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==LGBT history== | ==LGBT history== | ||
A local gay group, [[MAF-MAN]] was set up in 1968, and was re-founded in 1970 as [[Nottingham CHE Group]].<ref>[[Peter Scott-Presland]], ''[[Amiable Warriors]]'', | A local gay group, [[MAF-MAN]] was set up in 1968, and was re-founded in 1970 as [[Nottingham CHE Group]].<ref>[[Peter Scott-Presland]], ''[[Amiable Warriors]]''Volume One, pages 279–280.</ref> | ||
In 1977 the [[CHE]] conference was held in Nottingham. | In 1977 the [[CHE]] conference was held in Nottingham. | ||
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Nottingham is a city in the East Midlands. It is now a unitary authority within the ceremonial county of Nottinghamshire. During the industrial revolution it became famous for lace-making, bicycle and tobacco industries.
LGBT history
A local gay group, MAF-MAN was set up in 1968, and was re-founded in 1970 as Nottingham CHE Group.[1]
In 1977 the CHE conference was held in Nottingham.
Local LGBT facilities and groups include:
- Nottingham Ball Bois FC - the local gay football club
- SASSI - Black and Asian LGB group
- Outburst - for LGBT young people
People who were born or lived in Nottingham include:
- Robert Newton - athlete
- Ray Gosling - gay rights campaigner
- D H Lawrence - novelist
Nottingham Pride is held in July.
References
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- ↑ Peter Scott-Presland, Amiable WarriorsVolume One, pages 279–280.