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The writer Peter Scott-Presland and the gay campaigner Andrew Lumsden were the speakers at the last ever Brief Encounter event. The Brief Encounter is being replaced from March onwards by the CAGS Monthly Meeting.

The Trans Day of Remembrance is held every year on the 20th of November to remember transgendered people who have been murdered during the previous year. Croydon's ceremony was held on Saturday the 19th in Bernard Weatherill House. There was also a display in Croydon Library for the week leading up to the 19th.

The CAGS / SLAGO Garden Party ("Mardi on the Grass") was once again held in Purley.

On IDAHOT day, 17 May, Professor Matt Cook was the speaker at the CAGS meeting in the "Brief Encounter" series.

For the week including IDAHOT there was a display in the entrance to the Volunteer Centre in Centrale promoting the Croydon Hate Crime leaflets. On the first day, people were photographed holding the Stonewall "No Bystanders poster.

Civic launch in the Braithwaite Hall, Croydon Clocktower.

The displays are all on the first floor this year,

Silver Rainbow members and others at London Pride. Some members walked in the parade with the banner, others rode on the Opening Doors bus.

These were contributed by Phil Purkiss of the Regeneration Project

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.

IDAHO (international Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia) was celebrated in Croydon on the following day, Saturday 18th May 2013, with an event in North End, Croydon. There were displays from six local churches and six local LGBT groups. Photos from number 8 onwards are by Chris Packham of Reigate: www.digitalspin.co.uk.

CAGS, representing all the Croydon LGBT groups, took part in the 2012 Enrichment Fair at Croydon College

Ross Burgess of Silver Rainbow joined the London Pride parade (in the red section as part of the Older LGBT Community walking group. The second phot show him with Mark Delacour of the LGBT Consortium in Trafalgar Square (note the rainbow flag flying on St Martin in the Fields).

For IDAHO 2012 CAGS put on an event near Queen Victoria's statute in Katharine Street. CAGS members sent congratulations to the Queen on her Diamond Jubilee, while recalling tha 40 Commonwealth countried still penalise homosexuality. In the evening there was a debate about gay marriage at the Unitarian Church.

With guest of honour Pat Beech, National Manager of RNIB’s Library Service (the Reading Group has ensured that its books for 2012 are all on the RNIB's LGBT range of talking books).

Event in the Council Chamber, Croydon Town Hall

Trans Dayof Remebrance was commemorated by a display in Croydon Library, and a ceremonly of lighting candles and reading out the names of trans people who had died by violence over the last 12 months.

Phil led us on a walk round Croydon, visiting some of the places associated with the 40-year history of CAGS.

We enjoyed an afternoon of reminiscence in the Museum's activities room.

History Month 2011 was launched with a civic reception, attended by Cllr Lynne Hale, with a special performance by Croydon Youth Theatre Organisation, and a surprise visit by Sue Sanders, orginator of LGBT History Month in the UK.

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.

Photos 1-9 by Michal Jaworski – www.michalj.net - photos 10 and 11 by members of the LGBT community

Silver Rainbow exhibited at Croydon Council's "Full of Life" event at the Fairfield Halls.

CAGS put on a stall for the local LGBT groups at Croydon Summer Festival in Lloyd Park. Torrential rain on the Saturday afternoon meant that some of the deocurations at the top of the stall had to be scrapped on the Sunday!

Our second Brief Encounter event featured Allan Horsfall (founder of CHE, the Campaign for Homosexual Equality) and Ray Gosling, journalist and TV presenter. See also the CAGS press release.

Our first speaker at The Brief was Brian Paddick, former Deputy Assistant Commissioner of the Metropolitan Police, and LibDem candidate for Mayor of London.

Aurora's fifth birthday was clelbrated by a special "cake", It was on show a couple of weeks later a teh Bird in Hand, where pieces of real cake were handed out.

CAGS produced a display for the local LGBT groups for this event at the South Norwood Country Park.

The one-man banner was used again in the Pride parade.

CAGS hired the Warehouse Theatre in Croydon for a playreading for History Month 2007

Roger made and carried a one-man banner in the parade.

CAGS and other local gay and lesbian groups had a stall at this event in the Braithwaite Hall.