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'''Wrexham''' (Welsh ''Wrecsam'') is a local government area and county borough in north-east Wales. It was formerly part of [[Clwyd]]. The town of Wrexham is the main built-up area.
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[[File:Wales Wrexham locator map.svg|thumb|Location of the Borough of Wrexham within Wales]]'''Wrexham''' (Welsh ''Wrecsam'') is a local government area and county borough in north-east [[Wales]]. It was formerly part of [[Clwyd]]. The town of Wrexham is the main built-up area.
  
 
==LGBT history==
 
==LGBT history==
  
 
In 1757 Hugh Hughes, a hatter, was accused of sodomy by Samuel Matthews. However, the jury found there was no case to answer.<ref>http://lgbtec.org.uk/wrexham LGBT Excellence Centre, quoting The Crime and Punishment Database, National Library Wales</ref>
 
In 1757 Hugh Hughes, a hatter, was accused of sodomy by Samuel Matthews. However, the jury found there was no case to answer.<ref>http://lgbtec.org.uk/wrexham LGBT Excellence Centre, quoting The Crime and Punishment Database, National Library Wales</ref>
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In 2005, two Druid priests, [[Philip Main]] and [[David Girvan]], had a civil partnership in Wrexham.<ref>http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/wales/north_east/4548834.stm</ref>
  
 
The [[LGBT Foundation]] are listed as operating a drop-in and other events in Wrexham.<ref>http://www.gaywalesguide.co.uk/apps/blog/show/8128057-lgbt-drop-in-centre-now-open-in-wrexham</ref>
 
The [[LGBT Foundation]] are listed as operating a drop-in and other events in Wrexham.<ref>http://www.gaywalesguide.co.uk/apps/blog/show/8128057-lgbt-drop-in-centre-now-open-in-wrexham</ref>
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Latest revision as of 08:20, 22 May 2014

Location of the Borough of Wrexham within Wales
Wrexham (Welsh Wrecsam) is a local government area and county borough in north-east Wales. It was formerly part of Clwyd. The town of Wrexham is the main built-up area.

LGBT history

In 1757 Hugh Hughes, a hatter, was accused of sodomy by Samuel Matthews. However, the jury found there was no case to answer.[1]

In 2005, two Druid priests, Philip Main and David Girvan, had a civil partnership in Wrexham.[2]

The LGBT Foundation are listed as operating a drop-in and other events in Wrexham.[3]

This article is a stub. You can help the UK LGBT History Project by expanding it.

References

  1. http://lgbtec.org.uk/wrexham LGBT Excellence Centre, quoting The Crime and Punishment Database, National Library Wales
  2. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/wales/north_east/4548834.stm
  3. http://www.gaywalesguide.co.uk/apps/blog/show/8128057-lgbt-drop-in-centre-now-open-in-wrexham