Middlesbrough

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

[1] ttp://www.mvda.info/content/lgbt-inclusion

[2] ttp://www.mesmacnortheast.com/whats-on/teesside/

[3] ttp://www.lovemiddlesbrough.com/news/248/middlesbrough-gay-pride-2011-has-the-x-factor

[4] ttp://www.visitmiddlesbrough.com/whats-on/event/502/middlesbrough-pride-2012

[1]

[2]

[3]

[4]