Arts Digbeth cinema to screen ‘MAISIE’ documentary Directed by Lee Cooper, MAISIE tells the story of David Raven who, with 50 years in the business, still performs as Maisie Trollette. By Catherine Muxworthy • 1 min read
Birmingham Umbrella Health Birmingham – monkeypox information Umbrella Health is now able to vaccinate people who are at high risk of contracting monkeypox. However, due to very limited stocks of the vaccine, these will be offered “through routine services based on the risk level of the person, in the same way we offer other vaccines such as hepatitis A and HP By Catherine Muxworthy • 1 min read
Birmingham Remember Their Names – the UK AIDS Memorial Quilt visits Birmingham The UK AIDS Memorial Quilt is on display at Pride House Birmingham until August 8 By Catherine Muxworthy • 2 min read
Peter Tatchell LGBTQ+ News Commonwealth Games: LGBTQ+ protest this Thursday “We are calling out anti-LGBTQ+ repression in the 35 Commonwealth countries that criminalise same-sex relations.” By Graham Robson • 1 min read
Birmingham Birmingham botanical student becomes first drag queen to appear on Gardeners’ World During Pride Month, Daisy Desire made Gardeners’ World history as she became the first drag queen to appear on the iconic BBC 2 show By Catherine Muxworthy • 1 min read
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
Birmingham More dates announced for MOBILISE, a series of radical and joyous queer dance parties in Birmingham Following a successful first MOBILISE queer and sober dance party at the end of June, Fatt Projects, producers of the event presented as part of Birmingham 2022 Festival, have announced future dates for the series taking place at The Exchange in Birmingham By Graham Robson • 1 min read
Coventry and West Midlands Festival of freedom for all is promised as Pride House Birmingham announces events schedule Inclusion venue at Commonwealth Games set to welcome thousands of visitors from Friday, July 22. By Graham Robson • 3 min read
