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| − | [[File:Ross Burgess Nov 2013.JPG|thumb|Ross Burgess, November 2013]]'''Ross Burgess''', born 1944, is a former IT consultant (now retired). He | + | [[File:Ross Burgess Nov 2013.JPG|thumb|Ross Burgess, November 2013]]'''Ross Burgess''', born 1944, is a former IT consultant (now retired). He was brought up in [[Hastings]] and studied at Oriel College, [[Oxford]] and the Open University. |
| − | In 1966, while still an undergraduate, he stood as [[Liberal Party|Liberal]] parliamentary candidate for [[Mitcham]]. | + | In 1966, while still an undergraduate, he stood as [[Liberal Party|Liberal]] parliamentary candidate for [[Mitcham]].<ref>''The Times Guide to the House of Commons 1966'', page 153</ref> |
He has been active in LGBT organisations for many years. He founded the [[Tunbridge Wells CHE Group]] in 1972 and is an Executive Committee member of CHE ([[Campaign for Homosexual Equality]]), Management Committee member of [[Age of Diversity]] and committee member and former Secretary of [[Croydon Area Gay Society|CAGS]]. From 2008 to 2011 he was a Board Trustee of the [[LGBT Consortium]]. | He has been active in LGBT organisations for many years. He founded the [[Tunbridge Wells CHE Group]] in 1972 and is an Executive Committee member of CHE ([[Campaign for Homosexual Equality]]), Management Committee member of [[Age of Diversity]] and committee member and former Secretary of [[Croydon Area Gay Society|CAGS]]. From 2008 to 2011 he was a Board Trustee of the [[LGBT Consortium]]. | ||
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http://www.ross-burgess.co.uk | http://www.ross-burgess.co.uk | ||
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[[Category:Campaigners]] | [[Category:Campaigners]] | ||
Revision as of 10:42, 20 July 2015
Ross Burgess, born 1944, is a former IT consultant (now retired). He was brought up in Hastings and studied at Oriel College, Oxford and the Open University.
In 1966, while still an undergraduate, he stood as Liberal parliamentary candidate for Mitcham.[1]
He has been active in LGBT organisations for many years. He founded the Tunbridge Wells CHE Group in 1972 and is an Executive Committee member of CHE (Campaign for Homosexual Equality), Management Committee member of Age of Diversity and committee member and former Secretary of CAGS. From 2008 to 2011 he was a Board Trustee of the LGBT Consortium.
He was copy editor of Out of the Shadows (2010) and in the past has written books and articles on IT-related subjects.
He edited Diverse Performances: Masculinities and the Victorian Stage by the late David Haldane Lawrence, and is commissioning editor for Amiable Warriors, both published by Paradise Press.
He is webmaster for a number of organisations, including:
- SLAGO
- CAGS
- CHE
- Gay, Lesbian and Mensan (GLAM).
External links
References
- ↑ The Times Guide to the House of Commons 1966, page 153
