Birmgham Gay Liberatn Front – The Iron Room

Contents:

• LGBTQIA+ HISTORY MONTH – GAY BIRMGHAM REMEMBERED
• BHAM BIG GAY HISTORY B!POSTPONED THE BIG GAY HISTORY B WILL TOUR ATTEN AROUND BIRMGHAM, AL ORR TO LEARN ABOUT OUR RICH LGBTQ HISTORY.BY THE VISIBLE HISTORI PROJECTFOLLOWWHEN AND WHERELOTN4500 5TH AVE S BUILDG C 4500 5TH AVENUE SOUTH #BUILDG C BIRMGHAM, AL 35222SHOW MAPREFUND POLICYCONTACT THE ANIZER TO REQUT A REFUND.EVENTBRE'S FEE IS NONREFUNDABLE.ABOUT THIS EVENT6 HOURSMOBILE ETICKETDUE TO A HEALTH EMERGENCY THE TOURS ARE BEING RESCHEDULED. MORE TO E. NO REFUNDS OR TIME CHANGES CAN BE ISSUED FROM THIS POINT ON.THE BIG GAY HISTORY B TOUR WILL CI WH CENTRAL ALABAMA PRI'S TWO WEEKS OF EVENTS. THE TOUR WILL BE APPROXIAMATELY 2 HOURS LONG AND WILL FEATURE 24 HISTORIL LOTNS SELECTED BY THE INVISIBLE HISTORI PROJECT. THE TOUR IS EE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC. HOWEVER, REGISTRATN IS REQUIRED AND A $15-$25 PER PERSON DONATN IS APPRECIATED. THERE WILL BE 4 TOURS OFFERED ON SEPTEMBER 17, 2023. EACH TOUR WILL BEG AND END AT CAHABA BREWG. EACH TOUR WILL BE HOSTED BY AN IHP STAFF MEMBER AND A LOL DRAG PERFORMER. DETAILS OF EACH TOUR VARY SLIGHTLY AND EACH B IS NAMED AFTER A GAY BAR BIRMGHAM. DETAILS ARE BELOW.A HUGE THANK YOU TO OUR DRAG HOSTS, OBSINY AND FLAP JACK! PLEASE BRG SH TO TIP YOUR QUEENS!TOUR HOSTS OBSINY FLAP JACKTOUR DETAILS. ALL TOURS ARE NAMED AFTER FORMER LOL GAY BARS. THERE ARE DIFFERG AGE REQUIREMENTS FOR EACH TOUR. ALL TOURS WILL BEG AT CAHABA BREWG:11:00AM EUNICE CRABTREE'S CUT RATE DELITSEN & BA SHOP: 18+ HOSTED BY OBSINY11:30AM LATROYS: 18+ HOSTED BY FLAP JACK2:00PM GIZMO: 21+ HOSTED BY OBSINY, LAST STOP WILL BE SI AL'S ON 7TH, ID WILL BE REQUIRED2:30PM BILL'S: 21+ HOSTED BY FLAP JACK, LAST STOP WILL BE SI AL'S ON 7TH, ID WILL BE REQUIREDTHE TOUR IS EE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC. HOWEVER, REGISTRATN IS REQUIRED AND A $15-$25 PER PERSON DONATN IS APPRECIATED. ALL TOURS WILL BEG AT THE RED X AT CAHABA BREWG AT 4500 5TH AVE S BUILDG C, BIRMGHAM, AL 35222.MAKE SURE TO VIS THE FUNKY FOOD TCK FTIVAL BENEFTG OUR IENDS, AIDS ALABAMA BEFORE OR AFTER YOUR TOUR! THANK YOU TO OUR PARTNERS CENTRAL ALABAMA PRI AND OUR GENERO SPONSOR ALABAMA HUMANI ALLIANCE. WHOUT THEIR SUPPORT THIS WOULD NOT BE POSSIBLE! THANK YOU AHA!
• BIRMGHAM GAY LIBERATN FRONT
• GAY VILLAGE
• GAY BIRMGHAM, AL – WHAT TO KNOW IF YOU’RE MOVG TO THE MAGIC CY
• RACG TO PRERVE THE HISTORY OF MAE’S 1ST GAY RIGHTS ANIZATN
• GAY BIRMGHAM, AL TRAVEL GUI

LGBTQIA+ HISTORY MONTH – GAY BIRMGHAM REMEMBERED

Although historians have foced their work on Gay Amerin culture ci such as San Fransis and New York, the South has a rich history self. Ne years after the first Gay Pri march the Uned Stat, Alabama held s gural Pri celebratn Birmgham on June 24, 1979.

BHAM BIG GAY HISTORY B!POSTPONED THE BIG GAY HISTORY B WILL TOUR ATTEN AROUND BIRMGHAM, AL ORR TO LEARN ABOUT OUR RICH LGBTQ HISTORY.BY THE VISIBLE HISTORI PROJECTFOLLOWWHEN AND WHERELOTN4500 5TH AVE S BUILDG C 4500 5TH AVENUE SOUTH #BUILDG C BIRMGHAM, AL 35222SHOW MAPREFUND POLICYCONTACT THE ANIZER TO REQUT A REFUND.EVENTBRE'S FEE IS NONREFUNDABLE.ABOUT THIS EVENT6 HOURSMOBILE ETICKETDUE TO A HEALTH EMERGENCY THE TOURS ARE BEING RESCHEDULED. MORE TO E. NO REFUNDS OR TIME CHANGES CAN BE ISSUED FROM THIS POINT ON.THE BIG GAY HISTORY B TOUR WILL CI WH CENTRAL ALABAMA PRI'S TWO WEEKS OF EVENTS. THE TOUR WILL BE APPROXIAMATELY 2 HOURS LONG AND WILL FEATURE 24 HISTORIL LOTNS SELECTED BY THE INVISIBLE HISTORI PROJECT. THE TOUR IS EE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC. HOWEVER, REGISTRATN IS REQUIRED AND A $15-$25 PER PERSON DONATN IS APPRECIATED. THERE WILL BE 4 TOURS OFFERED ON SEPTEMBER 17, 2023. EACH TOUR WILL BEG AND END AT CAHABA BREWG. EACH TOUR WILL BE HOSTED BY AN IHP STAFF MEMBER AND A LOL DRAG PERFORMER. DETAILS OF EACH TOUR VARY SLIGHTLY AND EACH B IS NAMED AFTER A GAY BAR BIRMGHAM. DETAILS ARE BELOW.A HUGE THANK YOU TO OUR DRAG HOSTS, OBSINY AND FLAP JACK! PLEASE BRG SH TO TIP YOUR QUEENS!TOUR HOSTS OBSINY FLAP JACKTOUR DETAILS. ALL TOURS ARE NAMED AFTER FORMER LOL GAY BARS. THERE ARE DIFFERG AGE REQUIREMENTS FOR EACH TOUR. ALL TOURS WILL BEG AT CAHABA BREWG:11:00AM EUNICE CRABTREE'S CUT RATE DELITSEN & BA SHOP: 18+ HOSTED BY OBSINY11:30AM LATROYS: 18+ HOSTED BY FLAP JACK2:00PM GIZMO: 21+ HOSTED BY OBSINY, LAST STOP WILL BE SI AL'S ON 7TH, ID WILL BE REQUIRED2:30PM BILL'S: 21+ HOSTED BY FLAP JACK, LAST STOP WILL BE SI AL'S ON 7TH, ID WILL BE REQUIREDTHE TOUR IS EE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC. HOWEVER, REGISTRATN IS REQUIRED AND A $15-$25 PER PERSON DONATN IS APPRECIATED. ALL TOURS WILL BEG AT THE RED X AT CAHABA BREWG AT 4500 5TH AVE S BUILDG C, BIRMGHAM, AL 35222.MAKE SURE TO VIS THE FUNKY FOOD TCK FTIVAL BENEFTG OUR IENDS, AIDS ALABAMA BEFORE OR AFTER YOUR TOUR! THANK YOU TO OUR PARTNERS CENTRAL ALABAMA PRI AND OUR GENERO SPONSOR ALABAMA HUMANI ALLIANCE. WHOUT THEIR SUPPORT THIS WOULD NOT BE POSSIBLE! THANK YOU AHA!

The cy began to see several gay bars pop up the 60s and 70s, but the Redmont Hotel hosted the first unofficial one known as the Red Room.

BIRMGHAM GAY LIBERATN FRONT

Durg this same time ame, To’s Lounge beme one of the first bars wh open gay dancg.

GAY VILLAGE

Lamda, Inc., a Birmgham-based gay rights anizatn found 1977, formed “Alabama Fom” out of their group’s newsletter.

GAY BIRMGHAM, AL – WHAT TO KNOW IF YOU’RE MOVG TO THE MAGIC CY

Birmgham-Southern College graduate Howard Cse was a pneer of LGBTQ ics, servg as the foundg edor of Gay Comix. The ic was one of the first seri to feature work by and for openly gay men and women.

RACG TO PRERVE THE HISTORY OF MAE’S 1ST GAY RIGHTS ANIZATN

Birmgham’s betifully bold Gay Village and the annual Birmgham Pri ftival are the epome of Gay pri Birmgham. This featured two ‘Gay Days’ Cannon Hill Park and a march up New Street; rallyg Victoria Square and handg out leaflets around the Bull Rg. Not only Birmgham’s favoure and olst gay club, but one of Birmgham’s bt superclubs full stop.

GAY BIRMGHAM, AL TRAVEL GUI

It was allegedly opened reactn to the harassment of homosexuals other bars across the ci that tered for LGBT crowds, such as The Victoria (John Bright Street).

Its matenance of a vibrant gay muny did not go unnoticed, receivg a lifetime achievement award at The Pri Ball 2014. The 70s marked a turng pot for LGBT polics wh the troductn of Gay Liberatn the UK, enuragg pri and openns. The Birmgham Gay Liberatn Front was tablished 1972, and end up beg one of the untry’s most active Gay Liberatn Fronts asi om London.

This led to several sourc such as the Gladrag newsletter and sex tn pamphlets, as well as events such as the ‘Gay Sunshe Event’. This monstratn Cannon Hill park volved givg out orang to celebrate the ‘goodns of beg gay’.