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Its large LGBT populatn has meant 's often lled the "unofficial gay pal of the UK" and one of the happit plac to live the UK - who knows whether the two are lked!? Brighton and Hove, for s England’s unofficial gay pal, n now wear the official crown. One 10 people aged over 16 the cy intified themselv as lbian, gay, bisexual or “other sexual orientatn” the 2021 cens.

It was exactly le wh the s-old timat based on the works of the 1940s US profsor Aled Ksey who ntend homosexualy was far more wispread than officialdom admted.By ntrast, the district of Rochford Essex was shown as the straightt place England. Only 1.6% of the populatn there said they were LGB+, suggtg that those livg the largely ral, somewhat nservative area near Southend-on-Sea are six tim ls likely to be gay than those Brighton and Hove. Unlike Rochford, Brighton has a long history of pneerg gay rights, om s bars and clubs to s annual Pri ftival.

Last year the cy said farewell to the self-proclaimed “olst gay the village”, Gee Montague, who died aged 98 after s of mpaigng. The uncil has an LGBT workers’ fom, ns a “my pronouns” mpaign and an LGBT helple.“Brighton has a huge amount of LGBT+ venu and muny support anisatns that mak a very very attractive place for LGBT+ people to live,” said the gay rights mpaigner Peter Tatchell. Dpe the generally more gay-iendly atmosphere there is still a problem wh gay-bashg attacks.”Pl Kemp, the managg director of Brighton and Hove Pri, said the cy had “always attracted LGBTQ+ people om across the UK and the world who have fled the often unsafe small town mentaly of their home liv to e here and create a safe space and a seek out a muny of like-md spirs.