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| + | The gay footballer [[Liam Davis]] has said he was abused plenty of times while playing for Gainsborough Trinity.<ref>Alistair Magowan, [http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/25735717 "How I came out: Britain's only openly gay footballers]" ''BBC News'', 15 January 2014. ([http://www.webcitation.org/6oIh8sS2o Archived] by WebCite® at 2017-02-15).</ref> | ||
The [[Lincolnshire Parents of LGBT children support group]] held its first gathering at a farm in Gainsborough in December 2015.<ref>[https://local.mumsnet.com/lincolnshire/other-local-events/491709-parents-of-lgbt-children-gathering event page] on Mumsnet. ([http://www.webcitation.org/6oIPcMnsb Archived] by WebCite® at 2017-02-15).</ref> | The [[Lincolnshire Parents of LGBT children support group]] held its first gathering at a farm in Gainsborough in December 2015.<ref>[https://local.mumsnet.com/lincolnshire/other-local-events/491709-parents-of-lgbt-children-gathering event page] on Mumsnet. ([http://www.webcitation.org/6oIPcMnsb Archived] by WebCite® at 2017-02-15).</ref> | ||
Latest revision as of 18:34, 15 February 2017
Gainsborough is a town in the West Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, on the River Trent. It was one of the capital cities of Mercia during the Anglo-Saxon period.
LGBT history
The gay footballer Liam Davis has said he was abused plenty of times while playing for Gainsborough Trinity.[1]
The Lincolnshire Parents of LGBT children support group held its first gathering at a farm in Gainsborough in December 2015.[2]
References
- ↑ Alistair Magowan, "How I came out: Britain's only openly gay footballers" BBC News, 15 January 2014. (Archived by WebCite® at 2017-02-15).
- ↑ event page on Mumsnet. (Archived by WebCite® at 2017-02-15).
