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Following uncertainty over the future of Birmingham Pride’s 2019 location, organisers have today revealed the site for the festival’s largest ever Main Stage. Moving away from the car park next to the Loft Lounge where it has traditionally been housed, this year’s festival will see the Main Stage move to the larger capacity car park at…
After the massive relaunch last year, rebranding from GT back to Gay Times and the announcement of a new CEO, one of the world’s leading LGBTQ+ magazines dropped into Birmingham to engage the city’s queer community. With the publication going from strength to strength in recent months in its mission to embrace a more inclusive level…
Today, the heart of Birmingham’s LGTBQ+ scene, a community spanning clubs and safe spaces for all, has made a heartfelt plea. The plea is quite simple, our community is under threat and we need all the help we can get to protect it from being destroyed. Frequent visitors to Birmingham’s LGBTQ+ quarter within the Southside…
The theme for next year’s Birmingham Pride celebrations has been announced, and it is ‘Love Out Loud’. The official theme has been released with a snazzy bright new slogan design bearing red, blue and pink typeface; with a vibrant rainbow motif attached to the left and a heart shape representing the “v” in “love”.
After seeking feedback from over 6,000 Birmingham Pride visitors, pride organisers have now announced that the festival will remain in the city’s iconic Gay Village. Earlier this year, due to major developments taking place throughout the Gay Quarter, Pride organisers announced that the weekend LGBTQ+ festival will be relocating to a new host site.
The idea of attending Birmingham Pride 2018 was an incredibly daunting one. Although I’m gay, I have never particularly gone out of my way to broadcast it to the world. It isn’t something I’m necessarily ashamed of admitting, but it’s not a part of my identity that I go out of my way to show.
Thousands of people descended on central Birmingham this weekend to celebrate equal love, as costumes, colour and political protest dominated Birmingham Pride weekend. Armed with placards and banners demanding the recognition of same-sex marriage; activists, politicians, and revellers took to the streets to march for equality before celebrating the diversity and visibility of the city’s…
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DyMyMIpUJeA&hl=en_GB&fs=1&rel=0&color1=0x5d1719&color2=0xcd311b&border=1] FILM: Getting ready for Birmingham Gay Pride 2010 LOCATION: Gay Village (Hurst Street), Birmingham Southside DATE: May 2010