Tag: birmingham pride
Taking Pride in Birmingham’s communities
As Birmingham marks Islam Awareness Week and prepares for the annual Birmingham Pride festival, new cabinet member for transparency, openness and equality Cllr Waseem Zaffar celebrates the contributions of these communities to the city. Cllr Zaffar said: “Birmingham is a fantastic, diverse, tolerant, warm and friendly city that welcomes people from all over the world and helps […]
Birmingham Pride 2015 this weekend
Birmingham once again plays host to the UK’s biggest lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) festival this coming bank holiday weekend (May 23 and 24). Now in its 19th successive year, the theme of this year’s Birmingham Pride will be ‘#FREEDOM – Together United’, inspired by the 2014 film ‘Pride’, which tells the story of […]
Birmingham Pride 2014
Birmingham celebrates 'Equality and Freedom around the world' this bank holiday weekend, as the UK's biggest Lesbian, Gay, Bi-sexual and Transgender (LGBT) festival takes over the Gay Village around Hurst Street for a two day party. The fun starts as the spectacular Pride Carnival Parade is waved off by Birmingham's Lord Mayor from Victoria Square […]
Birmingham Pride 2013 – celebrating ‘Equal Love’
Birmingham celebrates 'Equal Love' this bank holiday weekend, as one of the UK's biggest Lesbian, Gay, Bi-sexual and Transgender (LGBT) festivals takes over the Gay Village around Hurst Street for a two day party. The fun starts as the spectacular Pride Carnival Parade is waved off by Lord Mayor Cllr John Lines from Victoria Square at […]
New Lord Mayor launches Pride Parade
Birmingham goes pink this Bank Holiday weekend, as the fifteenth annual Pride festival takes over the Gay Village around Hurst Street. The fun starts with the welcome return of the pride parade on Saturday 28th at midday in Victoria Square with floats, feathers and sequins. With Cllr Alan Rudge, Cabinet Member for Equalities and Human […]
