Birmingham Pride and West Midlands Police announce new hate crime reporting partnership
The Loft bar will become a hub where those who have experienced or witnesses a hate crime can report the incident.
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Birmingham Pride launches partnership to introduce core services for trans adults
Birmingham Pride has launched a new partnership with Not a Phase, the national charity focussed on supporting trans adults. Current estimates provided by Birmingham City Council suggest that there are over 500 000 trans people in the UK, with over 9,000 trans people living in Birmingham.
One arrested in investigation of anti-LGBTQ+ hate at Brianna Ghey vigil
A 13-year-old boy has been arrested on suspicion of a public order offence following anti-LGBTQ+ hate, which was shouted prior to the Brianna Ghey vigil in Birmingham.
High Court grants permission to appeal decision over trans waiting times
Birmingham Pride’s Eva Echo has revealed that following the high court ruling in a case regarding NHS waiting times for transgender patients, an application to appeal the judgement has now been given permission.
Birmingham vigil for Brianna Ghey attacked by LGBTQ+ hate
Trans rights activist and Birmingham Pride’s Director of Innovation, Eva Echo, was being interviewed by I Am Birmingham when a group of teenage boys arrived at Hippodrome Square and began shouting slurs, homophobic, and transphobic abuse.
Birmingham’s Eva Echo announces intention to appeal High Court ruling over transgender NHS waiting times
“We disagree with the judgment, which is why we’ll be applying for the chance to appeal.”
Court hears of life-threatening NHS waiting times for trans healthcare from Birmingham Pride’s Eva Echo and other claimants
Eva Echo, trans rights activist and Director of Innovation at Birmingham Pride, was one of several claimants who spoke at the High Court about NHS waiting times for trans healthcare.