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For LGBT History Month 2017 there were displays throughout February in Croydon Library.

The first Croydon Pride for many years was held on the 28th of August, with a parade through the town centre and a festival in Surrey Street.

The Mayor of Croydon, Cllr Wayne Trakas-Lawlor, raised the rainbow flag to half-mast, in memory of those killed at the Orlando nightclub.

For IDAHOT 2016 a special service was held at Croydon Unitarian Church, with singing by Rainbows Across Borders and an address by Ross Burgess of CAGS. After the service, many of the congregation were photographed holding the Stonewall "No Bystanders" poster.

Ross Burgess from CAGS was speaking on "40 years of making and recording history". Photos by Nicholas Chinadet.

In keeping with the LGBT History Month theme for 2016 of Religion, Belief and Philosophy. The speaker at CAGS' Brief Encounter event was Rev Art Lester of Croydon Unitarian Church.

RAB members took part in the Pride Parade, with a banner and placards.

Photos by Chris Packham of Reigate: www.digitalspin.co.uk.

The Friends of Dorothy (LGBT bell ringers and their friends) came to ring in Croydon Minster for IDAHO. Pictures from Catherine Pestano.

Members of Aurora and Croydon Trans Group planted bulbs at the Mayfield Playground, Thornton Heath, in anticipation of this year's Trans Day of Remembrance, as a living memorial to those who had died as a result of transphobia.

For Black History Month 2012, CAGS arranged a talk by Ted Brown, veteran black gay activist.

Helen of the Croydon Trans Group at Brighton Pride 2012, wiht the trans flag and a police escort.

Ivor Treby, noted gay poet, read some of his poems, interspersed with stories of his life and how he came to write the poems, at the Brief Encounter event at the Spread Eagle.

Patrick Strudwick, award-winning journalist, political columnist at Gay Times told the meeting how he had exposed therapists and religious groups that claimed to "cure" people of homo­sexuality. See the CAGS Press Release for more details.

The centre panel shows LGBT figures from history: Sappho (Lesbian), Hadrian (Gay), Lord Byron (Bi), and the Chevalier d'Eon (Trans). The side panels feature local LGBT groups.

Lisa was speaking at a meeting of Croydon Area Gay Society, one of a series of talks called "The Brief Encounter". For more about the talk, see www.cags.org.uk/pressrel-2012-02.htm,

On World AIDS Day 2011, CAGS provided a display in the foyer of Croydon University Hospital

For IDAHO (international Day Against Homophobia) 2011 there was an outreach in North End, Croydon, with the Croydon POP Bus from 3 to 6pm, followed by one minute's silence and balloon release to commemorate those lives lost and the families affected by homophobia, with special guest the Mayor of Croydon, Cllr Avril Slipper.

The Rainbow Reading Group was launched by Miss Aileen Cahill, Head of Library Services, with a special guest Issy Festing, author of The Bird Keeper.

The Museum launched an expanded version of their LGBT Trail.

On the first floor of Croydon Library there was a big display for The Justin Campaign - campaigning against homophobia in football in memory of Justin Fashanu.

This display, on view in the ground floor of the Central Library throughout the month, included panels for all the main LGBT groups in Croydon, and a centre spread about the CAGS Tennis Group.

The Croydon Trans Group held a celebration of the life of Roberta Cowell, born at 4 Sydenham Road, Croydon, the first person in the UK to undergo gender reassignment surgery.

The Deputy Mayor laid a wreath at the Croydon War Memorial, outside the Clocktower Centre, in honour of Alan Turing and other LGBT war heroes.

Photos 1-4 and 6-10 by Michal Jaworski – www.michalj.net - photos 5, 11, and 12 by members of the LGBT Community.

LGBT Hustings in advance of the General Election, with representataives of the main policical parties. (Photos by Davide Berlanda - sevenpics@live.co.uk)

Silver Rainbow took part in Age Concern's LGBT 50+ Information Fair in Soho in September 2009.

For 2009 History Month was celebrated with a showing of the film Milk at the David Lean Cinema with a commentary by historian Michael Brown, and a display and civic reception in the Croydon Clocktower foyer.

Silver Rainbow took part in an event intended to promote Croydon as a Beacon authority for services for older people.

Crocus was launched at an event in Croydon Town Hall.

For History Month 2008 CAGS held an event discussing sworn brotherhood in mediaeval England as documented In Chaucer and traditional ballads, followed by a re-enactment of the ame-sex union ceremonies that were previously celebrated in different parts of Europe.

We again had a stall for all the Croydon Groups at Brighton Pride 2007.

The IDAHO theme this year was "making a noise" to bang homophobia out of Croydon.

We had a joint stall for all the Croydon Groups at Brighton Pride 2006.