Scarborough

Scarborough is a seaside town in North Yorkshire.

LGBT history

In 1976 the council refused to allow CHE to hold a conference in the town.^[1] CHE then campaigned for trade unions to boycott Scarborough as a conference centre, which is thought to have cost the town millions of pounds in lost business.^[2]

Scarborough Pride began in 2009 with a picnic attended by 150 people.^[3] In 2011, Scarborough Pride was a three-day event.^[4] In 2012 it is planned for the 1st of September.^[5]

References

[1] ttp://www.lgcplus.com/lgc-news/gay-protest-over-scarborough-boycott-lift/1580237.article

[2] ttp://www.guardian.co.uk/theguardian/2010/dec/21/griff-vaughan-williams-obituary

[3] ttp://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/video/2010/may/04/gay-pride-scarborough-comes-out Gary Younge video

[4] ttp://www.gaypedia.com/en/events/show/1053/Scarborough-Gay-Pride-2011

[5] ttp://www.scarboroughpride.co.uk/

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