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 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 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
Coventry and West Midlands Wolverhampton Pride to return “bigger and better than ever” in 2023 After a four-year absence, Wolverhampton Pride is returning to the city “bigger and better than ever” on Saturday, June 10 from 12 – 10pm in School Street; the heart of the city’s LGBTQ+ community. By Catherine Muxworthy • 1 min read
Birmingham COLUMN: Tales of the Second City Within the shadows… you can find gems in the darkroom. By Contributor • 3 min read
Birmingham Birmingham Pride Community Foundation seeks volunteers Birmingham Pride Community Foundation (BPCF), has put a call out for volunteers who will act as trustees to join the group that is responsible for distributing funds from the Birmingham Pride Festival to the LGBTQ+ community groups in Birmingham and the wider West Midlands (Coventry, Dudley, Sandwel By Catherine Muxworthy • 1 min read
Birmingham Census reveals most popular areas of Birmingham for LGBTQ+ people Census 2021 reveals the most popular areas of Birmingham for those identifying their sexuality as something other than heterosexual (gay, lesbian, bisexual, pansexual, queer or other), and also provide some insight into figures for those who have a gender identity different from their sex registered By Catherine Muxworthy • 2 min read
Coventry and West Midlands Four arrested following ‘hate-related sexual assault’ in Birmingham’s Gay Village The victim, who is in her 20s, was subjected to a vicious assault, both verbally and physically, and threatened with a knife on Hurst Street just before 5.30am on Sunday, January 8. By Catherine Muxworthy • 1 min read
Coventry and West Midlands Mayor of the West Midlands and MPs across the region call for more funding for HIV testing In the West Midlands, five out of seven boroughs are deemed as high-prevalence areas for HIV – Wolverhampton (3.47 people per 1,000 adults), Coventry (3.1), Sandwell (2.92), Birmingham (2.69), and Walsall (2.45). By Catherine Muxworthy • 2 min read
Coventry and West Midlands Campaign launched to save Light House Wolverhampton Light House Wolverhampton was forced to close at the beginning of November, due to financial issues, exacerbated by a 16-month Covid shutdown By Catherine Muxworthy • 1 min read
Coventry and West Midlands The White Hart Wolverhampton: new pub to bring LGBTQ+ back to the city The grand reopening is Saturday, December 10 from 7pm, and will feature cabaret from drag artist Trixie Lee. Blood Brothers and X Factor star Niki Evans will also be performing live. By Catherine Muxworthy • 1 min read
Arts LGBTQ+ poet Jasmine Gardosi announced as new Birmingham Poet Laureate LGBTQ+ poet Jasmine Gardosi was named as the new Birmingham Poet Laureate for 2022-24 – succeeding Casey Bailey – during a National Poetry Day celebration earlier this month, which also marked the start of this year’s Birmingham Literature Festival. By Graham Robson • 2 min read
