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BLOG | Being brave during Birmingham Pride
Staff Reporter
June 1, 2016
Swingerella, alter ago of Birmingham mother-of-two Andrea Smith, attended Pride after reportedly being driven out of India (Photograph: Adam Yosef) Birmingham Pride 2016. In truth I was supposed to be…
Birmingham’s new Lord Mayor backs LGBT rights at Birmingham Pride
Staff Reporter
May 31, 2016
Birmingham's new Lord Mayor Councillor Carl Rice, here with the Lady Mayoress and Lawrence Barton, is backing Stonewall's 'By Your Side' campaign for LGBT rights in the workplace (Photograph: Adam…
Singer thrown out of Brum club during Alesha Dixon show
Staff Reporter
May 30, 2016
A singer was thrown out of a Birmingham nightclub last night, after jumping on the stage during a performance by music star Alesha Dixon. Jay Jamieson, who describes himself as a "actor,…
BLOG | How to make a Gay Pride rainbow sandwich
Staff Reporter
May 29, 2016
Luke Williams is a YouTuber from Birmingham who focuses on LGBT themed content (Photograph: LukeOfficial) To celebrate Birmingham Pride, I wanted this week's video to reflect just that. Fun, colourful…
City awash with rainbows as Birmingham Pride launched
Staff Reporter
May 28, 2016
Birmingham's twentieth Pride celebrations are taking place during the Bank Holiday weekend (Photograph: Adam Yosef) Birmingham Pride has begun with a bang, and over 80,000 are expected to attend the…
BLOG | Drag Queen? Am I a gender mongrel?
Staff Reporter
May 26, 2016
Swingerella - drag alter ego of Birmingham mum Andrea Smith - was reported chased out of India for "indecent behaviour" (Photograph: Andrea Smith) Since ‘fleeing’ from India in just my…
BLOG | Did my Swingerella sexiness offend you?
Staff Reporter
May 24, 2016
Birmingham female drag artist Swingerella - alter ego of mother-of-two Andrea Smith - was allegedly chased out of India by military police for showcasing an "indecent" performance (Photograph: Andrea Smith)…
Ozzy Osborne to name Midland Metro tram in Birmingham
Staff Reporter
May 23, 2016
Ozzy Osbourne will be in Birmingham this week to unveil a Midland Metro tram named after him (Photograph: Adam Yosef) Rock icon Ozzy Osborne is to get star billing in…
People are fuming over a photo of a British road sign featuring Arabic… only it’s a fake!
Staff Reporter
May 20, 2016
People are getting majorly ticked off after discovering a traditional British road sign in gloriously British Yorkshire has suddenly been adorned with Arabic translations for the names of several destinations.…
BLOG: Swingerella ups the ante at Delhi women’s forum
Staff Reporter
May 20, 2016
Swingerella has travelled to the Women's Economic Forum in Delhi to perform (Photograph: Swingerella) Here at the Women's Economic Forum, they are talking culture. What is it and why is…