Birmingham West Midlands Chief Constable confronted at Birmingham Pride over historic “LGBTQ+ witch-hunts” West Midlands’ Chief Constable, Craig Guildford, was challenged at Birmingham Pride on Saturday, May 27 over his force’s refusal to apologise for its past “witch-hunting of the LGBTQ+ community”. By Graham Robson • 2 min read
MOBILISEPrideParade2022creditEmmaJones Birmingham Fatt Projects fundraising to continue their work for Birmingham’s LGBTQ+ community and beyond Founded in 2021, some of their recent projects have included “creating accessible and sober LGBTQ+ dance spaces and a large-scale community performance at Birmingham Pride with MOBILISE, building the world’s first development model to support the creation of queer-positive performance work for child By Catherine Muxworthy • 1 min read
Birmingham Bullring late-night Pride event to raise money for Birmingham LGBTQ+ charity In partnership with Gaydio, Birmingham’s Bullring presents Late Night Out, a Pride event that will donate 20% of ticket sales directly to Birmingham LGBTQ+ charity. By Catherine Muxworthy • 2 min read
Birmingham Welcome to the Trans Tearoom Birmingham! The fully accessible space includes a ‘pay as you feel’ café area, where activities such as socialising, board games, and crafts can be held, a queer books library, changing rooms for those who can’t safely present the way they wish to at home or in public, a quiet sensory space for neurodiverse vis By Catherine Muxworthy • 3 min read
Birmingham Birmingham drag performers end relationship with venue over transphobic event The decision to end this ongoing event is due to the venue deciding to continue with the booking of a transphobic individual. By Catherine Muxworthy • 1 min read
Musical Theatre Birmingham Hippodrome announce UK’s first in-house musicals department Birmingham Hippodrome will become the first venue in the UK with an in-house department dedicated to new musical theatre. The theatre plans to develop new musicals with a dedicated new department, studio space and career development opportunities. Jon Gilchrist, Artistic Director and CEO of Birmingh By Catherine Muxworthy • 2 min read
LGBTQ+ News West Midlands Police urged to apologise for past homophobia The call comes in a letter to the Chief Constable, Craig Guildford, from the veteran human rights campaigner, Peter Tatchell By Graham Robson • 1 min read
Birmingham Arts and activism organisation, Queer-side, becomes a CIC and launches Just Giving to support its work Queer-side is now fundraising and looking for new sources of funding which will allow them to continue their development for the LGBTQ+ community locally. In order to raise funds, Queer-side has set up a JustGiving page to raise £6,000 to support their work. By Catherine Muxworthy • 2 min read
Birmingham Tales of the Second City: Duty of Care That I was able to offer a helping hand to one so vulnerable and prevent their Pride weekend ending in strife… is something of which I am very proud. By Contributor • 3 min read
Birmingham Birmingham’s Flatpack Festival to showcase Dorothy Towers Playlist The Flatpack Festival, Birmingham – which runs from Tuesday, May 16 to Sunday, May 21 – will include a series of events entitled the Dorothy Towers Playlist which celebrates film and TV from the ’80s and ’90s that profiled mavericks, artists, musicians, and writers who dared to live outside pervadin By Catherine Muxworthy • 3 min read
Cabaret Birmingham’s Eden Bar to host screening of ‘MAISIE’ documentary on Sunday, May 13 Birmingham’s Eden Bar will be hosting a screening of MAISIE: Britain’s Oldest Performing Drag Queen on Sunday, May 13 at 3.30pm. MAISIE the documentary follows David Raven who has worked for 50 years as a drag queen, Maisie Trollette. By Catherine Muxworthy • 1 min read
Birmingham Birmingham’s Trans Tearoom to open Wednesday, May 10 The Trans Tearoom has revealed on National Tea Day that their official opening date is set for Wednesday, May 10 with their first opening hours that will run from 1 – 4pm. The tearoom will then be open for trans people in Birmingham every Wednesday thereafter; additional days and evening sessions to By Catherine Muxworthy • 1 min read
Birmingham Birmingham to hold huge free party to celebrate Eurovision on Saturday, May 13 With a month to go before the grand finale of the Eurovision Song Contest, an exciting programme of free live performances and activities has been announced by Birmingham City Council. By Catherine Muxworthy • 3 min read
Sport The biggest ever LGBTQ+ rugby tournament arrives in Birmingham The UK’s biggest LGBTQ+ rugby tournament, the IGR Union Cup 2023, sponsored by Specsavers, Birmingham City University and Birmingham City Council, will arrive in Birmingham at the end of this month with over 47 LGBTQ+ rugby teams and 1,400 players from more than 18 countries competing for the covete By Graham Robson • 2 min read
Health “In Denmark we didn’t have to fight for what we wanted.” British lesbian couple ‘pressured’ by UK fertility system seek treatment in Denmark After three failed IUI-treatments, married lesbian couple, Danielle and Sophie from Birmingham, sought support in Denmark instead. By Catherine Muxworthy • 2 min read
News Birmingham Pride launches partnership to introduce core services for trans adults Birmingham Pride has launched a new partnership with Not a Phase, the national charity focussed on supporting trans adults. Current estimates provided by Birmingham City Council suggest that there are over 500 000 trans people in the UK, with over 9,000 trans people living in Birmingham. By Graham Robson • 2 min read
Birmingham Tales of the Second City: Something Sweet For Easter One Easter Sunday, my partner and I popped to our local supermarket to pick up a few items for dinner. I immediately headed for the shelves of discounted Easter eggs… By Contributor • 2 min read
Birmingham Sugababes to headline Birmingham Pride Saturday Birmingham Pride festival 2023 will be held across the May bank holiday weekend, and organisers have now revealed the line-up for Saturday, May 27 – which includes the girl group Sugababes By Catherine Muxworthy • 1 min read
Birmingham One arrested in investigation of anti-LGBTQ+ hate at Brianna Ghey vigil A 13-year-old boy has been arrested on suspicion of a public order offence following anti-LGBTQ+ hate, which was shouted prior to the Brianna Ghey vigil in Birmingham. By Catherine Muxworthy • 1 min read
Birmingham Birmingham Pride Community Event to return in May Held on the Friday, May 26, the Big Free Community Event will feature key note speakers, a candle-lit vigil, street food, community stalls, LGBTQ+ artists, and live music. By Catherine Muxworthy • 1 min read
Birmingham The Trans Tearoom comes to Birmingham this spring The community space for gender fluid, non-binary and trans people across the West Midlands will initially offer a weekly drop-in space on Wednesday afternoons, and their aim is to provide a range of different spaces online and in-person to support the community. By Catherine Muxworthy • 1 min read
Birmingham Petition launched to protect Birmingham’s Chinatown and Gay Village A petition has been launched objecting to Lendlease and Smithfield development plans which ignores Chinatown and “provides a under-developed and limited pedestrian access to the LGBT quarter.” By Catherine Muxworthy • 2 min read
Birmingham POWER IN PRIDE: First look at line-up of Birmingham Pride 2023 Ahead of their upcoming Pride Festival – which will take place over the May Bank Holiday – Birmingham Pride have released the first acts on their line-up. By Catherine Muxworthy • 1 min read
Arts REVIEW: ‘The Way Old Friends Do’ @ Birmingham Repertory Theatre With a sharply funny, high-camp, and dragged-up script, this production is full of laugh-out-loud moments woven alongside the heart-warming story of friendship, coming outs, and love. By Catherine Muxworthy • 2 min read
