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[[File:Enson Works, from Short Street, Longton - geograph.org.uk - 312716.jpg|thumb|Old pottery kilns]]'''Stoke-on-Trent''' is a city and [[unitary authority]] in [[Staffordshire]]. It was historically a major centre for ceramic manufacturing, hence often referred to as "the Potteries". The city comprises six towns, including '''Stoke-upon-Trent''' and [[Hanley]]. | [[File:Enson Works, from Short Street, Longton - geograph.org.uk - 312716.jpg|thumb|Old pottery kilns]]'''Stoke-on-Trent''' is a city and [[unitary authority]] in [[Staffordshire]]. It was historically a major centre for ceramic manufacturing, hence often referred to as "the Potteries". The city comprises six towns, including '''Stoke-upon-Trent''' (note different spelling) and [[Hanley]]. | ||
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Revision as of 12:42, 23 May 2014
Stoke-on-Trent is a city and unitary authority in Staffordshire. It was historically a major centre for ceramic manufacturing, hence often referred to as "the Potteries". The city comprises six towns, including Stoke-upon-Trent (note different spelling) and Hanley.
LGBT history
There was a Stoke-on-Trent CHE group in the 1970s.
LGBT Staffordshire is a charity supporting LGBT people in Stoke-on-Trent and Staffordshire.[1]
In 2003, Stoke Pride had to be cancelled because of the fear of a homophobic backlash, but it subsequently became an annual event.[2]
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