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| − | '''Doncaster''' is a town in [[South Yorkshire]], the centre of the metropolitan borough of the same name. It was | + | [[File:St Georges Doncaster.jpg|thumb|St George's Minster]]'''Doncaster''' is a town in [[South Yorkshire]], the centre of the metropolitan borough of the same name. It was previously a coal-mining town. |
==LGBT history== | ==LGBT history== | ||
| − | There was a | + | There was a [[Doncaster CHE Group]] in the 1970s. |
[[Doncaster Pride]] is held in June. | [[Doncaster Pride]] is held in June. | ||
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In 2011 the [[British National Party]] were forced by local protests to abandon a stall at Pride.<ref>http://www.counterfire.org/index.php/news/14505-bnp-bigots-booted-off-doncaster-lgbt-pride</ref> | In 2011 the [[British National Party]] were forced by local protests to abandon a stall at Pride.<ref>http://www.counterfire.org/index.php/news/14505-bnp-bigots-booted-off-doncaster-lgbt-pride</ref> | ||
| − | The first Doncaster Winter Pride | + | The first Doncaster Winter Pride was held in February 2013.<ref>http://www.doncasterpride.co.uk/news.html</ref> |
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| + | The [[Doncaster LGBTplus Forum]] joined the [[Consortium]] in 2016. | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
<references> | <references> | ||
| − | [[Category:Yorkshire]] | + | [[Category:South Yorkshire]] |
| + | [[Category:Metropolitan boroughs]] | ||
| + | [[Category:English towns]] | ||
Latest revision as of 12:39, 7 March 2016
Doncaster is a town in South Yorkshire, the centre of the metropolitan borough of the same name. It was previously a coal-mining town.
LGBT history
There was a Doncaster CHE Group in the 1970s.
Doncaster Pride is held in June.
In 2011 the British National Party were forced by local protests to abandon a stall at Pride.[1]
The first Doncaster Winter Pride was held in February 2013.[2]
The Doncaster LGBTplus Forum joined the Consortium in 2016.
