Sam Green (councillor)

Councillor
Sam Green
Member of Durham City Council for Crossgate
In office
1972–1979
Personal details
Born1940-1
Political partyLiberal

Sam Green was an openly gay psychiatric nurse and Liberal politician who was elected as a member of Durham City Council in 1972.[1] He has been described as the first openly gay councillor in England[2] and first openly gay candidate in an election in Britain.[3]

  1. ^ "Councillor Gay". Gay News. 1 October 1972.
  2. ^ "Gay Political Storms". Gay News. 7 March 1973. Retrieved 19 June 2019.
  3. ^ Greaves, Bernard (September 1983). "Letters" (PDF). Gay East Midlands.