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Contents:
- WHY IS ROCHFORD ENGLAND’S STRAIGHTT PLACE AND BRIGHTON S GAY PAL?
- BRIGHTON: THE LGBTQ+ HISTORY OF THE 'GAY PAL OF UK'
- BRIGHTON IS 'GAY PAL'
WHY IS ROCHFORD ENGLAND’S STRAIGHTT PLACE AND BRIGHTON S GAY PAL?
Unr nstctn durg the Napoleonic Wars (1803-1815), ’s unrstood that the flux of soldiers to Brighton durg the years cis wh the first rerd LGBTQ (Lbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgenr and Queer) history the muny.
BRIGHTON: THE LGBTQ+ HISTORY OF THE 'GAY PAL OF UK'
In the 1930s, gay and lbian bars and pubs spread throughout the cy – and after World War II, whispers of Brighton’s unique diversns spread to others lookg for a safe space to explore their sexualy.
BRIGHTON IS 'GAY PAL'
Today, ’s thought that 11-15% of all adults Brighton intify as gay, lbian or bisexual. 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.