Gee Montague, the 'olst gay the village', di aged 98

Contents:

• TIRELS MPAIGNER GEE MONTAGUE, THE ‘OLST GAY THE VILLAGE’, DI AGED 98
• ‘THE OLST GAY THE VILLAGE’ GEE MONTAGUE REMEMBERED AT BRIGHTON PRI
• THE BT GAY VILLAG IN THE UNED KGDOM FOR FABULO QUEER FUN! ??
• GAY VILLAGE
• AND THE GAYT CY EUROPE IS... (DISVER OUR TOP 10 WNERS)
• A LOURFUL FAREWELL TO GEE MONTAGUE – THE OLST GAY THE VILLAGE
• ‘OLST GAY THE VILLAGE’ BE BRIGHTON PRI AMBASSADOR
• CALLS FOR BRIGHTON TO GET AN OFFICIAL “GAY VILLAGE”
• GAY VILLAGE BRIGHTON. - KEMPTOWN
• BT GAY BARS IN BRIGHTON

TIRELS MPAIGNER GEE MONTAGUE, THE ‘OLST GAY THE VILLAGE’, DI AGED 98

And one last fun fact: Brighton's first ever gay bar, The Bulldog, opened back 1979: and until s unfortunate closure, was the "go-to" place for Brighton-based LGBTQ folks.

‘THE OLST GAY THE VILLAGE’ GEE MONTAGUE REMEMBERED AT BRIGHTON PRI

Bar Revenge, AKA Club Revenge, is found round the rner om Charl Street and is one of the bt gay clubs Brighton has the cy.

Self scribed as "The Queen of Craft", Charl Street Tap has been a staple Brighton gay village for 20 years now!

Brighton's Kemptown (the ma gay village) has a plethora of LGBT-muny-iendly bars, and The Camelford Arms is one of them.

THE BT GAY VILLAG IN THE UNED KGDOM FOR FABULO QUEER FUN! ??

Although 's predomantly aimed at gay men, all other guys, gals and non-bary pals are more than wele at this seaont bar! The Amsterdam was a staple Brighton's seaont gay bars, so we're sure that Centre Stage is no different!

GAY VILLAGE

The venue is suated unr the famo Marlborough Hotel, which Brightonians scribe as one of the iendlit "gay hotels".

AND THE GAYT CY EUROPE IS... (DISVER OUR TOP 10 WNERS)

The Mare Tavern one of Brighton's ty but mighty gay pubs that ss on Broad Street Kemptown (the gay-iendly neighbourhood Brighton).

Doctor Brighton's is a seaont pub and is a Brighton stutn due to beg one of the longt-nng gay bars the area.

A LOURFUL FAREWELL TO GEE MONTAGUE – THE OLST GAY THE VILLAGE

Gay rights mpaigner Gee Montague, the self-tled “olst gay the village”, has passed away at the age of 98. Deeply sad news that Gee Montague aged 98 affectnately known as #TheOlstGayInTheVillae passed away peacefully on Friday 18th March.

He told The Arg that he was placed on a “queer list” by lol police, and his memoir, tled The Olst Gay the Village, he relled: “Unr Gross Incency law, we were arrted and charged enthiastilly by homophobic police, assisted by provotrs and rmers. Like many gay men livg the UK when homosexualy was crimalised, Montague married a woman, and had three children. They were together for more than 20 years, and he prevly said: “I was always nvced my wife knew I was gay when she married me but wasn’t discsed.

‘OLST GAY THE VILLAGE’ BE BRIGHTON PRI AMBASSADOR

As 'the olst gay the village' Gee and was an important part of the Pri Para and a tirels mpaigner for equaly. In 2016, the ernment pardoned thoands of gay and bisexual men who were nvicted unr historic anti-gay laws, but Montague mpaigned for a full apology as a pardon “accepts that you were guilty”. He said: “I spent my early years ashamed of beg gay and terrified of beg found out and, as the climate has changed, now I want to shout om the rooftops.

CALLS FOR BRIGHTON TO GET AN OFFICIAL “GAY VILLAGE”

Brighton Pri has paid tribute to the 'Olst Gay the Village’, Gee gay rights mpaigner has been immortalised on a special b - the Brighton & Hove B fleet number as a lol legend, and self-proclaimed ‘the Olst Gay the Village’, Gee Montague passed away March aged was a famo fixture of Brighton Pri who joed the para year after year on his rabow mobily Montage tirelsly fought to receive an apology om the ernment for a nvictn for gross cency the Montague fought tirelsly for an apology stead after beg nvicted of gross cency wh an another missn, though ultimately succsful, took 43 98-year-old sadly passed away peacefully at home March of this year, wh his hband Somchai Phkhlai by his, Gee Montague has been immortalised on an open top b (fleet number 919) which was unveiled today and attend by Somchai. ”A spokperson for Brighton & Hove Pri said: “As 'the olst gay the village' Gee Montague was one of the highlights of our annual LGBTQ+ muny para and always got huge cheers wherever he went.

GAY VILLAGE BRIGHTON. - KEMPTOWN

The latt England and Wal cens data revealed what many have known for many moons and rabows: Brighton and Hove is one the gayt plac the UK.

Unsurprisgly, ’s here that the majory of the gay attractns ri: bars, clubs, rtrants, hotels, and beach areas are signated as primarily aimed at our LGBTQ+ cy is the midst of a wele urban regeneratn and new-opengs boom. Further to Kemptown, The Camelford Arms is metr om the sea and serv giant portns of pub gb bare brick, warm surroundgs; Fallen Angel is gay-owned and sy; and the new Malta-spired Arbaleno is on a missn to ‘refe queer culture’ (more on that a b)’s a ttament to the cy’s gay iendls that the venu oppose Brighton’s Gra I-listed Pier are floor-to-ceilg wdowed, out and proud and promently beach hut along the promena of Hove seaont, BrightonAlamyAnd there’s more, over towards Hove, where you’ll fd the sy Bedford Tavern, snug drag venue The Grosvenor (cue Sondheim and sequs!

BT GAY BARS IN BRIGHTON

Addrs: Tutto, 20–22 Marlborough Place, Brighton BN1 1UBWebse: bang the heart of St Jam’s Street, Block is Ben Gill and Kim Doherty’s ‘urban day club’ cked out wh pk furnure and walls, and artworks of gay ins, cludg Freddie Mercury and Grace Jon by The Postman.