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Bangor University

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

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  1. http://lgbtec.org.uk/page/gwynedd-1 LGBT Excellence Centre, quoting North Wales Chronicle 22 March 1979
  2. http://www.live-astro.com/microsites/thinkpink2/aboutus.html