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[[File:Octopus Group.jpg|thumb|Octopus logo]]'''Octopus''' is a gay social group based around [[East London]] and the [[Essex]] borders. Regular activities include weekly social events, occasional parties, theme nights and barbecues, always held in the homes of members. There are also occasional days out.<ref>http://www.octopusgroup.org.uk/index.html. Accessed: 2015-11-04. (Archived by WebCite® at http://www.webcitation.org/6cnQEAoeq)</ref> | [[File:Octopus Group.jpg|thumb|Octopus logo]]'''Octopus''' is a gay social group based around [[East London]] and the [[Essex]] borders. Regular activities include weekly social events, occasional parties, theme nights and barbecues, always held in the homes of members. There are also occasional days out.<ref>http://www.octopusgroup.org.uk/index.html. Accessed: 2015-11-04. (Archived by WebCite® at http://www.webcitation.org/6cnQEAoeq)</ref> | ||
| − | The group was founded in 1978 in [[Braintree]] to cater for the needs of gay people. Due to local demand, the | + | The group was founded in 1978 in [[Braintree]]<ref name=hist /> (or alternatively in [[Chelmsford]])<ref name=oots> Tony Walton, ''[[Out of the Shadows]]'' page 93.</ref> to cater for the needs of gay people. According to ''[[Out of the Shadows]]'', Octopus got its name because it was "sending out its tentacles" into remote parts of Essex and also East London.<ref name=oots /> Due to local demand, the current Octopus (the East London and Essex Borders Group) was established as a separate and independent group in April 1982.<ref name=hist>http://www.octopusgroup.org.uk/OctopusHistory.html. Accessed: 2015-11-04. (Archived by WebCite® at http://www.webcitation.org/6cnQ2NhWD)</ref> |
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Revision as of 20:50, 4 November 2015
Octopus is a gay social group based around East London and the Essex borders. Regular activities include weekly social events, occasional parties, theme nights and barbecues, always held in the homes of members. There are also occasional days out.[1]
The group was founded in 1978 in Braintree[2] (or alternatively in Chelmsford)[3] to cater for the needs of gay people. According to Out of the Shadows, Octopus got its name because it was "sending out its tentacles" into remote parts of Essex and also East London.[3] Due to local demand, the current Octopus (the East London and Essex Borders Group) was established as a separate and independent group in April 1982.[2]
References
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- ↑ http://www.octopusgroup.org.uk/index.html. Accessed: 2015-11-04. (Archived by WebCite® at http://www.webcitation.org/6cnQEAoeq)
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 http://www.octopusgroup.org.uk/OctopusHistory.html. Accessed: 2015-11-04. (Archived by WebCite® at http://www.webcitation.org/6cnQ2NhWD)
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Tony Walton, Out of the Shadows page 93.
