Glasgow LGBT Centre
The Glasgow Gay Centre was opened in Sauchiehall Street, in 1977,one of the first Gay Centres in the UK, following fund-raising by members of the Glasgow branch of the Scottish Minorities Group.[1] It closed in 1982[2] Jimmy Somerville went to the disco at the Centre where he first heard the dance record 'I was born This Way' by Carl Bean [3]. The Glasgow Lesbian and Gay Centre (later renamed the Glasgow LGBT Centre) was opened in Dixon Street (just off St Enoch Square) in 1995.[4] It was then closed for building works, and formally opened in March 1996. In 2008 it collapsed with debts of £300,000.
A new LGBT Centre, known as the Castro Centre, was opened in Bell Street. In 2010 it was closed, amid accusations of financial irregularities.[5][6]
References
- ↑ http://www.ourstoryscotland.org.uk/heritage/assocSupp/GGC.htm
- ↑ http://homepage.ntlworld.com/hamamelis/RIP-ISPrivate/GlasgowGayCentreSauchiehallSt/index.htm
- ↑ Official Jimmy Somerville Fan Page on Facebook; post of 8 September 2021: JS "I was a teenager when I first heard this song at The Glasgow Gay Centre on Sauchihall St. Yes!!! Glasgow had a Gay Centre in the 70s! We sang shrieked danced twirled all our hopes fears joy pain and dreams to that song every Saturday night at the GC Disco ", https://www.facebook.com/groups/officialjimmysomervillefanpage
- ↑ http://www.ourstoryscotland.org.uk/heritage/timeline/index.htm#1970
- ↑ http://www.pinknews.co.uk/2010/07/12/glasgow-gay-centre-funding-axed-and-boss-suspended-after-financial-inquiry/
- ↑ http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/crime-courts/closed-gay-centre-is-probed-by-police-over-finances-1.1063538