News Trans Pride Birmingham organises community picnic Trans Pride Birmingham has asked followers to ‘save the date’ for their first event on Saturday, August 20 By Catherine Muxworthy • 1 min read
Birmingham Researching the history of the Birmingham Gay Community Centre Ryan Kearney is a Birmingham-based researcher currently looking into the history of Birmingham’s LGBTQ+ venues. As part of this work, he is exploring the history of the Birmingham Gay Community Centre in Digbeth – from 1976 to 1979 – which was one of the first LGBTQ+ community centres in the UK. By Catherine Muxworthy • 2 min read
Birmingham The Nightingale Club’s balconies under threat from developments The Nightingale Club in Birmingham’s gay village could lose its balconies – which overlook Kent Street – in noise mitigation negotiations with planners. By Catherine Muxworthy • 2 min read
Birmingham Birmingham HIV and AIDS Memorial on target for fundraising Over seven months, more than £180,000 has been raised for the Birmingham HIV and AID Memorial – a new public artwork in Birmingham By Catherine Muxworthy • 3 min read
Community News Birmingham community to create HIV/AIDS memorial quilt The Cover-up Quilt is an Arts Council-funded community art project, inspired by the original AIDS quilt which began in San Francisco in 1984. By Catherine Muxworthy • 2 min read
Arts Joe Lycett’s Big Pride Party captures viewers’ attention Comedian Joe Lycett hosted a Big Pride Party from his home city of Birmingham, live on Channel 4 on Sunday July 3, as part of the channel’s Proud All Over programming to celebrate 50 years of Pride in Britain, and viewers are already calling for the show to become a regular weekly fixture. By Catherine Muxworthy • 2 min read
Arts Joe Lycett to host Big Pride Party Joe Lycett’s Big Pride Party will be a two-hour long inclusive extravaganza that will see the comedian and consumer rights warrior celebrating all things LGBTQ+, alongside a whole host of famous faces. By Catherine Muxworthy • 2 min read
Coventry and West Midlands Sandwell elects its first openly gay mayor Councillor Richard Jones has been elected as Sandwell’s first openly gay mayor, with his partner Councillor Richard McVittie acting as his consort. Talking to the Express and Star, Richard Jones, of the Old Warley Ward, said “What a momentous occasion it is for Sandwell having just elected its first By Catherine Muxworthy • 1 min read
News Bromsgrove Pride to return on July 9 The event is free to attend and will include a drag showcase hosted by Philli Mi Up, with performances from Ellixia Q Valentine, Regina Vandersl*t, and Crip Ladywood By Catherine Muxworthy • 1 min read
Arts Birmingham’s Fatt Butcher wins Drag Idol 2022 The grand final of Drag Idol 2022 was held at the Two Brewers, Clapham on Thursday, June 23, and it saw Birmingham’s Fatt Butcher compete against the other hopeful drag performers – Flick, Viola Viagra, and the wild card, Bonnie Banks. By Catherine Muxworthy • 1 min read
Coventry and West Midlands Fatt Butcher and Vivid Projects explore ‘The Pageant of Birmingham’ In The Pageant of Birmingham, they will be exploring “the camp, chaotic, and downright baffling history of ’The Pageant of Birmingham 1938’. By Catherine Muxworthy • 1 min read
Coventry and West Midlands Birmingham’s LGBTQ+ village to welcome Commonwealth visitors from countries where homosexuality is a crime The Pride House venue will be open to the public from July 22, and will provide a safe space for athletes, supporters, and allies. By Catherine Muxworthy • 1 min read
