Carl Austin-Behan
Carl Austin-Behan is Lord Mayor of Manchester, England.[1][2] Austin-Behan is Manchester's first openly gay Lord Mayor[3][4] and one of its youngest at 44.[1] In 2001, aged 23, he won Mr Gay UK.[5]
Biography
Austin-Behan was born in north Manchester and grew up in Crumpsall.[1]
He was fired from the Royal Air Force (RAF) in 1997 for being gay at a time when it was illegal to be openly gay in the RAF.[2][3]
He was elected to Manchester City Council as Labour Member for Burnage Ward in May 2011.[1][3] In 2016 he was made Lord Mayor of Manchester.[1][6][7]
Awards
- RAF Safety Centre "Good Show" Award, Royal Air Force[1]
- Bronze Medal from the Royal Humane Society, for rescuing a pilot from a burning Hawk aircraft[1]
- 1996: Mention in the Queen’s Birthday Honours, with a Commander in Chief’s Commendation[1]
- 2001: Winner, Mr Gay UK.[5]
See also
- List of Mayors and Lord Mayors of Manchester
- Timeline of LGBT history
- List of lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender firsts by year
- Timeline of LGBT history in the United Kingdom
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "The Lord Mayor's Office: The Lord Mayor of Manchester: Councillor Carl Austin-Behan". Manchester City Council. Retrieved 24 October 2016.
- 1 2 Williams, Jennifer (16 May 2016). "Manchester to swear in its first ever openly gay Lord Mayor". Manchester Evening News. Manchester. Retrieved 24 October 2016.
- 1 2 3 Halliday, Josh (24 October 2016). "Manchester lord mayor 'subjected to homophobic abuse at Justin Bieber gig'". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 24 October 2016.
- ↑ Peraudin, Frances (17 May 2016). "Manchester to swear in first openly gay lord mayor". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 24 October 2016.
- 1 2 "Past Winners". Mr Gay UK. Retrieved 24 October 2016.
- ↑ Williams, Jennifer (19 May 2016). "Manchester's first ever openly gay Lord Mayor sworn in - with an Abba quote". Manchester Evening News. Manchester. Retrieved 24 October 2016.
- ↑ Street-Porter, Janet (20 May 2016). "Manchester is a city that deserves a better mayor than Andy Burnham". The Independent. London. Retrieved 24 October 2016.
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