SHOUT Festival statement on Birmingham Repertory Theatre’s decision to host a Nightingale court
SHOUT Festival has recently been made aware of the decision made by Birmingham Repertory Theatre to host a Nightingale Court which will be in operation at their venue from December 2020 until June 2021. SHOUT Festival has partnered with the REP for many years to tell the stories of our communities, yet we need to […]
Help us support isolated LGBT people this Christmas
Christmas can be a very difficult time for many LGBT+ people, it is traditionally a very heteronormative festival with an emphasis on family. For many LGBT+ people, family has a different meaning: referred to “family of choice”. This is often due to necessity as many still face discrimination, rejection, and estrangement from their biological families […]
Birmingham LGBT’s Statement on HM Government’s response to the consultation on the Gender Recognition Act Reform
On Tuesday, the Government announced its response to the 2018 consultation regarding the Gender Recognition Act (https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-statements/detail/2020-09-22/hcws462); and, whilst not surprising, it is extremely disappointing for transgender people, non-binary people, and the wider LGBT community. Birmingham LGBT do not accept the Government’s position “that the balance struck in the legislation is ‘correct’ with ‘proper checks […]
Birmingham LGBT Launches New LGBT Counselling Service
Following a successful funding application to Comic Relief’s COVID-19 recovery fund, Birmingham LGBT is proud to announce the addition of a new free therapeutic counselling service to its range of wellbeing and sexual health services, as part of the recovery from the effects of COVID-19. The centre already offers counselling services for members of the […]
Men’s Health Week 2020 – Facts v Myths
Call to action: protect trans rights
Written by Paul Roberts OBE, CEO of LGBT Consortium and endorsed by Birmingham LGBT Urgent and important call to action As many of you will have seen, the Sunday Times reported that the UK Government Ministers for Women and Equalities, Liz Truss, is planning a series of policy changes that could make many LGBT+ people’s […]
Cervical Screening Awareness Week 2020 – Facts v Myths
Volunteers’ Week 2020: celebrating the work of our dedicated volunteers with Don One
By Siȃn Finn, Volunteer Coordinator For this year’s Volunteers’ Week, our dedicated volunteers were treated to 90 minutes of entertainment from Don One, a drag king originally from Birmingham. We wanted to celebrate and thank our fabulous volunteers for all they do in supporting our work. Despite it being lockdown we were still able to […]
The impact of Covid-19 on the LGBT community
Birmingham LGBT is working with Birmingham City Council on a campaign to support LGBT community members who have been impacted by Covid-19 and the social distancing measures in place. In order to do this, we need fully to understand the impact the virus has had on the LGBT community. Many members of LGBT communities in […]
Seldom Heard Conversations – Physical Activity
Seldom Heard Conversations – Physical Activity Focus Group Invitation for the LGBTQI+ citizens of Birmingham Saturday 29th February 2020 – 12.00pm – 4.30pm Birmingham LGBT Centre (38-40 Holloway Circus, Birmingham B1 1EQ) If you are a Birmingham citizen who identifies as a member of the LGBTQI+ community, we have limited places for those interested participate […]
