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The scene in the 1950s

1955

Of course the Birmingham of thirty years ago, was, as far as anyone gay was concerned, a talking scene. If you couldn't talk, couldn't be witty and intelligent above average, you were just ignored. Discos did not exist and dancing was not a skill particularly cultivated, so it was very much a pub society.

Contributed by: Ada

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