LGBT Heritage
Birmingham LGBT has undertaken two Heritage Lottery funded research and oral history projects under the Gay Birmingham Remembered banner.
Gay Birmingham Remembered and its sister project Gay Birmingham Back to Back undertook research into LGBT Birmingham as far back as the 1800s and interviewed around 80 individuals about their experiences in the city.
The project materials, along with other LGBT materials, are held in Birmingham City Archives, Central Library and can be accessed by the general public.
A video was produced of the exciting Gay Birmingham, Back to Back performances and will be available now – click here for details.
See more at www.gaybirminghamremembered.co.uk
SHOUT Festival
SHOUT is an annual LGBT Cultural and Community Festival developed and managed by Birmingham LGBT. This inclusive and distinctive festival develops talent and encourages participation. 2011′s festival featured over 50 separate events and performances delivered by over 100 artists and performers, including 17 films, 5 visual arts shows, 5 talks, 3 theatre shows, 15 performances and 7 community events.
Now moving into its fourth year, SHOUT boasts a wealth of activity, bringing internationally acclaimed artists to the city and providing local producers with a unique opportunity to be part of a number of commissioned projects.
The varied programme of visual arts, film, theatre, music, performance, literature and community activities aimed to promote the diversity of the city’s lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender communities whilst consolidating Birmingham’s developing role as an LGBT tourist destination.
See www.shoutfestival.co.uk for details.
Health & Wellbeing Centre
Birmingham LGBT Community is ‘proud’ to announce that the Big Lottery Fund, through their Reaching Communities Strand, has awarded a grant of £479,263 over a four year period to establish an LGBT Health and Wellbeing Centre for Birmingham.
The LGBT Health and Wellbeing Centre will be a one stop shop for the community and community groups, and will work with other service providers to address health inequalities within the LGBT Community, such as high rates of smoking and drinking, self harm, depression and attempted suicide.
The Centre will open in Spring 2012. Check back for more detail soon.
