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Contents:

• THE 8 BT BIRMGHAM GAY BARS AND CLUBS
• THE BT LGBTQ+ AND GAY CLUBS LONDON
• THE BT GAY VILLAG IN THE UNED KGDOM FOR FABULO QUEER FUN! ??
• JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS' KEV MAXEN IS FIRST AMERIN MALE PRO SPORTS ACH TO E OUT AS GAY
• JAGUARS ACH KEV MAXEN RECEIV OVERWHELMG SUPPORT AFTER G OUT AS GAY

THE 8 BT BIRMGHAM GAY BARS AND CLUBS

*Government lays ban for five years*Prsure on Sunak to act*LGBTQ+ activists fear loophol*Campaigners divid over trans rightsBy Lucy MiddletonLONDON, July 20 (Thomson Rters Foundatn) - When Alex me out as gay, the 15-year-old’s parents issued a stark ultimatum: unrgo nversn therapy or clear out of the fay home the northern English cy of chose optn one and unrwent multiple ssns wh elrs om the fay’s Jehovah’s Wns ngregatn, seekg a ‘cure’ for homosexualy.

THE BT LGBTQ+ AND GAY CLUBS LONDON

A ernment survey showed that more than half of Brons who had tried nversn therapy were offered through a relig group, almost 12% were signposted by a health re Ozanne, a gay evangelil her 50s who chairs the UK’s Ban Conversn Therapy Coaln, sought treatment her 20s and 30s, after fallg love wh a procs led to hospal admissn for a nervo breakdown. Adam* said was dangero to e out as gay his home untry and feared beg forced to an arranged marriage wh a said he was "so lucky" to wed his soulmate, Ray, Manchter and wish everyone uld marry who they love. There are more than 60 untri wh laws that crimalise same-sex sexual acts acrdg to the Internatnal Lbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Intersex Associatn, cludg Sdi Arabia.

THE BT GAY VILLAG IN THE UNED KGDOM FOR FABULO QUEER FUN! ??

'Authentilly myself'Ray said he had also stggled growg up gay the 1970s and 80s England, which was "tough" said his relig school "dmmed to you, 'you are gog to hell'" Adam returned home to Sdi Arabia, spe beg more than 3, 000 apart and later rtricted by the Covid-19 panmic, they kept touch daily and the romance years ago, Ray proposed on a vio ll and after succsfully applyg for a UK fiancé visa, Adam moved to Manchter December 2022. Adam said he had been aaid to even wear lours his home untry so the first thg he did when he moved was start to "grow my mullet, got my ears pierced and booked appotments for tattoos" relled how, ntrast, one of his gay iends Sdi had been forced to marry a woman, addg: "It has ed not only his life but the life of his wife.

JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS' KEV MAXEN IS FIRST AMERIN MALE PRO SPORTS ACH TO E OUT AS GAY

The uple, who live London, said a "really betiful memory" was on the way home when one of their sons shouted out of the black b wdow to Trafalgar Square, "My dads jt got married" and cheered "Yay, gay marriage". When to Birmgham’s LGBTQ+ nightlife, everythg ed to revolve around the Gay Village Southsi.

Here are all the bt gay bars and clubs Birmgham right now.

JAGUARS ACH KEV MAXEN RECEIV OVERWHELMG SUPPORT AFTER G OUT AS GAY

Gay villag are ually fun and excg cultural hotspots that are well worth the vis when you are travelg. For LGBT folk, gay villag are a great place to let loose, knowg that you will be accepted and n have fun whout judgment. They are also a great place to go out and socialize and meet other gay travelers.

This rapidly lead to the formatn of gay villag, an LGBTQ-iendly oasis an otherwise hostile cyspe which ntaed gay-oriented tablishments, such as gay bars and pubs, nightclubs, bathho, rtrants, boutiqu and bookstor. Sce the turn of the 21st century, LGBT rights have creasgly strengthened the Uned Kgdom, and the need for gay villag has waned – but some still rema credibly popular wh high ncentratns of gay rints and bs. Gentrifitn, changg nightlife trends and an creasgly acceptg society mean many have disappeared but there are still several different gay villag the UK to choose om when you are travelg – here are some of our favor we thk you should try out!

For a fun night out, head to Kreml, the cy’s most famo gay club wh a cheeky Soviet theme.