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Birmingham Pride is a three-day gay and lesbian festival held annually in the Gay Village, Hurst Street, Birmingham, England, over the Spring Bank Holiday weekend (i.e. preceding the last Monday in May). LGBT movements is a collective term for a number of social movements that share related goals of social acceptance of same-sex sexuality and/or gender variance. ... Image File history File links Gay_flag. ... World laws on homosexuality Same-sex unions in North America. ... This article or section contains information that has not been verified and thus might not be reliable. ... The Death of Orpheus In Albrecht Dürers 1494 drawing, the banner hung in the tree reads: Orfeus der erst puseran (Orpheus, the first sodomite). The word puseran(t) derives from the Latin bulgarus from which come also the terms bugger in English and bougre in French. ... In modern society, gay is a word which can be used as either a noun or adjective. ... A lesbian is a homosexual woman who is aesthetically, sexually and romantically attracted to other women. ... Beaudry metro station in Montreals Village gai A gay village (sometimes called a gay ghetto, gay district, or gay enclave) is usually an urban geographic location with generally recognized boundaries where a large number of gay and lesbian people, as well as bisexuals and transsexuals live. ... The gay scene in Birmingham is centred on and around Hurst Street in the city centre. ... The city from above Centenary Square. ... Royal motto (French): Dieu et mon droit (Translated: God and my right) Englands location (dark green) within the British Isles Languages English (de facto) Capital London de facto Largest city London Area – Total Ranked 1st UK 130,395 km² Population – Total (mid-2004) – Total (2001 Census) – Density Ranked 1st... A Bank Holiday is a public holiday in the United Kingdom and also in the Republic of Ireland. ...


Described by its organisers as the largest gay and lesbian event in the UK, it features a carnival parade through the city centre, with dance and musical events, funfair rides, a temporary village green, and street stalls and entertainments. Swabian-Alemannic carnival clowns in Wolfach, Germany A carnival is a public celebration or parade combining some elements of a circus and public street party, generally during the Carnival Season. ... United States Marines on parade. ... For other uses, see Dance (disambiguation). ... Music is a human activity which involves structured and audible sounds, which is used for artistic or aesthetic, entertainment, or ceremonial purposes. ... A travelling funfair has many attractions, run by different showmen, who all converge for the duration of the fair, then go their separate ways to set up at fairs in other towns. ... The village green in Stanford in the Vale, Oxfordshire, UK A village green is a common open area which is a part of a settlement. ...


The parade is held on the Saturday, and is original in format, using shopping trolleys, not motorised floats.


Birmingham pride is a 3day long festival, held over May Spring Bank holiday weekend, this year 27th-29th May. May 27th is to be held in Cannon Hill Park, with the following 2 days being held as a street festival in the gay village. Cost for all 3 days is set to be £10


External links

  • BBC Birmingham: Gay Village microsite
  • BBC Birmingham: Birmingham Pride 2005
  • Gay Birmingham Guide
  • Birmingham Pride 2005 photos
  • Birmingham Pride 2004 photos
  • scene-OUT.com serves up complete daily gay & lesbian scene news & listings for London, interactive club, music, movie and theatre reviews and discussion forums, plus a huge photo gallery of people enjoying the clubs and Pride events across Europe.

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