Birmingham Pride and West Midlands Police announce new hate crime reporting partnership
The Loft bar will become a hub where those who have experienced or witnesses a hate crime can report the incident.
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Deirdre O’Halloran to join Birmingham Hippodrome as Head of New Musical Theatre
Birmingham Hippodrome has announced that Deirdre O’Halloran will be joining them as the Head of New Musical Theatre. The first UK venue to launch an in-house department dedicated to musical theatre, O’Halloran will head the Birmingham Hippodrome’s development of new musicals for the West Midlands.
Fierce Festival appoints new artistic director
Clayton Lee will be joining Fierce Festival’s team as the new artistic director after Aaron Wright left in the spring to become Head of Performance and Dance at the Southbank Centre, London.
Birmingham HIV activists honoured at Opt-Out HIV and hepatitis testing round table
Artist Garry Jones and Positive Peers project lead, Rachel Greaves, were honoured with awards for their work on The Ribbons, Birmingham AIDS and HIV Memorial (BAHM). Presented by Andy Street, Mayor of the West Midlands, the awards were “in recognition of your contribution to the West Midlands throug
Birmingham drag community to host fundraiser for performer Crip Ladywood
Crip L in Need, “a fundraiser to help a queer in need”, will be held at The Loft in Birmingham on Sunday, August 6 from 6.30pm. The show will feature performances from Alanna Boden, Blanche, Cake Boi, Crip Ladywood, Dahliah Rivers, Fatt Butcher, Ginny Lemon, Jenna Davinci, Misfit, Pork Pie and Peach
Birmingham South Asian music festival to host its first LGBTQ+ village
Spotify presents: Birmingham Mela – billed as the UK’s biggest South Asian music festival – will be hosting an LGBTQ+ village for the first time in 2023 this weekend.
Baton of Hope’s visit to Birmingham raises awareness around suicide
The Baton of Hope – designed to be the biggest suicide awareness and prevention initiative in the UK – travelled through Birmingham on Monday, July 3, starting at Alexander Stadium before journeying throughout the city, including via Birmingham LGBT+.