Burnley is a forgotten battleground for lesbian and gay rights, says playwright-in-residence for LGBT History MonthBurnley is a market town known for many things including, perhaps, its rich cotton mill history, its overachieving football team or its close proximity to the M65. But the birthplace of gay civil rights in the UK?"Given my role, if anyone should have known about this I guess it should have been me … " …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:24AM on February 7, 2017