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
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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.
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.
IN PICTURES: Birmingham Pride 2022
Catherine Muxworthy captures this year’s Birmingham Pride, celebrating 25 years of Protest, Power and Pride.
Birmingham Literature Festival to celebrate queer writing
Two of the UK’s “most exciting voices in queer writing” will come together during Birmingham Literature Festival to discuss “their novels, their writing and the LGBTQ+ writing scene, which is finally seeing the celebration it deserves.”
Glamorous Birmingham security staff declared heroes after tackling ‘swordsman’
Following an incident that happened on Hurst Street in Birmingham in the early hours of Sunday, September 11, a doorman for Glamorous nightclub has been called a hero after chasing and tackling a suspect who was wielding a large sword.
West Midlands star announced as Strictly Come Dancing’s next same-sex pairing
Richie Anderson, a radio and TV personality, has been announced as the third celebrity dancer added to the hit BBC show, Strictly Come Dancing.