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'''Richmond upon Thames''' is an outer London Borough. As well as Richmond itself, it includes other localities such as [[Barnes]], Hampton, Kew, Teddington, and [[Twickenham]]. Notable landmarks include Hampton Court Palace and the Twickenham Rugby Centre.

==LGBT history==

The [[Wandsworth-Richmond CHE Group]] was formed in 1972. It was renamed CHERP (CHE Richmond and [[Putney]]) in 1978; in 1983 it merged with [[CHE Kingston]] to form [[KRAGS]] (Kingston and Richmond Area Gay Society.<ref>''[[Out of the Shadows]]'', Chapter 10.</ref>

The lesbian group [[Kenric]] was originally based in [[Kensington]] and Richmond, hence the name.

The [[Richmond upon Thames LGBT Forum]] was founded in 2007.<ref>http://www.richmondlgbtforum.org.uk/about_us.aspx</ref>

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