Coventry and West Midlands Wolverhampton Pride to return “bigger and better than ever” in 2023 After a four-year absence, Wolverhampton Pride is returning to the city “bigger and better than ever” on Saturday, June 10 from 12 – 10pm in School Street; the heart of the city’s LGBTQ+ community. By Catherine Muxworthy • 1 min read
Birmingham Birmingham’s Southside unveils strategy to support its future as a diverse cultural centre Southside Business Improvement District (Southside BID) – home to Birmingham’s gay village – has unveiled an ambitious new strategic vision which aims to “drive economic growth and support its future development as a diverse cultural centre”. By Catherine Muxworthy • 2 min read
Birmingham Fatt Butcher’s ‘Anywhere is a Dancefloor’ to release online Anywhere is a Dancefloor is a queer music video featuring many local talents, reclaiming public spaces across Birmingham’s city centre By Catherine Muxworthy • 1 min read
News Birmingham’s Eva Echo announces intention to appeal High Court ruling over transgender NHS waiting times “We disagree with the judgment, which is why we’ll be applying for the chance to appeal.” By Catherine Muxworthy • 2 min read
LGBTQ+ News Nominees for Gaydio Pride Awards 2023 announced Birmingham Pride and Brighton & Hove Pride are nominated for Major Pride of the Year, alongside Manchester Pride and Pride in London. Birmingham Women’s and Children’s NHS Trust LGBT+ Staff Network is nominated for the Pride Network of the Year category, while The Werkroom in Stoke-on-Trent is a nom By Catherine Muxworthy • 1 min read
Birmingham Birmingham’s HIV and AIDS ‘Cover Up Quilts’ exhibition opened by activist Jonathan Blake Inspired by the original NAMES memorial quilt which began in San Francisco in 1985, this project saw the creation of over 50 quilt panels designed to educate, destigmatise, and commemorate those lost to AIDS. By Catherine Muxworthy • 2 min read
LGBTQ+ News LGBTQ+ artists design family-friendly show for Leicester’s Spark Festival PALAVER Parties are fun, interactive, glittery events that will include disco-style music and dancing, and interactive crafting activities. By Catherine Muxworthy • 2 min read
Birmingham Birmingham Pride Community Foundation seeks volunteers Birmingham Pride Community Foundation (BPCF), has put a call out for volunteers who will act as trustees to join the group that is responsible for distributing funds from the Birmingham Pride Festival to the LGBTQ+ community groups in Birmingham and the wider West Midlands (Coventry, Dudley, Sandwel By Catherine Muxworthy • 1 min read
Birmingham Census reveals most popular areas of Birmingham for LGBTQ+ people Census 2021 reveals the most popular areas of Birmingham for those identifying their sexuality as something other than heterosexual (gay, lesbian, bisexual, pansexual, queer or other), and also provide some insight into figures for those who have a gender identity different from their sex registered By Catherine Muxworthy • 2 min read
Arts Short film written and directed by Birmingham-based filmmaker to explore AIDS and prejudice Birmingham-based queer filmmaker Ellie Hodgetts is writer and director of a new short film entitled The Side Ward, which tells the story of a nurse who confronts her own prejudice after building a connection with a patient with AIDS on her ward. By Catherine Muxworthy • 1 min read
Coventry and West Midlands Four arrested following ‘hate-related sexual assault’ in Birmingham’s Gay Village The victim, who is in her 20s, was subjected to a vicious assault, both verbally and physically, and threatened with a knife on Hurst Street just before 5.30am on Sunday, January 8. By Catherine Muxworthy • 1 min read
Coventry and West Midlands Flats planned for former Wolverhampton LGBTQ+ nightclub and carpark given green light Plans for 145 new flats, which will replace LGBTQ+ friendly Gorgeous nightclub as well as the former Beatties car park in Wolverhampton city centre, have been approved. By Catherine Muxworthy • 1 min read
