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| − | '''Ian Campbell''' is thought to have been the UK's first openly gay mayor. | + | '''Ian Campbell''' is thought to have been the UK's first openly gay mayor. |
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| + | He was elected to [[Bassetlaw]], [[Nottinghamshire]] council in 2010, and was shortly afterwards elected as Town Mayor of [[Retford]], aged 23. In 2012 he became chair of Bassetlaw District Council, and in 2014 he was elected to Nottinghamshire County Council.<ref>http://www.iancampbell.org.uk/#!about-ian/c2rd. Accessed: 2013-07-24. (Archived by WebCite® at http://www.webcitation.org/6ILgmSF7H)</ref | ||
Mr Campbell became known as a local gay activist after his family threw him out over his sexual orientation. He was homeless for eight months. | Mr Campbell became known as a local gay activist after his family threw him out over his sexual orientation. He was homeless for eight months. | ||
| − | In 2009, he was named Nottingham’s Young Person of the Year for his work tackling homophobic bullying. | + | In 2009, he was named Nottingham’s Young Person of the Year for his work tackling homophobic bullying.<ref>http://www.pinknews.co.uk/2010/06/01/gay-man-becomes-britains-youngest-mayor/ ''[[Pink News]]'', 1 June 2010, "Gay man become's Britain's youngest mayor</ref> |
==References== | ==References== | ||
Revision as of 10:29, 24 July 2013
Ian Campbell is thought to have been the UK's first openly gay mayor.
He was elected to Bassetlaw, Nottinghamshire council in 2010, and was shortly afterwards elected as Town Mayor of Retford, aged 23. In 2012 he became chair of Bassetlaw District Council, and in 2014 he was elected to Nottinghamshire County Council.Cite error: Closing </ref> missing for <ref> tag
