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After 43 years, a man dubbed, ‘the olst gay the village’ has fally received an “abject apology” om the Home Office. Gee Montague was nvicted 1974 of gross cency wh a man and has fought ever sce for an 93-year-old, started a petn and livered to Downg S...

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TIRELS MPAIGNER GEE MONTAGUE, THE ‘OLST GAY THE VILLAGE’, 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... * i'm the 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’.

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. 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.

GEE MONTAGUE – THE OLST GAY IN THE VILLAGE

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

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”. 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.

He’s Gee Montague and he’s the olst gay the village. I first went on the Brighton Pri Para 10 years ago and I mt adm I flunked , there was nothg to suggt that I was gay, I jt went on a soter that was rated like a boat and people said what are you dog on the para?

'OLST GAY THE VILLAGE' GEE MONTAGUE DI AGED 98

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And the next year I thought I’ve got to put that right and the Ltle Bra tchphrase “I’m the only gay the village” gave me the ia, I’m the olst gay the village. You’ve been an avid mpaigner for Turg’s Law and not only for pardons for historic offence charg agast gay men, but also apologi. The letter om John Woodck at the Home Office was such an explic apology sayg how very sorry and ashamed they are for the way they treated , wrg; “The legislatn unr which they were nvicted and utned was discrimatory and homophobic.

After 43 years, a man dubbed, ‘the olst gay the village’ has fally received an “abject apology” om the Home Office. While the ernment pardoned thoands of gay men, Mr Montague argued that this was not enough bee a pardon still “accepts that you were guilty” petn said: “If one was born only able to be ‘ love’ wh another man, one was tomatilly prumed guilty. What happened to the men is a matter of the greatt regret and should be so to all of apology 50 years after the Sexual Offenc Act crimalised private homosexual acts between men aged over 21 England and Wal, The untri where gay men are happit.

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