Leicester
LGBT history
Joe Orton was born in Leicester in 1933.
Ray Gosling studied at Leicester University.
There was a Leicester GLF and a Leicester CHE Group (founded 1971).
In 1987 Leicester was one of the cities chosen for a homosexual lifestyle study. This survey was designed to see how AIDS might be spread. The survey was criticised by Doctor John Bottril, Chairman of the Leicester Gay Group. [1]
In 1988 Sandra Lucille of the Leicester Lesbian Information Service was interviewed on Central Television about the rights of lesbians and clause 28.[2]
Leicester Wildecats FC is a gay football team.
Leicester Pride is held at the beginning of September.
Bossa is a small gay café bar on Granby Street.
Leicester LGBT Centre is a voluntary organisation established to support LGBT people.[3]
There is an LGBT Oral History Project for Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland.