a brown smock instead <ref> https://heritagecalling.com/2025/04/03/the-story-of-maurice-dobson-the-tough-as-nails-openly-gay-ex-miner/ (accessed 9 April 2025) </ref>.. | The Maurice Dobson Museum and Heritage Centre in Darfield (approximately 4 miles east of Barnsley town) captures the life of a gay miner and his partner. For decades, Maurice Dobson (born 1912) and Fred Halliday lived in relative peace as an openly gay couple. They ran a corner shop filled to the brim with cold meats, pantry staples and jars of colourful sweets. Locals recall stepping inside to find Dobson perched on a high stool, dressed in a dapper suit with a cigarette holder in one hand and a parrot on his shoulder. Halliday was comparatively low-key, usually dressed in a brown smock instead <ref> https://heritagecalling.com/2025/04/03/the-story-of-maurice-dobson-the-tough-as-nails-openly-gay-ex-miner/ (accessed 9 April 2025) </ref>. Maurice and Fred were remembered by [[Barnsley]] Civic Trust with a new blue plaque at Darfield Museum on Friday 29 August. | ||
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Latest revision as of 13:10, 10 July 2026
1 City of Sheffield 2 Rotherham 3 Doncaster 4 Barnsley
South Yorkshire is a metropolitan county in northern England. It roughly corresponds to the southern part of the former West Riding of Yorkshire. It was created, like other metropolitan counties, in 1974, and originally had an elected metropolitan authority, the South Yorkshire County Council. The County Council, like other metropolitan authorities and the Greater London Council, was abolished in 1986, and the indvidual boroughs became unitary authority areas.
Metropolitan Boroughs
LGBT history
In 2011 a study found that gay pupils in some schools in South Yorkshire were being told to change for PE in separate rooms.[1]
Gay Friends South Yorkshire (GFSY) is a social group primarily aimed at non-scene gay menhttp://www.sheffieldhelpyourself.org.uk/full_search_new.asp?group=25174. Accessed: 2013-05-05. (Archived by WebCite® at http://www.webcitation.org/6GO0eugii)
The Maurice Dobson Museum and Heritage Centre in Darfield (approximately 4 miles east of Barnsley town) captures the life of a gay miner and his partner. For decades, Maurice Dobson (born 1912) and Fred Halliday lived in relative peace as an openly gay couple. They ran a corner shop filled to the brim with cold meats, pantry staples and jars of colourful sweets. Locals recall stepping inside to find Dobson perched on a high stool, dressed in a dapper suit with a cigarette holder in one hand and a parrot on his shoulder. Halliday was comparatively low-key, usually dressed in a brown smock instead [2]. Maurice and Fred were remembered by Barnsley Civic Trust with a new blue plaque at Darfield Museum on Friday 29 August.