Quickie Link [1]: Islington inspires gay pride [2]

By : vanrozenheim on Mar 07, 2007 - 06:10 PM
History [3]
(Islington, UK) - From the 1970s kiss-in at Highbury Fields to the founding of the Pink Paper, Islington has always been at the forefront of gay rights. It had the first openly gay MP with Chris Smith and now, in what is thought to be a first for the country, all three leading Islington councillors are gay. Last month the borough celebrated Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) History Month, and groups of people have traced the rise of gay rights by visiting some key sites in Islington.

Note: Read full article on www.islingtongazette.co.uk [4]
Links
  [1] https://gayrepublic.org/index.php?name=News&catid=5&lead=1
  [2] https://gayrepublic.org/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=678&lead=1
  [3] https://gayrepublic.org/index.php?name=News&catid=&topic=7&lead=1
  [4] http://www.islingtongazette.co.uk/content/islington/gazette/news/story.aspx?brand=ISLGOnline&category=news&tBrand=northlondon24&tCategory=newsislg&itemid=WeED07%20Mar%202007%2010:46:26:323