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

It is the famo part of Birmgham cy centre known simply as the Gay Village. Frequent visors to the gay scene have had to fight agast velopment plans several tim over the last year to keep their ‘safe space.

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.

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.

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The Birmgham Gay Village and LBGTQ District The Birmgham Gay Village is an LGBTQ district next to the Che Quarter Birmgham cy centre, centred along Hurst Street, which hosts many LGBT-iendly bs. The village is vised by thoands of people every week and has a thrivg night life featurg clubs, sports bars, cktail bars,… * the gay village birmingham *

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.

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' Drag Artist Eilish Nolan intifi as heterosexual but feels safer the Gay Village area than Broad Street where alternative style is 'not accepted'. 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.

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Spread over jt a few streets the "Southsi" of Birmgham, jt a few mut walk om the Bullrg, and New Street Tra Statn, the Gay Village has venu for everyone's tast - twk to leather lover!  Listgs below. The ma drag (exce the pun) of the gay village is Hurst Street, and the Birmgham… * the gay village birmingham *

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.

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.  * the gay village birmingham *

Prent day - Nightgale Club Birmgham's Gay Village. How do we protect the Gay Village?

Many of those who intify as LGBT believe the Gay Village should be regnised as a place of cultural signifince.

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The area, which is even regnised as the Gay Village on Google Maps, is not currently protected as such but uncil reprentativ have said uld be the future. The Planng Out toolk was lnched London on July 12 wh the goal of protectg gay villag across the UK cludg Birmgham.

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Co-chair of Planng Out, Yohanna Webber said: "It's been 50 years sce the partial discrimatn of homosexualy the UK and the Stonewall rts New York. The Birmgham Gay Village and LBGTQ District.

The Birmgham Gay Village is an LGBTQ district next to the Che Quarter Birmgham cy centre, centred along Hurst Street, which hosts many LGBT-iendly bs. The Gay Village fally took s form the 1990s after the number of venu creased and gave the area more of a boundary, while the creasg number of bars rulted om an creasg number of ctomers and amount of diversy offered. The startg pot for unhred growth of the gay village was the partial crimalisatn of gay sex between nsentg mal wh the Sexual Offenc Act 1967.

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