A free and sober space over Birmingham Pride weekend
Birmingham LGBT centre will be open and celebrating Birmingham Pride this year! We’ll be located outside of the Pride site on Hurst Street so no wristband needed, providing a free and sober community space over the festival weekend🌈 Saturday 23rd May 12pm-2pm: Relaxed sober space with music refreshments 2pm-4pm: ‘Barbara Nice’s Open Mic’ Local legend and national treasure, Barbara is […]
The centre has new window decor!
We’re excited to unveil our brand new window graphics at the centre, just in time for Birmingham Pride weekend!
The first openly lesbian UK MP – Maureen Colquhoun by Sheila
In Lesbian Visibility Week it’s important to remind ourselves of how far we’ve come. Of the 265 female MPs that sit in the House of Commons today, twenty women are living openly as lesbian or bisexual – 7.5%. Which probably isn’t far off the percentage of women openly gay or queer in the general population. […]
Lesbian sexual health, wellbeing & community in our city by Kate
Hiya, it’s one of the Birmingham LGBT lesbians speaking. For this Lesbian Visibility Week I actually decided to google what the theme is. Turns out, in 2026 it’s all about Health and Wellbeing. As a lesbian working in sexual health and a person who provides wellbeing, of course my first thought is to encourage you to […]
Birmingham LGBT have been successful in securing a grant through the TSB Community Fund
Birmingham LGBT are proud to have been successful in securing a grant through the TSB Community Fund! A huge thank you to TSB Bank and Neighbourly for championing charities like ours and recognising the work happening every day to support our communities. Grants like this enable us to continue helping our community to thrive. #TSBCommunityFund […]
WMP Memories, we would love to have reflections and stories about the police and the LGBTQ+ community
WMP Memories, we would love to have reflections and stories about the police and the LGBTQ+ community. The West Midlands Police LGBTQ+ Network are creating a new museum exhibit to record and reflect on the experiences of LGBT+ people with the police in our area during the 1970s,1980s and 1990s. This will focus honestly on […]
LGBTQ+ History Month – We’re all contributors to LGBT History Month
We’re all contributors to LGBT history month – Alexus Enter stage right the ‘usual suspects’ a-wailing and a-screeching at yet another attempt to ‘ram’ the Gay Agenda down their throats. Oooeerr missus. As Michael Winner may have said, calm down dear, it’s only a celebration. Born out of the abolition of Section 28, it has […]
LGBTQ+ History Month – The Development of Social Media (and my identity) in the Mid-2000s
The Development of Social Media (and my identity) in the Mid-2000s – Max My name is Max and I’ve been a sexual health outreach worker at Birmingham LGBT for the past 4 years. I grew up just off the back of Section 28, so my education of and exposure to LGBTQ+ identities was limited to […]
LGBTQ+ History Month – Lesbian visibility in the twentieth century; a story of scandals!
Lesbian visibility in the twentieth century; a story of scandals! – Sheila Edwards For LGBTQ+ History month, I have a scandalous story to tell you. What has this got to do with science and innovation you might ask? Well, tbh, not much but I just wrote an essay about it and thought some of you […]
Annual General Meeting
The Annual General Meeting of Birmingham LGBT will be held at Birmingham LGBT Centre, 151 Hurst Street, Birmingham B5 6EW on Tuesday 9 December at 6pm. Any members of the public wishing to attend the AGM in person or online are requested to email hello@blgbt.org with their name and contact email.