LGBTQ+ News Birmingham Pride opens round two of community funds Birmingham Pride’s community funds are “open to LGBTQIA+ community groups delivering services/projects within the area of the West Midlands Combined Authority i.e. Birmingham, Coventry, Dudley, Sandwell, Solihull, Walsall and Wolverhampton” By Catherine Muxworthy • 1 min read
LGBTQ+ News Pride House Podcast launches ahead of Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games Pride House Podcast is created by the Pride House team and will showcase conversations related to sport and LGBTQ+ rights in the Commonwealth. By Catherine Muxworthy • 1 min read
Community News West Midlands Police investigating homophobic attack in Birmingham West Midlands Police are currently investigating a report of homophobic comments made to a man in the early hours of Saturday, February 19. The incident occurred in the Gay Village, on Lower Essex Street between the Fox Bar and the Nightingale Club. West Midlands Police they explained in a statement By Catherine Muxworthy • 1 min read
Health New study to investigate the effectiveness of an online LGBTQ+ training course A new study led by the University of Birmingham will evaluate the effectiveness of an online training programme for improving social workers’ knowledge, attitudes and beliefs when working with LGBTQ+ young people. By Graham Robson • 2 min read
Community News Nominate a local Community Hero to be a Batonbearer for 2022 Commonwealth Games Nominations are now open for people who would like to apply to be a Batonbearer for the Queen’s Baton Relay in England By Graham Robson • 1 min read
Community News Birmingham Pride launches new, official Facebook page Birmingham Pride, which returns on Saturday, September 24 and Sunday, September 25, has launched a new, official Facebook page after a “malicious, highly coordinated cyberattack” locked them out of their original page By Graham Robson • 2 min read
Arts It’s… JOE LYCETT! Catherine Muxworthy sits down to chew the fat with stand-up comedian and consumer rights hero Joe Lycett ahead of his UK tour By Catherine Muxworthy • 5 min read
LGBTQ+ News Arrest made following the assault of a police officer in Birmingham’s gay village The female neighbourhood police officer was left with fractured ribs after an incident on Hurst Street in Birmingham’s LGBTQ+ village on New Year’s Eve By Catherine Muxworthy • 1 min read
Arts Joe Lycett spills the tea on ‘Mummy’s Big Christmas Do’ Comedian Joe Lycett is hosting a queer, Christmas house party live from his hometown of Birmingham for Channel 4 this festive season. By Catherine Muxworthy • 2 min read
Arts Amber Cadaverous Amber Cadaverous is an international visual artist, based in Birmingham, who specialises in drag performance as well as photography and film. She has travelled the world with her drag, performing in Rhode Island, Chicago, Milwaukee, as well as up and down the UK. By Catherine Muxworthy • 5 min read
Dominus Von Vexo Arts Stay Sexy with Dominus Von Vexo Catherine Muxworthy gets up, close and personal with Dominus Von Vexo, the Birmingham-based, award-winning burlesque and drag performer whose House of Allure is stomping all over the West Midlands By Catherine Muxworthy • 4 min read
General News Update: Arrest made over Homophobic Attack in Birmingham Police have made an arrest after 38-year-old John-Paul Kesseler was struck with a wine bottle in Birmingham “for holding another man’s hand”. By Rachel Badham • 1 min read
