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"Proud History"

The histories of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgendered people in Birmingham and the West Midlands remain largely hidden from view although recent research in the archives has begun to recover episodes ...

Boot Women

Birmingham has a long history of groups that have developed to address health and well-being issues for the LGBT community. The Lesbian and Gay Switchboard, a first port of call for many, has just celebrated ...

Committal papers of Charles Record

Charles Record was a 35 year old labourer who was committed to to Birmingham Borough Lunatic Asylum, later called All Saints Hospital, on 18 May 1861. This is the third page of his committal document. The ...

Committal to All Saints Mental Hospital

Charles Record was a 35 year old labourer who was committed to to Birmingham Borough Lunatic Asylum, later called All Saints Hospital, on 18 May 1861. This is the first page of his committal document. The ...

Cross-dressing

Vesta Tilley (1864-1952) was born as Matilda Powles, in Worcester, and was performing in music hall by the age of four. She was one of the most well known and highly paid music hall artists of her time ...

Equal Rights

The 1990s were more encouraging for the gay and lesbian community with the repeal of Section 28, the equalisation of age of consent and from 1997 the emergence of Birmingham Pride, although some of the ...

Equal Rights

The gay and lesbian community in Birmingham has often been at the forefront of campaigning on a range of political and social issues. This has been due to the size and vibrancy of the community, helped ...

Gay Liberation Front

The 1970s saw the emergence of the Birmingham Gay Liberation Front, the rise of feminism and the beginnings of a ‘gay scene’ in the city, although much effort went into more practical matters like the ...

'Gays and Fascism'

LGBT people have faced serious prejudice and persecution in the past, and the cover of this issue of 'Gladrag' (the newsletter of the Birmingham Gay Liberation Front) reminds us both of the large numbers ...

Health campaigning

LGBT people who also have disabilities can be doubly marginalised by society and still have to strive for equality and recognition. This newspaper cutting describes the work done by Trevor Sword and ...

Health issues

Although there is still much to do, we have come a long way in Britain since homosexuality was viewed as an illness in itself and gay people could be confined to institutions, lobotomized or worse. Mention ...

Healthy Gay Life

A number of groups and organisations provide health information aimed at different communities. Here we see a publication by the organisation Healthy Gay Life aimed at gay and bisexual men from the South ...

Healthy Gay Life

A number of groups and organisations provide health information aimed at different communities. Here we see a publication by the organisation Healthy Gay Life aimed at African Carribbean gay and bisexual ...

I am a Lesbian and I am Beautiful

Issue of 'Gladrag', the newsletter of the Birmingham Gay Liberation Front, showing a very different image of a lesbian to the stereotypical representations found in the media. “I suppose all through ...

Lesbewell

Lesbewell newletter promoting a healthy lifestyles. Extract from oral history interview: “I would say actually that positively AIDS and Section 28 have been two things that have actually pulled ...

Lesbian and Gay Centre and Switchboard

Birmingham’s Gay Village became home to a number of organisations, such as Lesbian and Gay Switchboard West Midlands. Established in 1975 it offers a telephone information and support service for people ...

Pride

Issue of 'The Outpost'marking the first Birmingham Pride in 1997. The Birmingham Pride Festival is the largest free gay and lesbian event in the UK, attracting over 100,000 visitors to Birmingham ...

Pride, Victoria Square

This image shows Birmingham Pride in Victoria Square. Pride has become one of the major events in the city's calendar: “I think one of the big things probably in the last 10 years is the growth of ...

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