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[[File:Victory Portsmouth um 1900.jpg|thumb|HMS ''Victory'' in 1900]]'''Portsmouth''', sometimes known as "Pompey" is a city in southern England, mainly located on Portsea island. it is a unitary authority, within the ceremonial county of [[Hampshire]]. Portsmouth has long been one of the UK's main naval ports, and is the home of HMS ''Victory'' and other historic naval ships.

==LGBT history==

In 1628 [[George Villiers, 1st Duke of Buckingham]] was murdered in the Greyhound public house in Old Portsmouth.

Portsmouth CHE was formed in 1972 <ref> page 575 Peter Scott-Presland 'Amiable Warriors'  (2015) volume 1 Paradise Press </ref>.The group folded soon after but was revived in February 1975, only to fold again <ref> Gay News number 65 Feb 1975 </ref>. Portsmouth Gay Community Society moved to meetings at the King's Hotel in 1981. [[Portsmouth CHE Group]] was reformed in September 1982 after dividing off from the Portsmouth Gay Community Society <ref> Gay Solent Newsletter no 48 April 1983. Copies of some of the Gay Solent newsletters are held in the Hall-Carpenter Archives at the London School of Economics Ref HCA/CHE/7/55 </ref>.

In the 1970s one of Portsmouth's longest running gay pubs was the Balmoral Bar in Landport Terrace <ref> Gay News listings March 1974 issue number 43 </ref>. In 1975 the Boys and Girls Gay Society (known as BAGGS) was founded in Portsmouth. Over 150 people attended a disco held by BAGGS at its inaugural event in the Horseshoe Pub in Hampshire Terrace, Southsea in June 1975 <ref> Gay News number 73 19 June 1975 </ref>.

In the Portsmouth there is a project called the 4U Project which is specifically designed for young people aged 19 and under who are exploring their sexuality or gender or who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender. 4U provides a confidential service, as well as running a weekly youth group in the city in a safe and fun environment <ref> http://shapingportsmouth.co.uk/shaping-blog/1514-4u-project-award </ref>.

The [[Portsmouth Defence]] is a defence sometimes used in trials for assault or murder, in which the defendant claims to have been suffering from "homosexual panic" in response to a sexual approach.

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