Contribute

In due course we will be updating this site so that you can contribute your own memories directly through the site.

In the meantime, we would be delighted if you would like to write down your memories and send them by email to lesley@gaybirminghamremembered.org.uk

E-mailed memories

Please can you include, the name you wish to be known by (full name, first name or pseudonym) and your age, a clear indication of the subject you are talking about, and the time period. This is really important, as this is a history site, so we need dates! e.g. "I remember going to Pride in 2002..." Or "I used to go to GLF discos between 1973 and 1975..." Where you are referring to a venue, organisation or publication, please try to give the exact name, and if a venue, the address or location. We love descriptions so if you went to a particular bar, tell us about the layout and decor, the type of music playing, what people were wearing, any memorable characters involved, etc. We would love to hear from you!

Interviews

Alternatively, if you have a great deal to say, or you prefer, we may still be able to arrange an interview. In which case please ring 07913 787475 or email lesley@gaybirminghamremembered.org.uk

Photographs

We are very short of photos of lesbians and gay men from the days before digital photography which has made it easier to share photos. We would welcome donations from the 1990s back – we can scan and return. We would like to have more examples of the fashions and clothes people were wearing, places people went, what people were involved in. Please look through your albums and get in touch via the CONTACT section.

Archive materials

If you have materials in your attic please dig them out! Badges, tee shirts, posters, tickets, meeting minutes, whatever helps paint a picture of Birmingham's gay and lesbian community in the past. When we have accessed everything we need from donated materials we have arranged with Birmingham Libraries that they will archive them for us in their lesbian and gay section.