Leeds
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Leeds is a city in West Yorkshire, historically the main industrial centre of the West Riding, and originally owing its prosperity to the wool industry.
LGBT history
The Leeds CHE Group was founded in 1971.
There are plans to create an official Gay Quarter as has happened in Manchester and Liverpool.[1]
Leeds Pride, held in August, is the biggest LGBT Pride event in Yorkshire. It has been celebrated since 2006.
Local LGBT organisations include:
- Barca Leeds for young people[2]
- Leeds Gay Community
- Leeds Stepping Out
- West Yorkshire Bi Group
- White Collar Club
- Out in Yorkshire
- T-girls
- The Gay Abandon Choir
- The Sacred Wing
All Hallows Church is an Anglican church providing a special welcome to LGBT people:
- We are trying to respond to the challenge of Jesus of Nazareth to love God, ourselves and others, exploring the meaning of God’s love for all people — women, men, black, white, gay, straight, older, younger, of faith or no faith — and looking to meet the needs of people who feel damaged or marginalised."[3]
LGBT sports clubs include the Yorkshire Terriers FC.
The New Penny is said to be the longest-running gay pub in the UK.
External links
References
- ↑ http://www.gayleeds.com/best-of-the-rest/article/_leeds-gay-quarter/
- ↑ http://www.lgbtconsortium.org.uk/directory/barca_leeds
- ↑ http://allhallowsleeds.org/. Accessed: 2016-05-26. (Archived by WebCite® at http://www.webcitation.org/6hn5BibEl)
