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[[EXS]], Cheltenham's long-running gay nightclub, closed in 2012.<ref>http://www.thisisgloucestershire.co.uk/NEW-CHELTENHAM-GAY-CLUB/story-16266607-detail/story.html#axzz2OgIhiNDj</ref> A new club, [[Embassy]], opened later that year.<ref>http://www.thegayembassycheltenham.com/</ref> | [[EXS]], Cheltenham's long-running gay nightclub, closed in 2012.<ref>http://www.thisisgloucestershire.co.uk/NEW-CHELTENHAM-GAY-CLUB/story-16266607-detail/story.html#axzz2OgIhiNDj</ref> A new club, [[Embassy]], opened later that year.<ref>http://www.thegayembassycheltenham.com/</ref> | ||
| − | In 2023 and 2024 Cheltenham held a Pride event. | + | In 2023 and 2024 Cheltenham held a Pride event. The 2024 march was led by men dressed as dogs carrying a banner with the letters K and F. |
[[File:Cheltenhampridemarchsat18may2024.jpg|thumb|left|Cheltenham Pride march in May 2024]] | [[File:Cheltenhampridemarchsat18may2024.jpg|thumb|left|Cheltenham Pride march in May 2024]] | ||
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Revision as of 08:13, 19 August 2024
Cheltenham is a spa town and borough in Gloucestershire, noted for horse-racing and other festivals, and the Government Communications Headquarters (GCHQ).
Cheltenham College is a local public school.
LGBT history
Sir James Agg-Gardner was MP for Cheltenham for four separate periods between 1874 and 1928.
Gay News Issue 1 listed a Cheltenham GLF.
There was a Cheltenham CHE group in the 1970s.
EXS, Cheltenham's long-running gay nightclub, closed in 2012.[1] A new club, Embassy, opened later that year.[2]
In 2023 and 2024 Cheltenham held a Pride event. The 2024 march was led by men dressed as dogs carrying a banner with the letters K and F.
