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- ‘THE QUEEN RED ABOUT MANCHTER’S LGBT MUNY’ SAYS FIRST OPENLY GAY LORD MAYOR CARL AT-BEHAN
- 'SHE RED ABOUT OUR LGBT MUNY' - MANCHTER'S FIRST OPENLY GAY MAYOR REMEMBERS LGHG WH THE QUEENTHE FORMER LORD MAYOR REVEALED THAT BUCKGHAM PALACE REQUTED AN LGBT CHOIR PERFORM DURG HER LAST VIS TO MANCHTER CATHEDRALMENBOOKMARKSHARENEWSBYJOSEPH TIMANLOL MOCRACY REPORTER14:57, 9 SEP 2022BOOKMARKTHE QUEEN MEETS MANCHTER'S FORMER LORD MAYOR CARL AT-BEHAN AT MANCHTER CATHEDRAL LAST SUMMER (IMAGE: MANCHTER CATHEDRAL)THE WEEKLY EMAIL BRGS YOU ALL THE LATT NEWS OM THE LGBTQ+ MUNY PL EXCLIVE TERVIEWS DIRECT TO YOUR BOXMORE NEWSLETTERS SUBSCRIBEINVALID EMAILSOMETHG WENT WRONG, PLEASE TRY AGA LATER.MORE NEWSLETTERSWE E YOUR SIGN-UP TO PROVI NTENT WAYS YOU’VE NSENTED TO AND IMPROVE OUR UNRSTANDG OF YOU. THIS MAY CLU ADVERTS OM AND THIRD PARTI BASED ON OUR KNOWLEDGE OF YOU. MORE THANK YOU FOR SUBSCRIBG!WE HAVE MORE NEWSLETTERSSHOW ME SEE OURPRIVACY NOTICE SEE OURPRIVACY NOTICE&TIM;GROUP 28 THE WEEKLY EMAIL BRGS YOU ALL THE LATT NEWS OM THE LGBTQ+ MUNY PL EXCLIVE TERVIEWS DIRECT TO YOUR BOXINVALID EMAILSOMETHG WENT WRONG, PLEASE TRY AGA LATER.SIGN UPNO THANKS, CLOSEWE E YOUR SIGN-UP TO PROVI NTENT WAYS YOU’VE NSENTED TO AND IMPROVE OUR UNRSTANDG OF YOU. THIS MAY CLU ADVERTS OM AND THIRD PARTI BASED ON OUR KNOWLEDGE OF YOU. MORE &TIM;GROUP 28THANK YOU FOR SUBSCRIBG!
- MANCHTER'S FIRST EVER OPENLY GAY LORD MAYOR SWORN - WH AN ABBA QUOTEQUOTG 'THE WORLD'S MOST SUCCSFUL MICIANS EVER,' CARL AT-BEHAN TOLD UNCILLORS: 'I'M GOG TO DO MY VERY A CHANCE ON ME'MENBOOKMARKSHARECOMMENTSNEWSBYJENNIFER WILLIAMS14:25, 19 MAY 2016UPDATED14:27, 19 MAY 2016BOOKMARKCOUN CARL AT-BEHAN SWORN AS LORD MAYOR OF MANCHTERSIGN UP FOR OUR DAILY NEWSLETTER TO GET THE DAY'S BIGGT STORI SENT DIRECT TO YOUR BOXMORE NEWSLETTERS SUBSCRIBEINVALID EMAILSOMETHG WENT WRONG, PLEASE TRY AGA LATER.MORE NEWSLETTERSWE E YOUR SIGN-UP TO PROVI NTENT WAYS YOU’VE NSENTED TO AND IMPROVE OUR UNRSTANDG OF YOU. THIS MAY CLU ADVERTS OM AND THIRD PARTI BASED ON OUR KNOWLEDGE OF YOU. MORE THANK YOU FOR SUBSCRIBG!WE HAVE MORE NEWSLETTERSSHOW ME SEE OURPRIVACY NOTICE SEE OURPRIVACY NOTICE&TIM;GROUP 28 SIGN UP FOR OUR DAILY NEWSLETTER TO GET THE DAY'S BIGGT STORI SENT DIRECT TO YOUR BOXINVALID EMAILSOMETHG WENT WRONG, PLEASE TRY AGA LATER.SIGN UPNO THANKS, CLOSEWE E YOUR SIGN-UP TO PROVI NTENT WAYS YOU’VE NSENTED TO AND IMPROVE OUR UNRSTANDG OF YOU. THIS MAY CLU ADVERTS OM AND THIRD PARTI BASED ON OUR KNOWLEDGE OF YOU. MORE &TIM;GROUP 28THANK YOU FOR SUBSCRIBG!
- MANCHTER TO SWEAR FIRST OPENLY GAY LORD MAYOR
‘THE QUEEN RED ABOUT MANCHTER’S LGBT MUNY’ SAYS FIRST OPENLY GAY LORD MAYOR CARL AT-BEHAN
Manchter’s first openly gay Lord Mayor says the Queen ‘red’ about the LGBT muny as he rells her last vis to the cy the summer of At-Behan, who was ma Lord Mayor 2016, shared his ‘betiful’ memori of meetg Queen Elizabeth II, who died yterday (September 8) muny activist who the 1990s was forced out of the RAF for beg gay said the Queen took an tert his story and the chari he ex-uncillor also revealed that Buckgham Palace lled him to requt that an LGBT choir perform durg her vis to Manchter Cathedral last year.
Servg as Andy Burnham’s LGBT advisor at the time, he lghed wh the Queen after she remarked on how young he looked for a former Lord told her about LGBT chari Greater Manchter and said she was particularly terted the LGBT+ ary chary Fightg Wh Queen meets Manchter Lbian and Gay Chos director Dan McDwyer at Manchter Cathedral July 2021. ”Mr At-Behan, who was recently award an OBE for his servic to chary, LGBTQ+ equaly and the muny Greater Manchter, said he passed on the Palace’s requt to the Manchter Lbian and Gay McDwyer, director of the recently renamed Manchter Proud Chos, says the requt ‘ma sense’ bee the cy has a rich LGBT muny.
Manchter's first openly gay Lord Mayor says the Queen 'red' about the LGBT muny as he rells her last vis to the cy the summer of 2021. The muny activist who the 1990s was forced out of the RAF for beg gay said the Queen took an tert his story and the chari he supports. The Queen meets Manchter Lbian and Gay Chos director Dan McDwyer at Manchter Cathedral July 2021.
'SHE RED ABOUT OUR LGBT MUNY' - MANCHTER'S FIRST OPENLY GAY MAYOR REMEMBERS LGHG WH THE QUEENTHE FORMER LORD MAYOR REVEALED THAT BUCKGHAM PALACE REQUTED AN LGBT CHOIR PERFORM DURG HER LAST VIS TO MANCHTER CATHEDRALMENBOOKMARKSHARENEWSBYJOSEPH TIMANLOL MOCRACY REPORTER14:57, 9 SEP 2022BOOKMARKTHE QUEEN MEETS MANCHTER'S FORMER LORD MAYOR CARL AT-BEHAN AT MANCHTER CATHEDRAL LAST SUMMER (IMAGE: MANCHTER CATHEDRAL)THE WEEKLY EMAIL BRGS YOU ALL THE LATT NEWS OM THE LGBTQ+ MUNY PL EXCLIVE TERVIEWS DIRECT TO YOUR BOXMORE NEWSLETTERS SUBSCRIBEINVALID EMAILSOMETHG WENT WRONG, PLEASE TRY AGA LATER.MORE NEWSLETTERSWE E YOUR SIGN-UP TO PROVI NTENT WAYS YOU’VE NSENTED TO AND IMPROVE OUR UNRSTANDG OF YOU. THIS MAY CLU ADVERTS OM AND THIRD PARTI BASED ON OUR KNOWLEDGE OF YOU. MORE THANK YOU FOR SUBSCRIBG!WE HAVE MORE NEWSLETTERSSHOW ME SEE OURPRIVACY NOTICE SEE OURPRIVACY NOTICE&TIM;GROUP 28 THE WEEKLY EMAIL BRGS YOU ALL THE LATT NEWS OM THE LGBTQ+ MUNY PL EXCLIVE TERVIEWS DIRECT TO YOUR BOXINVALID EMAILSOMETHG WENT WRONG, PLEASE TRY AGA LATER.SIGN UPNO THANKS, CLOSEWE E YOUR SIGN-UP TO PROVI NTENT WAYS YOU’VE NSENTED TO AND IMPROVE OUR UNRSTANDG OF YOU. THIS MAY CLU ADVERTS OM AND THIRD PARTI BASED ON OUR KNOWLEDGE OF YOU. MORE &TIM;GROUP 28THANK YOU FOR SUBSCRIBG!
" Mr At-Behan, who was recently award an OBE for his servic to chary, LGBTQ+ equaly and the muny Greater Manchter, said he passed on the Palace's requt to the Manchter Lbian and Gay Chos. Adam* said was dangero to e out as gay his home untry and feared beg forced to an arranged marriage wh a said he was "so lucky" to wed his soulmate, Ray, Manchter and wish everyone uld marry who they love.
There are more than 60 untri wh laws that crimalise same-sex sexual acts acrdg to the Internatnal Lbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Intersex Associatn, cludg Sdi Arabia.
MANCHTER'S FIRST EVER OPENLY GAY LORD MAYOR SWORN - WH AN ABBA QUOTEQUOTG 'THE WORLD'S MOST SUCCSFUL MICIANS EVER,' CARL AT-BEHAN TOLD UNCILLORS: 'I'M GOG TO DO MY VERY A CHANCE ON ME'MENBOOKMARKSHARECOMMENTSNEWSBYJENNIFER WILLIAMS14:25, 19 MAY 2016UPDATED14:27, 19 MAY 2016BOOKMARKCOUN CARL AT-BEHAN SWORN AS LORD MAYOR OF MANCHTERSIGN UP FOR OUR DAILY NEWSLETTER TO GET THE DAY'S BIGGT STORI SENT DIRECT TO YOUR BOXMORE NEWSLETTERS SUBSCRIBEINVALID EMAILSOMETHG WENT WRONG, PLEASE TRY AGA LATER.MORE NEWSLETTERSWE E YOUR SIGN-UP TO PROVI NTENT WAYS YOU’VE NSENTED TO AND IMPROVE OUR UNRSTANDG OF YOU. THIS MAY CLU ADVERTS OM AND THIRD PARTI BASED ON OUR KNOWLEDGE OF YOU. MORE THANK YOU FOR SUBSCRIBG!WE HAVE MORE NEWSLETTERSSHOW ME SEE OURPRIVACY NOTICE SEE OURPRIVACY NOTICE&TIM;GROUP 28 SIGN UP FOR OUR DAILY NEWSLETTER TO GET THE DAY'S BIGGT STORI SENT DIRECT TO YOUR BOXINVALID EMAILSOMETHG WENT WRONG, PLEASE TRY AGA LATER.SIGN UPNO THANKS, CLOSEWE E YOUR SIGN-UP TO PROVI NTENT WAYS YOU’VE NSENTED TO AND IMPROVE OUR UNRSTANDG OF YOU. THIS MAY CLU ADVERTS OM AND THIRD PARTI BASED ON OUR KNOWLEDGE OF YOU. MORE &TIM;GROUP 28THANK YOU FOR SUBSCRIBG!
'Authentilly myself'Ray said he had also stggled growg up gay the 1970s and 80s England, which was "tough" said his relig school "dmmed to you, 'you are gog to hell'" Adam returned home to Sdi Arabia, spe beg more than 3, 000 apart and later rtricted by the Covid-19 panmic, they kept touch daily and the romance years ago, Ray proposed on a vio ll and after succsfully applyg for a UK fiancé visa, Adam moved to Manchter December 2022. Adam said he had been aaid to even wear lours his home untry so the first thg he did when he moved was start to "grow my mullet, got my ears pierced and booked appotments for tattoos" relled how, ntrast, one of his gay iends Sdi had been forced to marry a woman, addg: "It has ed not only his life but the life of his wife. The uple, who live London, said a "really betiful memory" was on the way home when one of their sons shouted out of the black b wdow to Trafalgar Square, "My dads jt got married" and cheered "Yay, gay marriage".
Manchter’s first openly gay Lord Mayor has been sworn to the historic role - wh a quote om dis legends Abba. In 1997 he was kicked out of the RAF for beg gay, at a time when was still illegal.
But on Wednday he thanked the uncil on behalf of the cy’s massive lbian, gay, bisexual and trans muny for s mment to diversy. “But I’m so proud to be Manchter’s first openly gay Lord Mayor and I thk ’s a great reflectn of the tim and particular this wonrful cy of ours that a gay man is supported by his peers to hold such a high profile role and act as an ambassador for the cy. The new Lord Mayor of Manchter Councillor Carl At-Behan, a former Mr Gay UK.
MANCHTER TO SWEAR FIRST OPENLY GAY LORD MAYOR
Manchter is to swear s first openly gay lord mayor the 124-year history of the uncillor Carl At-Behan will formally be award the tle at a ceremony on Wednday. He says he will e his year the ceremonial post to highlight prejudice towards the trans muny and work to make HIV ttg more readily available Greater 44 At-Behan is not only the cy’s first openly gay lord mayor, but also the youngt. ”At-Behan started his reer the RAF, but was thrown out after six years 1997 for beg gay.
The air force found out about his sexualy when a man he was datg told them orr to stop him beg posted preventg gay people om servg the RAF were overturned 2000 and At-Behan marvels at how far Brish society has e sce then. “When they asked me whether I had homosexual tennci, I uld have said no and I don’t thk they would have pursued , ” he says.
”Followg an 18-month stt workg for Manchter fire service, At-Behan was crowned Mr Gay UK 2001. He says he cid to enter the petn orr to provi a role mol for young gay men.