Birmingham
LGBT history
Robert Taylor (photographer) was born in Birmingham in 1958.
The Birmingham CHE Group was founded in 1970.
Birmingham GLF produced a magazine called Gladrag [1].
The Birmingham Gay Village, near the Chinese Quarter, is mainly located around Hurst Street.
Birmingham LGBT was set up in 2002, with the aim of reinvigorating the diverse LGBT community in the city.[2]
Boot Women is a local women's walking group.
Moseley Shoals is a local gay swimming and water polo club.
In 2011 Symon Hill walked from Birmingham to London, as a pilgrimage of repentance for homophobia.
Birmingham Pride is held annually in May. It claims to be the largest LGBT two day festival in the UK.[3] Pride events were held for a few years from 1972, resuming in 1983.
The Birmingham Bi Women's Discussion Group met once a month at the Birmingham LGBT Centre.
Gay Birmingham Remembered is a website based on oral history and other research, recording the development and history of the LGBT community in and around Birmingham.
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References
- ↑ This was available for sale at London Pride 1976
- ↑ http://www.blgbt.org/?page_id=4
- ↑ http://www.birminghampride.com/