Local treasure, George Montague currently in his last two months as a Pride Ambassador was at the Kemptown Carnival on Saturday promoting his new book and raising money for the Rainbow Fund.
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 The Oldest Gay in the Village 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.
Paul Elgood, chairman of the Rainbow Fund, said: “The Rainbow Fund would like to thank George for supporting us through the sales of his book. The book tells his remarkable life story, and all that he has contributed to the community during his long life. Thank you for the support George!”
Georges’ book is out on July 3 and he will be promoting it during Pride to help raise money for the Rainbow Fund who give grants to LGBT organisations that deliver frontline services to LGBT people in Brighton and Hove.
The book is being produced by John Blake Publishing www.johnblakepublishing.co.uk
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