Tag: George Montague

The man dubbed the ‘oldest gay in the village’ has said he will fight on after he didn’t receive an apology he thought he had been promised. George Montague, 93, has been fighting to receive an apology for a conviction for gross indecency back in the 1970s. He has led Brighton’s Pride celebrations in recent years says he is “upset and angry” and that he has been “deceived by the government”. His story will feature on More4’s documentary ‘Convicted for Love’ this...

As plans for historic gay sex pardons are announced, revisit our interview with a man who lived through it all. The self-titled ‘oldest gay in the village’, George Montague is a remarkable man who has lived through a century in which homosexuality itself came out of the closet. He is now a writer, campaigner and Pride ambassador in his hometown of Brighton. As the British government announces plans to pardon the thousands of gay men convicted under historic anti-gay laws, we’re...