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'''Bangor''' is a city in [[Gwynedd]], North [[Wales]]. Local institutions include its cathedral and university. | [[File:UCNW, Bangor - geograph.org.uk - 39527.jpg|thumb|Bangor University]]'''Bangor''' is a city in [[Gwynedd]], North [[Wales]]. Local institutions include its cathedral and university. | ||
<em>Not to be confused with [[Bangor, County Down]].</em> | |||
==LGBT history== | ==LGBT history== | ||
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In 1979 the Bangor W H Smith branch was picketed to protest at the firm's refusal to sell ''[[Gay News]]''.<ref>http://lgbtec.org.uk/page/gwynedd-1 LGBT Excellence Centre, quoting ''North Wales Chronicle'' 22 March 1979</ref> | In 1979 the Bangor W H Smith branch was picketed to protest at the firm's refusal to sell ''[[Gay News]]''.<ref>http://lgbtec.org.uk/page/gwynedd-1 LGBT Excellence Centre, quoting ''North Wales Chronicle'' 22 March 1979</ref> | ||
[[Unity Bangor]] is the local students LGBTQ+ society. | [[Unity Bangor]] is the local students' LGBTQ+ society. | ||
The [[Three Crowns]] has been a gay pub since 2003.<ref>http://www.live-astro.com/microsites/thinkpink2/aboutus.html</ref> | The [[Three Crowns]] has been a gay pub since 2003.<ref>http://www.live-astro.com/microsites/thinkpink2/aboutus.html</ref> | ||
Revision as of 15:22, 26 November 2013
Bangor is a city in Gwynedd, North Wales. Local institutions include its cathedral and university.
Not to be confused with Bangor, County Down.
LGBT history
A E Dyson was lecturing in Bangor from 1955.
In 1979 the Bangor W H Smith branch was picketed to protest at the firm's refusal to sell Gay News.[1]
Unity Bangor is the local students' LGBTQ+ society.
The Three Crowns has been a gay pub since 2003.[2]
North Wales Pride was held for the first time in 2012.
References
<references>
- ↑ http://lgbtec.org.uk/page/gwynedd-1 LGBT Excellence Centre, quoting North Wales Chronicle 22 March 1979
- ↑ http://www.live-astro.com/microsites/thinkpink2/aboutus.html