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We are deeply concerned by the recent activity from the EHRC, including the recent scrapping of trans-inclusive guidance for schools, and Monday’s published webpage “Separate and single-sex service providers: a guide on the Equality Act sex and gender reassignment provisions”. This new webpage goes further than their own pre-existing statutory code of practice (which remains […]

Following the UK Governments decision last weekend to U-turn twice, first scrapping the Conversion Therapy ban entirely then subsequently specifically excluding trans people from protections, Birmingham LGBT fully supports Stonewall’s decision to withdraw from the government’s “safe to be me” conference. We are delighted to see that the joint action of the LGBT sector has […]

Introduction: Birmingham LGBT Birmingham LGBT was set up in 2002, with the aim of reinvigorating the diverse lesbian and gay communities in Birmingham. It was originally named Birmingham Pride Trust, to reflect its origins as a breakaway group from Pride Festival, and was funded by a donation of profits from the Festival. Several of the […]

Birmingham LGBT will be holding our Annual General Meeting on Tuesday the 30th November at 7pm on Zoom. If you wish to attend, please email jamesjohnson@blgbt.org and we will forward you the details of how to join, and the agenda, before the event.

Birmingham LGBT is looking for a design consultant to support the delivery of the LGBT Hub Legacy Plan. Introduction Ageing Better in Birmingham, a seven-year, £6m National Lottery Community Fund programme, started in 2015. Its aim is to reduce social isolation amongst older people in Birmingham. BVSC is the accountable body for the programme and […]