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'''Worthing''' is a seaside town in [[West Sussex]]. | [[File:End of Worthing Pier on 1st December 2009.JPG|thumb|Worthing Pier]]'''Worthing''' is a seaside town and borough in [[West Sussex]]. | ||
:"Worthing is a place in Sussex. It's a seaside resort."<ref>Said by the character Jack Worthing in | :"Worthing is a place in Sussex. It's a seaside resort."<ref>Said by the character Jack Worthing in | ||
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The American gay activist [[Harry Hay]] was born in Worthing in 1912. | The American gay activist [[Harry Hay]] was born in Worthing in 1912. | ||
In 1976 Worthing Council rejected the opportunity for the town to host the CHE Annual Conference. <ref> 'Worthing refuses CHE in '76' Gay News issue 60 page 7 </ref>. | |||
[[Resurrection]] LGBT club nights have been held at Club ILLUSIONS Genesis, Railway approach.<ref>http://pinkuk.com/venues/venue.aspx?id=2632</ref> | [[Resurrection]] LGBT club nights have been held at Club ILLUSIONS Genesis, Railway approach.<ref>http://pinkuk.com/venues/venue.aspx?id=2632</ref> | ||
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[[Category:Sussex]] | [[Category:Sussex]] | ||
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Latest revision as of 13:11, 10 July 2026
Worthing is a seaside town and borough in West Sussex.
- "Worthing is a place in Sussex. It's a seaside resort."[1]
LGBT history
Oscar Wilde wrote The Importance of Being Earnest while staying in Worthing in 1894.[2]
The American gay activist Harry Hay was born in Worthing in 1912.
In 1976 Worthing Council rejected the opportunity for the town to host the CHE Annual Conference. [3].
Resurrection LGBT club nights have been held at Club ILLUSIONS Genesis, Railway approach.[4]
References
- ↑ Said by the character Jack Worthing in Oscar Wilde's The Importance of Being Earnest, Act I
- ↑ http://www.guardian.co.uk/culture/2009/jan/04/oscar-wilde-worthing-history "Unworthy of Worthing? Resort is split over honouring its Wilde child" Observer, 4 January 2009
- ↑ 'Worthing refuses CHE in '76' Gay News issue 60 page 7
- ↑ http://pinkuk.com/venues/venue.aspx?id=2632