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TIRELS MPAIGNER GEE MONTAGUE, THE ‘OLST GAY THE VILLAGE’, DI AGED 98

Gay rights mpaigner Gee Montague, the self-tled  "olst gay the village", has passed away at the age of 98.  * oldest gay in the village *

Gay rights mpaigner Gee Montague, the self-tled “olst gay the village”, has passed away at the age of 98. Deeply sad news that Gee Montague aged 98 affectnately known as #TheOlstGayInTheVillae passed away peacefully on Friday 18th March. Gee Montague was charged wh gross cency by ‘homophobic police’.

'OLST GAY THE VILLAGE' GEE MONTAGUE DI AGED 98

Even at 98 years old, Gee Montague never shied away om the spotlight. His rabow mobily soter had bee a yearly staple of Brighton, England’s Pri Para. He proudly waved a banner clarg “I’m the olst gay the village.” More than jt a ftive prence, Montague was also a tire... * oldest gay in the village *

Gee Montague realised he was gay when he was his 20s, and was nvicted of gross cency 1974. He told The Arg that he was placed on a “queer list” by lol police, and his memoir, tled The Olst Gay the Village, he relled: “Unr Gross Incency law, we were arrted and charged enthiastilly by homophobic police, assisted by provotrs and rmers.

Like many gay men livg the UK when homosexualy was crimalised, Montague married a woman, and had three children.

A LOURFUL FAREWELL TO GEE MONTAGUE – THE OLST GAY THE VILLAGE

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They were together for more than 20 years, and he prevly said: “I was always nvced my wife knew I was gay when she married me but wasn’t discsed. As 'the olst gay the village' Gee and was an important part of the Pri Para and a tirels mpaigner for equaly. In 2016, the ernment pardoned thoands of gay and bisexual men who were nvicted unr historic anti-gay laws, but Montague mpaigned for a full apology as a pardon “accepts that you were guilty”.

‘THE OLST GAY THE VILLAGE’ GEE MONTAGUE REMEMBERED AT BRIGHTON PRI

Explore gay Mosw wh Mr Hudson. The bt of Mosw for the discerng gay man. Where to sleep, eat, drk, shop and play. * oldest gay in the village *

He said: “I spent my early years ashamed of beg gay and terrified of beg found out and, as the climate has changed, now I want to shout om the rooftops.

GEE MONTAGUE – THE OLST GAY IN THE VILLAGE

A gay rights mpaigner om Brighton, affectnately known as 'the olst gay the village' has died at the age of Montague was a well-known and much-loved figure at Brighton Pri, takg part the para every year on his rabow mobily partner of 25 years, Somchai, was always at his passed away peacefully at home on Friday, March and Somchai handg his petn at Downg Street 2016Gee petned to get a ernment apology 'before I die' Gee fought tirelsly to get an apology om the Brish ernment for a nvictn of gross cency the 1970s. Gay and bisexual men were pardoned 2016, but he felt nothg short of apology would make up for the discrimatn he and thoands of others had took him 43 years, but he fally received a letter 2017, havg vowed to make his life's Gee's reactn after he fally received an apology 2017 Gee as a young manGee realised he was gay his twenti, and was nvicted of gross cency many gay men livg the UK when homosexualy was crimalised, Montague married a woman, and had three were together for more than twenty years but eventually divorced, and 1997 Gee met his partner Somchai Phkhlai. Mourners said a fond farewell to Gee Montague – the self-proclaimed olst gay the village – at his funeral today (Monday 11 April).

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Inspiratnal LGBT+ mpaigner #GeeMontague, the ‘olst gay the village’, di aged 98.

His flower-becked hearse clud the sign that adorned his wheelchair year after year at Pri and which read: “I’m the olst gay the village. The veteran gay rights mpaigner was sufferg om Alzheimer’s disease when he died at the age of 98 on Friday 18 March.

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The uple met 25 years ago, 1997, entered to a civil partnership 2006 and 2015, after gay marriage was legalised, they wed at Brighton Town Hall.

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