WHAT IS BGS ?

Birmingham Gay Skins was created by Steve and Mickey on 21st November, 2008 when they organised the first gay skin night in Boltz Club.

The first night was such a success, that this inspired Steve & Mickie to talk to the management of Boltz Club, about getting a regular night going, within the club, and establish it as the base for BGS.

After the next successful BGS skin night in January 2009, the promoters talked about the idea of having an annual Skin Weekend Event, and Oi-Fest! was created. BGS skin nights continued to run on a bi monthly basis, and the first annual Skin weekend Oi-Fest!, was arranged in November 2009 where approx. 400 skins attended the club over that weekend. Oi-Fest! 2 occurred in November 2010, nearly 600 skins attended and other helpers assisted me in the BGS work.(huge thanks guys)

 

Travelling from several locations in Europe, as well as UK, this event was branded as a gay skins annual pilgrimage, and it has become a major event for gay skins from all over. OIFEST 3 had just under 400 people attend!

BGS prides itself in trying to develop a sense of community and a social network which is inclusive of any non-political guys into fetish skin attire or lifestyle skin culture. People of every creed, colour, sexuality, age and size are welcome at BGS. Inclusion not exclusion that is what we try to promote.

BGS continues to grow and is working hard on making the gay skinhead scene relevant not only in the fetish scene, where it has been treated as a more minor, diminishing fetish in the national scene, where the major fetish scene promoters seldom have skinhead only events as "evening" events, and have high priced drinks and entry charges . BGS will always put gay skinheads first, and works hard to bring the gay skinhead community together, inviting and supporting new members to rejuvenate the scene.

We invite you to any of our events, above all our Oi-Fest! Event which is becoming the biggest in Europe, with plenty going on we hope you all come and enjoy yourself!

Becoming a BGS member will also grant you a range from benefits, including;

Etap      Hotel Birmingham - Discount Rates on BGS events.

Boltz-Club - Discount entry EVERY Saturday night.until 31/5/2012

Clone      Zone Birmingham - 15% off all goods.

BGS MA1 Patch

Mini-Photo      shoots - In the club on BGS events for us on your internet profiles.

BGS      Events - Discount on all BGS events including Oi-Fest!

SX Cells - 10% off all goods.

All this for £12 a year! Join up by clicking above on the "BGS Home" Tab.

Become part of something bigger...be a part of something great...become a BGS member!

NEWS!!!   FROM 21st. JUNE ,2011,  all PAID BGS members will get a £2 discount off the door price EVERY SATURDAY OF THE REST OF THIS YEAR up until 31/5/2012 .  Yes any saturday you go , as long as you show your NEW STYLE BGS CARD which will be available mid JULY.   SO by joining BGS for £12  you get that money back easily!  the old cards dated 2010/2011 will be void from 25th July, 2011 so make sure yours has been replaced to avoid any upset.

• To join - Go to the Dashboard Icon and the look for " MY Membership" in the sub menu you will then see different forms of membership available - just select BGS paid member £12 and it will take you through payment process.
• If you would like to make a donation to BGS in addition to the membership fee then please feel by using the donate button.Any help will be gratefully appreciated to help fund our work and expenses.
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Our membership group is now growing and we have Craig & Ritchie who have been my mainstays in the BGS work this past year . Other supporters are Scottyskin,Tekskin ,Malskin & Craigskin who help promote BGS with us. We are all volunteers so please help us and join in  . Help spread the word and get guys in here.

BGS DRESS CODE FOR OIFEST IS :-(AFTER 9pm applies)  NO TRAINERS - BOOTS PLEASE !

Skin attire -traditional skin - sta press,shirt braces ,crombie, skin suits ,army boots /dms/ skin shoes, jeans plain, plain stay press trousers etc

- conventional skin - perry, skin shirts, Football and polo tops, braces,bleachers, denim jeans or cammos or similar,dms,rangers undergournds ,grinders or similar , harington,MA1, denim jkt ALpha Jkt and similar -all ok .

BOOTS or DM shoes ( as part of trad look )ARE A MUST - NO TRAINERS!

RUBBER SKIN, LEATHER SKIN   & UNIFORM SKIN ARE ALSO ALLOWED

WE HAVE NO SET REQUIREMENT FOR HAIR

BGS TERMS & CONDITIONS OF MEMBERSHIP

1. Membership of BGS is at the sole discretion of the BGS management and can be terminated or refused by the organisors with no right of appeal. Fees are paid on an annual basis. CURRENTLY £12 a year
   
   1. Valid from date of registration for 12months – charges may vary.

1. It is understood that the BGS Management Group is a group of volunteers who are committed to promoting the gay skin social scene. It is not a commercial enterprise, and none of the volunteers receive any personal financial reward from events.

1. Any payment / donations made are understood to be used to offset the admin costs of running the web site, the publicity and expenses of BGS events and meetings .

1. Members of BGS understand that BGS events are open to anyone who has an ACTIVE interest in socialising with gay skins and make the effort to support the gay skin community and will commit to the BGS DRESS CODE . It is understood, that these event are non political, and we would expect that all members conduct themselves in a manner that respects peoples individuality , race , identity ,gender and age. Any offensive conduct within a BGS will result in the members being asked to leave the event , banned from attending BGS events and membership cancelled.
2. Any payment / donation to BGS is non returnable.

1. Members of BGS will be issued with a card that proves membership and should be shown at events in order to get discounts that are available at the time . A small charge will be made for replacement in the event of loss.

1. It is hoped that BGS members will actively help other people who may be interested in the gay skin scene, in order to develop a sense of community. By becomming a member you agree to adhere to the dress code policy every time you use your card to obtain discounted admission to BOLTZ CLUB. NB YOU WILL NOT BE ALLOWED TO JOIN BGS JUST TO GET IN CHEAPER TO BOLTZ.YOU MUST A REAL GAY SKIN  FOLLOWER AND IN GEAR!  IF YOUR IN CASUAL GEAR YOU PAY FULL PRICE!
   

1. As a member of BGS, you will have  free FULL access to our web site;
   1. www.birminghamgayskins.com
   2. Also you may have discounts available to you from other retailers that we have negotiated on your behalf.

1. The organisers of BGS cannot be held liable in anyway for the events that it associates itself with. BGS merely serves to act as a means to draw the communities attention to key events and to help promote them. The venues, such as BOLTZ club in Birmingham, have the sole responsibility for the actual running of the club events on the night and are  legally responsible for the health and safety of members. BGS cannot be held liable for ANY of the events it promotes or associates with

1. In the event of BGS ceasing to exist , Boltz will honour the membership card until the end of the membership year only.

BGS has been set up with the AIMS of; -

1) To try to stimulate a renewed interest in the NON POLITICAL GAY SKIN SCENE.

2) To help and enable younger members and those who are new and want to make contacts and gain information on the gay skin scene

3) To help network with any one who is involved or interested in the gay skin scene

4) To develop a social network and to develop a range of fun social events for the rubber and skin fetish enthusiasts.

5) To bring together a small number of interested people to help organise and develop BGS.

Any queries please email us.

Thanks   Steve  17/6/11