Events tagged with "Birmingham Pride Community Trust"
Commission for Equality and Human Rights
The setting up of a single equality commission – the Commission for Equality and Human Rights (CEHR) - will create the first statutory body to protect Britain’s lesbian, gay and bisexual population. The Equality Act 2006 - which establishes the CE...
Community groups and organisations
Numerous groups have grown from the lesbian and gay community since the late 60s, including ones which are political, social, support, health, interest or activity based. Some are informal, some more structured, delivering services to the community. ...
Gay, Lesbian and Womens press and publications
Over the years numerous national and local publications have come and gone which are produced by, and aimed at lesbians, gay men, and women (in the context of the Women's Liberation Movement). These have often been an invaluable source of informatio...
Pink Picnic
Pink Picnic 2007 was organised by the Birmingham Pride Community Trust. The event was billed as an antidote to the commercialism of the current Birmingham Pride and called on members of the gay community to simply turn up to Cannon Hill Park and occu...
Queer Question Time
A political debate organised by Birmingham Pride Community Trust, the event involved representatives of the three main political parties answering questions about LGB issues from members of the public. The panel consisted of Clare Short (Lab), Andrew...
Memories tagged with "Birmingham Pride Community Trust"
Are you being served? May 2005
“The Birmingham Pride Community Trust (BPCT) was also involved in setting up a consultation exercise in May 2005– ‘Are you being served?’. We got forty people from amongst the community to discuss the provision of services and how their needs are bei...
Birmingham Pride Community Trust’s origins
“Birmingham Pride Community Trust grew out of the Birmingham Pride festival as a number of us were frustrated that the festival was somewhat losing its political edge and becoming something of a three day beer festival. What we wanted to do was recog...
Having a ball at the Pink Picnic - July 2007
Steve describes an event organised by Birmingham Pride Community Trust: “The Pink Picnic was in Cannon Hill Park in July 2007, more than 100 people met up, played cricket, had a picnic and enjoyed the sunshine. What was great about the Pink Picnic wa...
Loss of political ‘umph’ in the 2000s
“What I miss now is that sense of social cohesion. We were all interested in the same thing, we all felt that we were doing things for a purpose and being lesbian was political as well. Feminism was still really strong. There was a bit of divisivenes...
Not on the scene so much, 2008
“A lot of women who were around are still around but not socially on the scene, though I still occasionally go to the Fox, and I am involved in Birmingham Pride Community Trust and Gay Birmingham Remembered. I have still got friends from that era, we...
Queer Question Time - 29th April 2005
Steve said that the Birmingham Pride Community Trust (BPCT) also did a ‘Queer Question Time’ that was held in Birmingham Hippodrome in April 2005. Representatives from three main parties were invited, including MPs Claire Short and Andrew Mitchell. “...