Having a ball at the Pink Picnic - July 2007
2007
Steve describes an event organised by Birmingham Pride Community Trust: “The Pink Picnic was in Cannon Hill Park in July 2007, more than 100 people met up, played cricket, had a picnic and enjoyed the sunshine. What was great about the Pink Picnic was that it was a real cross section of Birmingham LGB community, younger and older lesbians and older gay men from all walks of life. Sometimes when you walk into a gay bar on Hurst Street it’s not representative and it’s dominated by men who are aged between 25 and 40. This picnic had children there, sons and daughters of gay parents, with ages ranging from 7 – 90.”
Contributed by: Steve Ball, 49