The outbreak of HIV and AIDS in the 1980s shook the world. Read how it impacted Hertfordshire.
Read about the history of same-sex marriages and civil partnerships in Hertfordshire.
Elly Barnes MBE founded Educate & Celebrate, a key LGBTQ+ educational programme.
Esmé Langley was the co-founder of the Minorities Research Group and Arena Three
Helen Richardson-Walsh is a hockey player born in Hitchin.
James Allen was a "Female Husband" who lived in Hertfordshire for a time with his wife Mary.
Kelly Jayne Smith was a famous football player from Watford.
Maureen Duffy was one of the first women in British public life to come out as gay.
Stonewall Equality Limited is a UK LGBT+ rights charity that was co-founded by Peter Ashman from St Albans.
Same-sex relationships have been legislated since the Tudor period.
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