Events tagged with "Midlands Zone"
First Pride Ball held in 1998
The Birmingham Gay and Lesbian Pride Ball was originally established as a fundraiser for the second city’s gay Pride festival, an event which first took place in 1997. The first Ball in 1998 was initially organised by the Birmingham Pride committee m...
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...
Midlands Zone launched April 1997
Midlands Zone magazine is the UK’s largest regional gay publication and is celebrating its eleventh birthday in 2008. Its editor, Martin Monahan, was already publishing Midlands What’s On magazine at the time that Midlands Zone was launched as a ne...
Memories tagged with "Midlands Zone"
Being Publicity Officer for Switchboard from 1999
Mike worked as Publicity Officer for Gay Switchboard, from 1999 - 2003. With a background in marketing and sales, he identified all the media in Birmingham and set out to build as many contacts as possible, including the main West Midlands radio stat...
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...
How it started
Trevor talks about the Mature Gay Men's Group. “We had friends in Bearwood and we used to go to town a lot but really there was nothing for us, most of the gay crowd from my day had stopped coming into town, it was all kids, all loud music, we used t...
Promoting homosexuality at the Library!
In 1987 Inge began working for Birmingham Public Libraries, shortly before Clause 28 was passed in 1988. She was involved in campaigning against it, but felt she was living a dichotomy: “All this out and proud stuff on the streets of Balsall Heath, w...
The right time to launch Midlands Zone, in 1997
Martin Monahan has been Midlands Zone editor since its inception in April 1997. "I launched Midland Zone in April 1997, at a time when life in Birmingham’s gay village was changing dramatically. Angels Cafe Bar was just about to open, complete with ...
We have the biggest Balls in Birmingham
Birmingham Gay and Lesbian Pride Ball organiser, Midlands Zone Editor Martin Monahan, who took over organisation of the Ball in 2001, says: “Since the 2007 event, the Ball now raises money directly to benefit local HIV/AIDS charities and LGBT organis...