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class="n6NlI">Birmgham</span></a> Pri, the cy's largt ftival, three tim - wh a fourth event planned for May 2023.</p><p class="A8Lwr BVYCX">The 17-hectare se was formerly home to Birmgham's Wholale Markets and hosted the beach volleyball and 3x3 basketball petns durg the Commonwealth Gam, last summer.</p><p class="A8Lwr BVYCX">Unr new proposals, 82,000 sqm of office space, 3,079 new apartments and 44,000 sqm of retail will be built on the se by 2035 - wh work takg up to 10 years. </p><p class="A8Lwr BVYCX">Lendlease said s planned velopment will “provi the muny wh a new public square wh space for public art activi", but Pri anisers said the plans will not be able to acmodate the 20,000 people who attend the ftival every year.</p><hr/><ul class="xhBdb" data-ttid="list"><li class="t9HgO" data-ttid="list-em"><p class="A8Lwr BVYCX"><strong class="_1ATDh">Lawrence Barton, director of Birmgham Pri, tells ITV Central "Pri belongs the cy"</strong></p></li></ul><div class="_8xmX9 f85xC A8Lwr" data-ttid="embed-brightve"><div data-ttid="player-overlay"><button class="_5ZKtN"><i class="cp_in cp_in__play-news-short-form EhtER lXUL6 cp_in--ctom-size" aria-hidn="false"><svg width="15" height="20" viewBox="0 0 15 20" fill="none" xmlns=" aria-label="Play Brightve vio" role="img"><tle>Play Brightve vio</tle><path fill-le="evenodd" clip-le="evenodd" d="M0.542124 0.110987C0.875033 -0.0604726 1.27584 -0.031568 1.5807 0.185886L14.5807 9.45861C14.8479 9.6492 15.0046 9.95875 14.9999 10.2869C14.9952 10.6151 14.8299 10.9201 14.5574 11.103L1.55738 19.8303C1.2507 20.0361 0.85551 20.0562 0.529562 19.8824C0.203615 19.7087 0 19.3694 0 19V1C0 0.625535 0.209216 0.282447 0.542124 0.110987Z" fill="whe"/></svg></i></button></div><vio-js data-acunt="2821697655001" data-player="B1J9ApOVZ" data-embed="flt" ntrols="" data-vio-id="6316888013112" data-playlist-id="" data-applitn-id="" class="_4h-ua"></vio-js></div><p class="A8Lwr BVYCX">Lawrence Barton said the proposal falls "well short" of what they were promised, leavg them wh a space which n only hold ls than a quarter of their footfall.</p><p class="A8Lwr BVYCX">Gay Village is seen as a safe and acceptg space by members of the LGBTQ+ muny and now they feel like they're beg "forced out" of their home.</p><p class="A8Lwr BVYCX">Mr Barton ntued: “The only cy-centre se that n acmodate Pri at the size is now, is Smhfield. This velopment will force out of the cy centre.</p><p class="A8Lwr BVYCX">“Movg away om the gay village, for example to Cannon Hill Park, would also whdraw all the benefs LGBTQ+ venu get om the ftival which brgs thoands of visors.”</p><hr/><p class="A8Lwr BVYCX">Birmgham Cy Council lear Councillor Ian Ward said they will make sure Pri has a "future" Birmgham. </p><p class="A8Lwr BVYCX">"I'm absolutely mted to ensurg that Birmgham Pri has a long-term future this cy and I'm ntually talks wh the anisers," he said. </p><p class="A8Lwr BVYCX">"Together we will make sure that Pri has a future here Birmgham.</p><p class="A8Lwr BVYCX">"Birmgham Pri is now the largt muny ftival held this cy.</p><p class="A8Lwr BVYCX">"It's an event that I regularly attend and enjoy and I've seen grow om strength to strength.</p><p class="A8Lwr BVYCX">"It has now grown to such a sle that is difficult to acmodate , but we will fd a permanent solutn to the challeng that Pri fac."</p><figure class="A8Lwr m-O"><div class="cp_placeholr"></div><figptn class="Ya3u6 SilLI" data-ttid="ptned-picture-ptn">Birmgham Pri celebratns the cy centre</figptn></figure><p class="A8Lwr BVYCX">Pri anisers and activists wh the LGBTQ+ muny said Pri events are sential opportuni to celebrate mory groups.</p><p class="A8Lwr BVYCX">In 2021, the cy uncil laid temporary tarmac along New Street where new tram l were beg stalled, so the annual pri para uld take place along s ual route. </p><p class="A8Lwr BVYCX">But anisers fear the will to keep Birmgham Pri's home the cy centre, appears to be lackg. </p><p class="A8Lwr BVYCX">Southsi is also the home to the majory of the cy’s gay venu, which benef fancially om hostg Pri on their doorsteps.</p><p class="A8Lwr BVYCX">ITV News Central has approached Lendlease for a ment.</p><div class="qNUzV Z4snd" data-ttid="article-lk"><div class="-VoCt"><a class="WPcEk" data-ttid="next-lk-anchor" href="/news/central/2022-12-08/shoppers-left-baffled-as-supermarket-fs-5-steaks-wh-gps-theft-tracker">Shoppers left 'baffled' as supermarket fs £5 steaks wh GPS theft tracker</a><i class="cp_in cp_in__chevron cp_in--base uQW1m" aria-hidn="te"><svg xmlns=" width="12" height="20" viewBox="0 0 12 20" fill="none" role="img"> <path fill-le="evenodd" clip-le="evenodd" d="M0.256714 0.331044C0.626173 -0.0794661 1.25846 -0.112744 1.66897 0.256714L11.669 9.25671C11.8797 9.44635 12 9.71651 12 10C12 10.2835 11.8797 10.5537 11.669 10.7433L1.66897 19.7433C1.25846 20.1127 0.626173 20.0795 0.256714 19.669C-0.112744 19.2584 -0.0794661 18.6262 0.331044 18.2567L9.50515 10L0.331044 1.7433C-0.0794661 1.37384 -0.112744 0.741553 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“After years of mpaigng for better safety, new meras were stalled throughout our Gay Village this week, wh further upgras happeng all over the district.” 

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MAN HELD AFTER 'BTAL' BIRMGHAM GAY VILLAGE ATTACK - AS POLICE SEARCH FOR TWO OTHER MEN NTU

A man has been arrted over a "btal" attack Birmgham's Gay Village, wh a police search ntug for two other spects. * birmingham gay village news *

A man has been arrted over a "btal" attack Birmgham's Gay Village, wh a police search ntug for two other attack happened the early hours of the morng last Sunday. A group of men hurled homophobic at Rob and his hband Patrick om a passg r, before grabbg one of their mobile phon and attackg them wh bottl, knockg one unnsc and leavg the other wh cuts.

MULTI-LN POUND APARTMENTS THAT THREATENED FUTURE OF BIRMGHAM GAY VILLAGE SCRAPPED

Plans for a 12-storey block of flats Birmgham’s Gay Village were whdrawn after rints warned of “possible tensns” over the al.  * birmingham gay village news *

Plans for a 12-storey block of flats Birmgham’s Gay Village have been whdrawn after rints warned of “possible tensns” over the al. The proposed block of flats would have sat the cy’s gay village and jt down the road om the famo nightclub, the Nightgale. The applitn for the new hog the gay village was whdrawn shortly before a uncil planng mtee meetg on 18 Augt.

Birmgham Labour’s LGBTQ+ officer Lren Rabow told the Guardian that many people the muny are “keen to jt make sure that the gay village is protected”. Rabow add there were ncerns over potential “risg tensn om the people who are movg to the new hog gettg trated wh the noise and behavur” the cy’s gay village. Rabow explaed there’s also been a “risg number of attacks” on the LGBTQ+ muny wh a “lot of homophobia and transphobia” gog “unrreported”.

It is the famo part of Birmgham cy centre known simply as the Gay Village.

THIS IS WHAT THE GAY VILLAGE REALLY MEANS TO BIRMGHAM’S LGBT MUNYBIRMGHAM’S LGBT MUNY HAS OPENED UP ABOUT WHAT THE GAY VILLAGE REALLY MEANS TO THEM.BIRMGHAMMAILBOOKMARKSHARENEWSBYKIRSTY CARDCOMMUNY REPORTER05:30, 29 SEP 2019BOOKMARKVIO LOADGVIO UNAVAILABLECLICK TO PLAYTAP TO PLAYTHE VIO WILL TO-PLAY SOON8CANCELPLAY NOWTHE WEEKLY EMAIL BRGS YOU ALL THE LATT NEWS OM THE LGBTQ+ MUNY PL EXCLIVE TERVIEWS DIRECT TO YOUR BOXMORE NEWSLETTERS SUBSCRIBEINVALID EMAILSOMETHG WENT WRONG, PLEASE TRY AGA LATER.MORE NEWSLETTERSWE E YOUR SIGN-UP TO PROVI NTENT WAYS YOU’VE NSENTED TO AND IMPROVE OUR UNRSTANDG OF YOU. THIS MAY CLU ADVERTS OM AND THIRD PARTI BASED ON OUR KNOWLEDGE OF YOU. MORE THANK YOU FOR SUBSCRIBG!WE HAVE MORE NEWSLETTERSSHOW ME SEE OURPRIVACY NOTICE SEE OURPRIVACY NOTICE&TIM;GROUP 28 THE WEEKLY EMAIL BRGS YOU ALL THE LATT NEWS OM THE LGBTQ+ MUNY PL EXCLIVE TERVIEWS DIRECT TO YOUR BOXINVALID EMAILSOMETHG WENT WRONG, PLEASE TRY AGA LATER.SIGN UPNO THANKS, CLOSEWE E YOUR SIGN-UP TO PROVI NTENT WAYS YOU’VE NSENTED TO AND IMPROVE OUR UNRSTANDG OF YOU. THIS MAY CLU ADVERTS OM AND THIRD PARTI BASED ON OUR KNOWLEDGE OF YOU. MORE &TIM;GROUP 28THANK YOU FOR SUBSCRIBG!

Birmgham’s LGBT muny has opened up about what the Gay Village really means to them. * birmingham gay village news *

Frequent visors to the gay scene have had to fight agast velopment plans several tim over the last year to keep their ‘safe space.

GAY VILLAGE PLANNG CISN 'A VICTORY FOR LGBT MUNY' BIRMGHAMPLANS FOR HIGH RISE APARTMENTS HAVE BEEN FERRED FOR A SE VIS BY UNCIL OFFICIALSBIRMGHAMMAILBOOKMARKSHARECOMMENTSNEWSBYTOM DARELOL DEMOCRACY REPORTER13:54, 20 DEC 2018UPDATED09:26, 21 DEC 2018BOOKMARKVIO LOADGVIO UNAVAILABLECLICK TO PLAYTAP TO PLAYTHE VIO WILL TO-PLAY SOON8CANCELPLAY NOWNEVER MISS BREAKG NEWS BY SIGNG UP TO OUR EE EMAIL UPDATMORE NEWSLETTERS SUBSCRIBEINVALID EMAILSOMETHG WENT WRONG, PLEASE TRY AGA LATER.MORE NEWSLETTERSWE E YOUR SIGN-UP TO PROVI NTENT WAYS YOU’VE NSENTED TO AND IMPROVE OUR UNRSTANDG OF YOU. THIS MAY CLU ADVERTS OM AND THIRD PARTI BASED ON OUR KNOWLEDGE OF YOU. MORE THANK YOU FOR SUBSCRIBG!WE HAVE MORE NEWSLETTERSSHOW ME SEE OURPRIVACY NOTICE SEE OURPRIVACY NOTICE&TIM;GROUP 28 NEVER MISS BREAKG NEWS BY SIGNG UP TO OUR EE EMAIL UPDATINVALID EMAILSOMETHG WENT WRONG, PLEASE TRY AGA LATER.SIGN UPNO THANKS, CLOSEWE E YOUR SIGN-UP TO PROVI NTENT WAYS YOU’VE NSENTED TO AND IMPROVE OUR UNRSTANDG OF YOU. THIS MAY CLU ADVERTS OM AND THIRD PARTI BASED ON OUR KNOWLEDGE OF YOU. MORE &TIM;GROUP 28THANK YOU FOR SUBSCRIBG!

Organisers said the popular LGBTQ+ event will be "forced" away om the Gay Village unr current plans to velop the Smhfield se. | ITV News Central * birmingham gay village news *

We went out to the Gay Village to fd out why ’s so important to the cy’s LGBT muny that we keep this area alive.

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The performers 'We lerally have nowhere else we n go' Drag performers and events anisers Amber Cadavero and Pl Aleksandr shared the view that the Gay Village is their 'safe space' and they've been workg hard to keep the evolutn of the area full-swg. Amber said: "The Gay Village is really important to bee is our safe space. The duo have been the gay scene of Birmgham for around 25 years and have owned En Bar for over a .

" Gary said that he's a great believer the need for the Gay Village as a safe space and feels as though they're so close to losg a space that has been part of their muny for so long.

The uncil has acknowledged the importance of the Gay Village at their meetg wh the LGBT muny at the venue. ' Drag Artist Eilish Nolan intifi as heterosexual but feels safer the Gay Village area than Broad Street where alternative style is 'not accepted'.

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Eilish, also known unr the drag name Eyelash, said: "Gay Village on Hurst Street is really important to me bee beg very alternative and que different, I don't really f plac like Broad Street. ' The Gay Village is also home to stor specifilly tailored to servg the LGBT muny. Clonezone, Hurst Street, has been a leadg gay adult store across the UK for more than 30 years and has a shop the area.

Staff say that their lotn the gay village is important for the fort of their ctomers.

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CJ, manager of Clonezone, said: "Nowadays people say we don't need a gay village but 's a safe and clive space where people have the eedom to hold hands and be wh who ever they want.

"It's important for our store to be here bee people may not necsarily feel fortable visg a space that isn't as safe as the gay village. " The Area's Herage The Gay Village has evolved after begng wh one street 40 years ago.

It has been the home of the cy’s gay scene sce the 1970s wh well known bars such as Jters and Nightgal servg the LGBT muny - often discretely. Prent day - Nightgale Club Birmgham's Gay Village. How do we protect the Gay Village?

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