Coventry and West Midlands Football fan banned from matches for three years after homophobic abuse Liam Duce appeared at Dudley Magistrate Court on June 15 where he pleaded guilty to using threatening or abusive words and behaviour after he was arrested for homophobic abused at a Wolves vs Chelsea match back on April 8. The 24-year-old, of High Park Crescent, Sedgley, was given a three-year footb By Catherine Muxworthy • 1 min read
West Midlands Police Coventry and West Midlands Staffordshire man denies charges of homophobic abuse at football match Matthew Bramwell (21) from Penkridge, Staffordshire has denied charges over homophobic abuse during a Wolves V Chelsea football match. By Catherine Muxworthy • 1 min read
Theatre Kevin Elyot’s Olivier Award-winning play ‘My Night with Reg’ comes to Birmingham My Night with Reg is a play which explores the lives of gay men and the AIDS crisis during the 1980s By Catherine Muxworthy • 2 min read
Birmingham New exhibition explores the history of fashion in Birmingham The exhibition at the National Trust – Birmingham Back to Backs previewed during Birmingham Pride weekend before it opens officially Friday, June 9. By Catherine Muxworthy • 2 min read
Birmingham IN PICTURES: Birmingham Pride 2023 Birmingham Pride returned to its usual May Bank Holiday weekend slot for 2023 with the theme of ‘Power in Pride’. By Catherine Muxworthy • 4 min read
Coventry and West Midlands First look at Walsall Pride performers All the acts announced so far will perform on the Saddlers Centre main stage. By Catherine Muxworthy • 1 min read
MOBILISEPrideParade2022creditEmmaJones Birmingham Fatt Projects fundraising to continue their work for Birmingham’s LGBTQ+ community and beyond Founded in 2021, some of their recent projects have included “creating accessible and sober LGBTQ+ dance spaces and a large-scale community performance at Birmingham Pride with MOBILISE, building the world’s first development model to support the creation of queer-positive performance work for child By Catherine Muxworthy • 1 min read
Birmingham Bullring late-night Pride event to raise money for Birmingham LGBTQ+ charity In partnership with Gaydio, Birmingham’s Bullring presents Late Night Out, a Pride event that will donate 20% of ticket sales directly to Birmingham LGBTQ+ charity. By Catherine Muxworthy • 2 min read
Birmingham Welcome to the Trans Tearoom Birmingham! The fully accessible space includes a ‘pay as you feel’ café area, where activities such as socialising, board games, and crafts can be held, a queer books library, changing rooms for those who can’t safely present the way they wish to at home or in public, a quiet sensory space for neurodiverse vis By Catherine Muxworthy • 3 min read
Politics Sandwell in West Midlands to appoint second gay mayor in successive years The outgoing mayor, Richard Jones – who used his term to raise awareness and money for LGBTQ+ issues – was deselected by Labour before the election, and stood unsuccessfully for the Liberal Democrats in Old Warley. The controlling Labour group has now chosen Councillor Gavan to be the borough’s mayo By Catherine Muxworthy • 1 min read
Coventry and West Midlands National Express becomes official sponsor of Wolverhampton Pride Wolverhampton Pride, which will return to the city Saturday, June 10, has announced that National Express West Midlands has come on-board as an official sponsor for the event. By Catherine Muxworthy • 1 min read
Birmingham Birmingham drag performers end relationship with venue over transphobic event The decision to end this ongoing event is due to the venue deciding to continue with the booking of a transphobic individual. By Catherine Muxworthy • 1 min read
