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[[Nick Forbes]] is leader of Newcastle City Council.
 
[[Nick Forbes]] is leader of Newcastle City Council.
 
[[Northern Pride]] is a voluntary organisation supporting [[Newcastle Pride]].
 
  
 
There is a thriving gay scene in the "Pink Triangle",<ref>http://www.pubsnewcastle.co.uk/GayVillage.html</ref> including the [[Powerhouse]] club.
 
There is a thriving gay scene in the "Pink Triangle",<ref>http://www.pubsnewcastle.co.uk/GayVillage.html</ref> including the [[Powerhouse]] club.

Revision as of 16:41, 14 December 2016

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Newcastle upon Tyne is a city and metropolitan borough in Tyne and Wear. it was once one of the world's largest shipbuilding and ship-repairing centres.

LGBT History

Newcastle GLF was listed in Gay News issue 1.

MCC Newcastle is the local branch of the Metropolitan Community Church. It was founded in 1991.

The Newcastle Ravens is a gay inclusive rugby team; it organises the Hadrian Cup competition.

The Newcastle Panthers is a gay football team.

Nick Forbes is leader of Newcastle City Council.

There is a thriving gay scene in the "Pink Triangle",[1] including the Powerhouse club.

NE Gayscene had a page of information about Newcastle.[2] That site has since been replaced by Gay Newcastle.

The Outpost Housing Project, based in Newcastle, provides accommodation support and advice to young LGBT people.[3]

Newcastle Pride

Newcastle Pride logo
Newcastle Pride is ab annual Pride festival supported by the Northern Pride organisation.

References

  1. http://www.pubsnewcastle.co.uk/GayVillage.html
  2. http://web.archive.org/web/20130603182304/http://www.negayscene.co.uk/newcastle.html
  3. http://www.outpostproject.org