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Gay cities
Awash with rainbow pride, England is a country of excitement, history, talent and understanding. Hell, we’ve even had a gay king (or perhaps we should have called him queen) way back in the 13th Century.
Modern day English gay society is now one of the most sophisticated, cosmopolitan and pulsating community’s in the world – largely due to the successes and public figures of our past who valued the ‘home’ in homosexuality.
England is one of the largest populations of gay and lesbian folk in Europe, we also have equal age of consent laws (set at 16), partnership laws and even legal commitment ceremonies in some of our major cities. As for marriage, it’ll just be a matter of time!
So whether you're gay, lesbian, transsexual, Bi-sexual, in or out, be yourself in England!
Writer Samuel Johnson famously said “When a man is tired of London, he is tired of life.” Say no more.
Manchester's gay scene is one of the friendliest and busiest in England with a huge range of pubs and clubs.
Dubbed ‘Soho by the Sea’ it is a flamboyant destination and is today England's second largest gay community.
NewcastleGateshead is a stylish, fashionable and vibrant city with a lively gay scene.
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