Merthyr Tydfil
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Merthyr Tydfil (Welsh: Merthyr Tudful) is a town in South Wales. It is the main town in the county borough of Merthyr Tydfil, which is now a unitary authority, but treated for ceremonial purposes as part of the preserved county of Mid Glamorgan. In the 19th century the growth of the local ironworks led to a great expansion of the town until it became for a time the most populous town in Wales.
LGBT history
There was a Merthyr Tydfil CHE Group at one time.
In 1979 Merthyr Crown Court heard that a former councillor and ex-magistrate had indecently assaulted a 25-year-old store manager after turning his car on to a mountain road.[1]
The Merthyr Tydfil LGB Group was launched in 2008.[2]
In May 2012 a local gay couple won a million pounds on a lottery.[3]
The Visible project was founded in 2013.
References
- ↑ http://lgbtec.org.uk/merthyr-tydfil LGBT Excellence Centre, quoting the South Wales Echo, 07 November 1979
- ↑ http://www.stonewallcymru.org.uk/cymru/english/at_home/across_wales/south_east_wales/merthyr_lgb_project/default.asp
- ↑ http://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/2012/05/24/merthyr-tydfil-couple-become-millionaires-after-euromillions-raffle-win-91466-31038963/ Wales Online 24 May 2012
