Birmingham Gay Village
The Missing Bar displaying a giant gay pride flag at Birmingham Pride 2012 | |
| Location | Birmingham, England |
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| Postal code | B5 2TB |
| Coordinates | 52°28′24″N 1°53′45″W / 52.47333°N 1.89583°W |
The Birmingham Gay Village is an LGBT district next to the Chinese Quarter in Birmingham city centre, centred along Hurst Street, which hosts many LGBT-friendly businesses. The village is visited by thousands of people every week and has a thriving night life featuring clubs, sports bars, cocktail bars, cabaret bars and shops, with most featuring live entertainment including music, dancing and drag queens.
The 2017 gay, lesbian and bisexual population of the West Midlands was recorded at 2.2% or 128,920 of the estimated 5.86 million residents of the West Midlands region. In 2009, the gay and lesbian population of Birmingham was estimated to be around 6 per cent or 60,000 of the estimated 1.03 million residents.