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| − | There was an Andover [[CHE group]] in the 1970s. | + | There was an Andover [[CHE group]]for a short time in the 1970s. |
In 1974 the Andover Advertiser called homosexuals sick and refused to allow any adverts for counselling or befriending services for gays <ref> A Queer A-Z of Hampshire by Clifford Williams (2024:Andover) </ref>. | In 1974 the Andover Advertiser called homosexuals sick and refused to allow any adverts for counselling or befriending services for gays <ref> A Queer A-Z of Hampshire by Clifford Williams (2024:Andover) </ref>. | ||
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In June 2024 Andover held its first Pride event with a grant from the Town Council. The 2nd Andover Pride was held in June 2025. | In June 2024 Andover held its first Pride event with a grant from the Town Council. The 2nd Andover Pride was held in June 2025. | ||
| − | In 2025 Dr [[Clifford Williams]] gave a talk at the Museum on Hampshire's gay, lesbian, bisexual and trans history. | + | In 2025 Dr [[Clifford Williams]] gave a talk at the Museum on Hampshire's gay, lesbian, bisexual and trans history. |
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==References== | ==References== | ||
Revision as of 15:23, 25 September 2025
Andover is a town in the Test Valley district of Hampshire.
LGBT history
There was an Andover CHE groupfor a short time in the 1970s.
In 1974 the Andover Advertiser called homosexuals sick and refused to allow any adverts for counselling or befriending services for gays [1].
In 1976 Gay News reported that an Andover Doctor had been convicted on three charges of gross indecency, one involving a 15-year old boy [2].
There was a Gay Andover Project Youth Group in 2014. In 2021 Rev Andy Fitchet was featured in a BBC article entitled: 'Gay minister: I was asked to leave my church when I came out'. Fitchet left the Baptist Church and started preaching at the Methodist Church after he came out as gay [3]. Fitchet stood as the Labour Party candidate in the North West Hampshire Constituency in 2017 and 2024.
In June 2024 Andover held its first Pride event with a grant from the Town Council. The 2nd Andover Pride was held in June 2025. In 2025 Dr Clifford Williams gave a talk at the Museum on Hampshire's gay, lesbian, bisexual and trans history.
References
- ↑ A Queer A-Z of Hampshire by Clifford Williams (2024:Andover)
- ↑ Gay News issue 101 p 9 26 August 1976
- ↑ https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/uk-england-hampshire-59057419
