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Many men were initially drawn to Brighton by the enormous s of soldiers garrisoned in the town during the Napoleonic Wars. Evidence suggests that a floating population and good transport links with London helped its reputation as a place for the LGBT community. By the s, Brighton started to flourish as a gay destination and many gay and lesbian pubs started to establish themselves.
Many men were initially drawn to Brighton by the enormous s of soldiers garrisoned in the town during the Napoleonic Wars. Evidence suggests that a floating population and good transport links with London helped its reputation as a place for the LGBT community. By the s, Brighton started to flourish as a gay briggton and many gay and lesbian pubs started to establish themselves.
During the Second World War, Brighton was filled with soldiers. Women and men in the forces who were away from home meeting other lesbians and gay people for the first time in their lives also heard about Brighton and its special pleasures and helped turn it into a gay destination in the post-war years.
The major event is an annual summer festival held in the first week of August, [14] which usually consists of a parade through the city centre, a festival event in Preston Parkthe Village Party and other club parties. The parade attracts an estimatedpeople every year.
The Brifhton Project is a local support group which provides a safe and confidential meeting place for anyone exploring issues around their gender identitybesides organising other events such as monthly meals. The Brighton Ourstory Project was set up to collect and preserve lesbian and gay community history in the area.
Spectrum developed from this process to work with local services and planners in implementing the strategy, and to provide infrastructure and community development support for the LGBT community. Its aim was to act as an independent voice, negotiating the rights of LGBT people locally with specific focus on the needs of marginalised sections of the LGBT community.
A second study, Count Brifhton in Too! The second study aimed to identify gaps in the original research and update the strategy. A free magazine is distributed in the city: Gscene, which describes itself as "the gay and lesbian lifestyle, listings and community magazine for Brighton and Hove".
Historical Events[ edit ] An early recording of the LGBT community in Brighton was in Augustwhen George Wilson, brightoon servant from Newcastle upon Tynewas accused by a guardsman he had met in the Duke of Wellington public house in Pool Valley of having offered him a sez and two shillings to go with him onto the beach to "commit an unnatural crime".
The couple were devoted to each other, socially recognised as a pair, and even sent t Christmas cards. When Hannah died inBaroness Burdett-Coutts said she was utterly crushed by the loss of "my poor darling, the companion and sunshine of my life for 52 years".