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−	There was a Blackburn and [[Burnley]] [[CHE group]] in the 1970s.	+	[[Charles Fletcher-Cooke]] was Conservative MP for Darwen 1951-1983.
−	There are plans to hold a [[Blackburn Pride]] in 2013.<ref>http://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/news/9945501.Blackburn_gay_pride_event_bid/</ref>	+	The [[Blackburn and Burnley CHE Group]] was founded in 1972.
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		+	In 1973 [[John Kirby]] was murdered in Corporation Park. [[File:P1230696blackburnGNissue36.jpg|thumb|left|Gay News issue 36 reports on John Kirby's murder]]
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		+	There were plans to hold a [[Blackburn Pride]] in 2013.<ref>http://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/news/9945501.Blackburn_gay_pride_event_bid/</ref>
	==References==		==References==

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Latest revision as of 20:24, 24 July 2023

Blackburn is a town in Lancashire. The borough of Blackburn was renamed Blackburn with Darwen in 1997, and became a unitary authority the following year.

LGBT history

Charles Fletcher-Cooke was Conservative MP for Darwen 1951-1983.

The Blackburn and Burnley CHE Group was founded in 1972.

In 1973 John Kirby was murdered in Corporation Park.

There were plans to hold a Blackburn Pride in 2013.^[1]

References

1. ↑ http://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/news/9945501.Blackburn_gay_pride_event_bid/