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Queer Question Time in Birmingham ahead of General Election 2017
At a time when the country is more divided than ever, the forthcoming general election is likely to be one of the most heated for a generation. Next week’s Queer Question Time at Birmingham Repertory Theatre will provide members of the LGBT community with the chance to put their questions to candidates from the main…

Britain First in failed attempt to gatecrash Birmingham anti-racism workshop
Jayda Fransen, the controversial leader of far-right group Britain First, attempted to “invade” and gatecrash an anti-racism event in Birmingham today, but failed in her bid after being confronted by Stand Up To Racism activists. Claiming “We have every right to be here!” Fransen was seen marching into The Custard Factory in Digbeth this afternoon, where…

‘Do you watch game of Thrones?’ WM Metro Mayor candidates face public questions
Is Andy Street ashamed of being a Tory? Is Siôn Simon indecisive? Why doesn’t James Burn want to rap? Six candidates are seeking to to become the West Midlands’ first ever Metro Mayor on May 4th, but do they know their Rick and Morty from their Game of Thrones?

Mohammed Saleem’s family mark fourth anniversary of his brutal murder
Today is the fourth anniversary of one of the worst terror incidents in the recent history of Birmingham. On April 29, 2003, Ukrainian white supremacist terrorist Pavlo Lapshyn stabbed and murdered Birmingham pensioner Mohammed Saleem outside a mosque in Small Heath, in the hope of starting a race war.

Brum actor Ryan Cartwright stars in new US sitcom ‘Kevin Can Wait’
A Birmingham actor has been cast in a new US sitcom alongside comedy giant Kevin James. Ryan Cartwright, originally from Erdington, appears in CBS show Kevin Can Wait, playing an awkward app inventor named Chale Witt.

OPINION | Vimal Korpal | Holi, the ‘Festival of Love’
Happy Holi, also known as Festival of Love. It’s the month of March and what a busy month already, we’ve shared the love with International Women’s Day, we’ve shared the love with a pint of Guinness for the early celebrations for St Patrick’s Day, and now we’re sharing the love with the ‘Festival of Love’…
White Dee is broke and serving pints in Birmingham
Birmingham’s most well-known reality star White Dee – real name Deidre Kelly – was spotted serving pints over the Bank Holiday weekend, only days after revealing she’s broke and nearly homeless. The Celebrity Big Brother star, who found fame on controversial Channel 4 show Benefits Street back in January 2014, has spent the last two…
Birmingham’s new Lord Mayor backs LGBT rights at Birmingham Pride
The new Lord Mayor of Birmingham, Councillor Carl Rice, joined revellers at Birmingham Pride over the Bank Holiday weekend, where he took time out to support working rights for LGBT people, and even revealed singer Bryan Ferry may have been one of his secret teen crushes. Attending the city’s special twentieth anniversary gay pride celebrations,…
BLOG | How to make a Gay Pride rainbow sandwich
To celebrate Birmingham Pride, I wanted this week’s video to reflect just that. Fun, colourful and rainbow inspired – what’s not to love! I regular produce videos on YouTube and quite a few exploring LGBT themes. I’m looking forward to sharing more with you, here on I Am Birmingham.
BLOG: Swingerella ups the ante at Delhi women’s forum
Here at the Women’s Economic Forum, they are talking culture. What is it and why is it important? There’s a range of experts and they are clever, sharp and incisive. Questions from the floor? They are beginning to dread the Swingerella hand shooting up faster than a Digbeth junkie at a bus stop.