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
