LGBT+
OPINION | The heart and soul of Gay Pride
With the coming together of various communities – not just the predominant LGBTQ+ community – for Birmingham’s LGBTQ+ Pride celebrations, it’s easy to forget the past struggles which have allowed us to be in this position to celebrate Pride the way we do. I’ve known about Pride celebrations all my life – from the rainbows that…
Aston Villa to host LGBT football sessions for trans individuals
Aston Villa Football Club are hosting a special footie session for trans individuals. Teaming up with Birmingham LGBT, Aston Villa are hosting a free trans football sessions at Villa Park’s academy building.
PRIDE GUIDE: What to expect at Birmingham Pride 2018
The UK’s biggest two-day pride festival returns to Birmingham on Saturday 26 & Sunday 27 May, bringing with it a celebration of the city’s LGBTQ+ community. The Bank Holiday weekend celebration will see tens of thousands of people descend on the city’s Gay Village for the May Bank Holiday weekend.
London set for new gay club amid declining LGBTQ+ nightlife
In an attempt to circumvent London’s steadily declining nightlife, it has been revealed that a brand-new gay club will be opening its doors later this spring. Expanding from the popular gay bar Circa and Circa Soho, the new club named ‘Circa the Club‘ will open at Hungerford House, next to Embankment tube station. With a…
Birmingham ‘PMT’ festival to empower women returns to Digbeth
A day of workshops, entertainment, physical training, demonstrations, refreshment and conversations to empower women is set to take place this weekend as part of International Women’s Day related events. Described as “a small but mighty celebration of womxn and non binary people in Birmingham”, P.M.T – which stands for ‘Powering the Matriarchy Together’ – will…
Here’s 6 photos of Owen Jones like you’ve never seen him before (Oh, those MySpace pics!)
Owen Jones. 33. Northerner. Author. Journalist. Vampire… possibly. So maybe not a vampire but hard to say considering the guy never appears to age. He begs to differ.
Manchester Airport to back Birmingham Pride for next three years
Manchester Airport has announced that not only is the brand returning to back Birmingham Pride this year but they are committed to sponsoring the event for the next three years. Following last year’s debut partnership with the city’s LGBT+ festival, the UK’s third largest airport will this year be branding and naming the Cabaret Marquee, which will be…
Here’s the 12 buff ginger dudes who stripped naked to fight stigma [NSFW]
Twelve redheaded dudes have stripped totally naked to raise money for charity, while taking a stand against the stigma associated with being ginger. Often socially mocked for being very pale but for bright fiery hair, redheads aren’t traditionally the poster-boys for ‘popular’ beauty standards, but these fellas are showing off their assets to change just that.
Brummies to walk together to fight rise in hate crimes
A community unity and diversity walk is taking place in Birmingham this month to challenge the recent rise in hate crimes in the West Midlands. Members of different ethnic, cultural religious communities will be coming together to display unity and solidarity as they take part in special peace walk, followed by a picnic at Cannon…
Black Lives Matter UK Member, Joshua Virasami: ‘We Broke the Internet that Day’ | VIDEO
Live! Arts have released a video of a recent interview with the prominent Black Lives Matter UK activist, Joshua Virasami. In the video, Virasami explains the BLM movement’s US origins and his views on many issues, including police brutality in The US vs The UK (“the trend is the same, the violence is the same”)…