In his last month as an Ambassador for Pride in Brighton and Hove, George Montague appears on the London Pride community parade to raise money for Rainbow Fund. 91 year old George, a Brighton resident and a current Ambassador for Brighton Pride took to the streets of London today on his mobility sco
91 year old George, a Brighton resident and a current Ambassador for Brighton Pride took to the streets of London today on his mobility scooter for the London Pride Community Parade despite the pouring rain.
He said: “It was wonderful to come to London Pride and despite the pouring rain I have throughly enjoyed myself.”
George was at London Pride to promote his new book The Oldest Gay in Village where he recounts his fascinating life story.
George was born in 1923 and has seen many changes in his lifetime, few greater than the attitude towards being gay – attitudes that saw him criminalised for the sin of loving another man.
His new book is a moving, often humorous memoir of an indefatigable man, committed to helping people accept homosexuality, even if they may not understand it. After all, as he puts it, “If I don’t understand why I am the way I am, why should anyone else? But why should it matter?”
Now in his nineties, George is finally beginning to see the acceptance he longed for through his younger years – and is proud to be the oldest gay in the village.
George is supporting the Brighton based Rainbow Fund with proceeds from the sale of the book.
The book is being produced by John Blake Publishing www.johnblakepublishing.co.uk
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