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'''Brecon''' (Welsh: '''Aberhonddu''') [[Powys]], Mid Wales, historically the county town of Brecknockshire. It has a cathedral ([[Church in Wales]] Diocese of [[Swansea]] and Brecon).
[[File:Brecon shopping centre.jpg|thumb|Brecon town centre]]'''Brecon''' (Welsh: '''Aberhonddu''') is a town in [[Powys]], Mid Wales, near the Brecon Beacons National Park and historically the county town of Brecknockshire. It has a cathedral ([[Church in Wales]] Diocese of [[Swansea]] and Brecon).
 
==LGBT history==
 
In 1989 The Pink Paper featured an openly gay man, Len Taylor, living in Brecon, in a feature about rural areas <ref> 'Out and gay in the market town of Brecon' The Pink Paper 8 July 1989 </ref>. The [[Coach House]] is a gay guest house in Brecon.<ref>http://pinkuk.com/venues/venue.aspx?id=2258. ''[[Pink UK]]''  "Coach House - Mid Wales - Gay Bed & Breakfast"  Accessed: 2013-04-27. (Archived by [[WebCite]]® at http://www.webcitation.org/6GBthVITY)</ref>
 
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Brecon town centre

Brecon (Welsh: Aberhonddu) is a town in Powys, Mid Wales, near the Brecon Beacons National Park and historically the county town of Brecknockshire. It has a cathedral (Church in Wales Diocese of Swansea and Brecon).

LGBT history

In 1989 The Pink Paper featured an openly gay man, Len Taylor, living in Brecon, in a feature about rural areas [1]. The Coach House is a gay guest house in Brecon.[2]

References

  1. 'Out and gay in the market town of Brecon' The Pink Paper 8 July 1989
  2. http://pinkuk.com/venues/venue.aspx?id=2258. Pink UK "Coach House - Mid Wales - Gay Bed & Breakfast" Accessed: 2013-04-27. (Archived by WebCite® at http://www.webcitation.org/6GBthVITY)