Birmingham Birmingham drag community to host fundraiser for performer Crip Ladywood Crip L in Need, “a fundraiser to help a queer in need”, will be held at The Loft in Birmingham on Sunday, August 6 from 6.30pm. The show will feature performances from Alanna Boden, Blanche, Cake Boi, Crip Ladywood, Dahliah Rivers, Fatt Butcher, Ginny Lemon, Jenna Davinci, Misfit, Pork Pie and Peach By Catherine Muxworthy • 2 min read
Birmingham Birmingham South Asian music festival to host its first LGBTQ+ village Spotify presents: Birmingham Mela – billed as the UK’s biggest South Asian music festival – will be hosting an LGBTQ+ village for the first time in 2023 this weekend. By Catherine Muxworthy • 2 min read
Birmingham Baton of Hope’s visit to Birmingham raises awareness around suicide The Baton of Hope – designed to be the biggest suicide awareness and prevention initiative in the UK – travelled through Birmingham on Monday, July 3, starting at Alexander Stadium before journeying throughout the city, including via Birmingham LGBT+. By Catherine Muxworthy • 2 min read
Birmingham Birmingham’s LGBTQ+ community pays tribute to Nightingale Club DJ Birmingham’s LGBTQ+ community has been paying tribute to Simon Harris – a resident DJ at the Nightingale Club – who sadly passed away in the evening of Sunday, July 16. Harris, known by much of the community as DJ Simon, first worked as a DJ at Tin Tins, and had been working with the Nightingale Clu By Catherine Muxworthy • 1 min read
Birmingham Fatt Projects to bring Big Fatt Pool Party to Moseley Road Baths “We’re pro-fat, pro-femme, pro-trans, pro-disabled, anti-racist, pro-fabulous. Bring your best self, bring your bingo wings, bring your pals, bring your inflatables!” explains Fatt Projects on the event’s booking page. By Catherine Muxworthy • 1 min read
Exhibitions Birmingham Museums photo project captures history of queer women in Birmingham Snap Project: Birmingham Queer Women 1977-99 – curated by artist, writer and educator, Sarah Dolman – captures the stories and histories of queer women in Birmingham through a collection of photographs. The images featured were predominately donated from archives and individuals who were out and pro By Catherine Muxworthy • 3 min read
Khuram Qadeer Mirza Interviews INTERVIEW: Joe Lycett – Welcome to the Gayborhood Catherine Muxworthy catches up with everyone’s favourite mischief maker, Joe Lycett By Catherine Muxworthy • 4 min read
Opinion TALES OF THE SECOND CITY: Eat Out to Help Out Next time you walk by a shop displaying a sign stating ‘BACK IN FIVE MINUTES’, wonder what is happening behind closed doors… and hope they have rinsed their hands before reopening for business. By Contributor • 3 min read
Birmingham Tales of the Second City: Personal Services: Shopping with a Sex Worker I’ve heard of personal shoppers to the stars… but porn stars? By Contributor • 4 min read
Theatre Kevin Elyot’s Olivier Award-winning play ‘My Night with Reg’ comes to Birmingham My Night with Reg is a play which explores the lives of gay men and the AIDS crisis during the 1980s By Catherine Muxworthy • 2 min read
Birmingham New exhibition explores the history of fashion in Birmingham The exhibition at the National Trust – Birmingham Back to Backs previewed during Birmingham Pride weekend before it opens officially Friday, June 9. By Catherine Muxworthy • 2 min read
Birmingham IN PICTURES: Birmingham Pride 2023 Birmingham Pride returned to its usual May Bank Holiday weekend slot for 2023 with the theme of ‘Power in Pride’. By Catherine Muxworthy • 4 min read
