Tag: LGBT
‘Let’s Talk Race’ session draws diverse crowd to Vestavia Hills church
By Solomon Crenshaw Jr.
For The Birmingham Times
The Rev. Ron Higey had his plans laid out. The pastor of Birmingham International Church in Vestavia Hills...
‘Bleak Time’ for Civil Rights, Says New Head of Leadership Conference
By Khalil Abdullah
New America Media
Vanita Gupta, 41, took the helm as President and Chief Executive Officer of the Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, the oldest coalition...
The Pride of Birmingham
Special to the Times
Photographs by Reginald Allen
Central Alabama Pride Inc.’s PrideFest was held on June 10 at Sloss Furnace while the Pride Parade was...
Thousands of demonstrators, from all races and ages, turned out for...
By Monique Jones
The Birmingham Times
Birmingham has long served as ground zero for the fight for human rights, dating back to the civil rights era....
Growing Up Gay and Black: Patronized, Terrorized, Ostracized
By Ariel Worthy
The Birmingham Times
What is it like to grow up black and gay?
Carlton Bell, who grew up in Alabaster, said he used to...