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Scarborough is a seaside town in North Yorkshire. The Borough of Scarborough, formed in 1974, covers a wider area, including Whitby.

LGBT history

In 1976 the council refused to allow CHE to hold a conference in the town.^[1] CHE then campaigned for trade unions to boycott Scarborough as a conference centre, which is thought to have cost the town millions of pounds in lost business.^[2]

Scarborough Pride began in 2009 with a picnic attended by 150 people.^[3] In 2011, Scarborough Pride was a three-day event.^[4] In 2012 it is planned for the 1st of September.^[5]

The Gay Scarborough group dissolved itself in January 2012.^[6]

Yorkshire MESMAC operate LGBTQ youth groups in Scarborough and Selby.^[7]

References

1. ↑ http://www.lgcplus.com/lgc-news/gay-protest-over-scarborough-boycott-lift/1580237.article
2. ↑ http://www.guardian.co.uk/theguardian/2010/dec/21/griff-vaughan-williams-obituary
3. ↑ http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/video/2010/may/04/gay-pride-scarborough-comes-out Gary Younge video
4. ↑ http://www.gaypedia.com/en/events/show/1053/Scarborough-Gay-Pride-2011
5. ↑ http://www.scarboroughpride.co.uk/
6. ↑ http://www.scarborough.gov.uk/default.aspx?page=16622
7. ↑ http://mesmac.co.uk/youth-groups