Whitby

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Whitby Abbey
Whitby is a seaside town and fishing port within the Borough of Scarborough, North Yorkshire.

LGBT history

The member of Parliament for the Scarborough and Whitby from 1931-1941 was Paul Latham. Latham was a Conservative Party member who was arrested in 1941 for homosexual activity. He was court-martialled and found guilty of ten charges of indecent conduct and of attempted suicide and was discharged dishonourably and imprisoned for two years without hard labour [1]. Out Aloud was taking part in the Street Choirs festival in Whitby in July 2015.[2]

References

  1. ↑ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Latham Main entry on Wikipedia
  2. ↑ http://www.outaloud.org.uk/. Accessed: 2015-07-06. (Archived by WebCite® at http://www.webcitation.org/6ZpEMmW80)
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