Midlands Zone bids fond farewell to the LGBTQ+ community

Midlands Zone, which proudly served the LGBTQ+ community from 1997 to 2020, is saying goodbye to its readers and the LGBTQ+ community.

In a statement, they say:

Rather than dwelling on yet another business being seriously affected by the coronavirus pandemic, we would instead like you to join us in focusing on and CELEBRATING the 23 glorious years we have enjoyed together.

Midlands Zone has achieved much over those years. Perhaps we’re proudest of the Birmingham Pride Ball, with publisher & editor Martin Monahan and the entire Midlands Zone team collectively raising over £100k for local HIV and LGBTQ+ charities.

The decision to cease Midlands Zone at the end of August was actually made a few weeks ago – and will explain why we’ve been reminiscing in recent weeks with video posts of the Pride Ball over the years.

So please celebrate with us all the fantastic times we’ve had together. And who knows, Midlands Zone may well be back at some point in the future with new publishers (talks with several interested parties are currently ongoing, so watch this space!).

We will be releasing a full statement during the course of this week.

In the meantime, celebrate with us and be kind to each other.

Lots of love and best wishes for the future.

The Midlands Zone Team xxx