Perth and Kinross

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Perth and Kinross is a council area in Scotland. The two counties of Perthshire and Kinrossshire had a joint county council until 1975, when Perth and Kinross was created as a district in the Tayside region, but with a smaller area. It became a unitary authority when Tayside was abolished in 1996. The main town is Perth.

LGBT history

Murray Chalmers was born in Dunkeld.

The actor Alan Cumming was born in Aberfeldy.

Perth & Kinross Council’s Youth Services currently run Glow, a weekly LGBT youth group in Perth.[1]

Trans Perthshire is a social group for the trans community in Perthshire and surrounding areas. It meets monthly at the Scone Arms in Perth.[2]

References

  1. https://www.lgbtyouth.org.uk/perth
  2. http://gires.org.uk/tranzwiki/index.php/Trans_Perthshire