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'''Middlesbrough''' is a town and [[unitary authority]] on the south bank of the River Tees. It was at one time a county borough; in 1968 it became part of the larger but short-lived county borough of Teesside. In 1974 it became a district within the county of [[Cleveland]]. In 1996 Cleveland was abolished, and Middlesbrough became a unitary authority within the ceremonial county of [[North Yorkshire]]. | [[File:Middlesbrough Skyline.jpg|thumb|Middlesbrough skyline]]'''Middlesbrough''' is a town and [[unitary authority]] on the south bank of the River Tees. It was at one time a county borough; in 1968 it became part of the larger but short-lived county borough of Teesside. In 1974 it became a district within the county of [[Cleveland]]. In 1996 Cleveland was abolished, and Middlesbrough became a unitary authority within the ceremonial county of [[North Yorkshire]]. | ||
==LGBT history== | ==LGBT history== | ||
Revision as of 10:29, 7 January 2014
Middlesbrough is a town and unitary authority on the south bank of the River Tees. It was at one time a county borough; in 1968 it became part of the larger but short-lived county borough of Teesside. In 1974 it became a district within the county of Cleveland. In 1996 Cleveland was abolished, and Middlesbrough became a unitary authority within the ceremonial county of North Yorkshire.
LGBT history
There was a Middlesbrough CHE group in the 1970s.
Middlesbrough Voluntary Development Agency (MVDA) has an LGBT Inclusion project.[1]
MESMAC North East has a web page for the gay scene in Middlesbrough.[2]
Middlesbrough Pride 2012 was held in September in 2011[3] and 2012.[4] It replaced the previous SuperGay festival.
References
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