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[[File:Penshaw Monument.jpg|thumb|The Penshaw Monument]]'''Sunderland''' is a city and [[metropolitan borough]] in [[Tyne and Wear]], situated at the mouth of the Rive Wear. As well as Sunderland itself, the city also includes the towns of [[Hetton-le-Hole]], [[Houghton-le-Spring]] and [[Washington]].
[[File:Penshaw Monument.jpg|thumb|The Penshaw Monument]]'''Sunderland''' is a city and [[metropolitan borough]] in [[Tyne and Wear]], situated at the mouth of the Rive Wear. As well as Sunderland itself, the city also includes the towns of [[Hetton-le-Hole]], [[Houghton-le-Spring]] and [[Washington, Tyne and Wear|Washington]].


==LGBT history==
==LGBT history==
[[File:Scampslistingaug1979.jpg|thumb|left|Gay News listing in 1979 for Sunderland]]


[[Sunderland Pride]] is held in September.<ref>http://sunderland-pride13.moonfruit.com/</ref><ref>http://sunderlandpride2013.moonfruit.com/ (dead link)</ref>
[[Sunderland Pride]] is held in September.<ref>http://sunderland-pride13.moonfruit.com/</ref><ref>http://sunderlandpride2013.moonfruit.com/ (dead link)</ref>


[[NE Gayscene]] has information about Sunderland.<ref>http://www.negayscene.co.uk/sunderland.html</ref>
There was a "Sunderland" page on the former [[NE Gayscene]] website.<ref>http://web.archive.org/web/20141019121550/http://www.negayscene.co.uk/sunderland.html Archived web page.</ref>


A group called [[LGBT Sunderland]] was at one time listed as a member of the [[LGBT Consortium]].
A group called [[LGBT Sunderland]] was at one time listed as a member of the [[LGBT Consortium]].


==References==
==References==
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[[Category:Tyne and Wear]]
[[Category:Tyne and Wear]]
[[Category:English cities]]
[[Category:English cities]]
[[Category:Metropolitan boroughs]]
[[Category:Metropolitan boroughs]]

Latest revision as of 13:10, 10 July 2026

The Penshaw Monument

Sunderland is a city and metropolitan borough in Tyne and Wear, situated at the mouth of the Rive Wear. As well as Sunderland itself, the city also includes the towns of Hetton-le-Hole, Houghton-le-Spring and Washington.

LGBT history

Gay News listing in 1979 for Sunderland

Sunderland Pride is held in September.[1][2]

There was a "Sunderland" page on the former NE Gayscene website.[3]

A group called LGBT Sunderland was at one time listed as a member of the LGBT Consortium.

References