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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> | A local gay group, [[MAF-MAN]] was set up in 1968, and was re-founded in 1970 as [[Nottingham CHE Group]].<ref>''[[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. | ||
Local LGBT facilities and groups include: | Local LGBT facilities and groups include: | ||
*[[Nottingham Ball Bois FC]] | *[[Nottingham Ball Bois FC]] – the local gay football club | ||
*[[SASSI]] | *[[SASSI]] – Black and Asian LGB group | ||
*[[Outburst]] | *[[Outburst]] – for LGBT young people | ||
People who were born or lived in Nottingham include: | People who were born or lived in Nottingham include: | ||
*[[Robert Newton]] | *[[Robert Newton]] – athlete | ||
*[[Ray Gosling]] | *[[Ray Gosling]] – gay rights campaigner | ||
*[[D H Lawrence]] | *[[D H Lawrence]] – novelist | ||
[[Nottingham Pride]] is held in July. | [[Nottingham Pride]] is held in July. | ||
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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
<references>
- ↑ Amiable Warriors Volume One, pages 279–280.