Alyssa Edwards will be launching her latest UK tour in Birmingham

US drag superstar Alyssa Edwards to launch brand new UK tour in Birmingham this May

Drag superstar Alyssa Edwards is heading from Texas to Birmingham this spring to share her life story with a generous dose of camp glamour. Following appearances on the Emmy-Award winning RuPaul’s Drag Race and Netflix series Dancing Queen, Alyssa Edwards – real name Justin Dwayne Lee Johnson – has announced that her critically acclaimed one-diva show…

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Offensive and "homophobic" flyers have been delivered to homes in Birmingham

Anger as “homophobic and transphobic” leaflets target Birmingham homes

“Homophobic” and “transphobic” leaflets targeting Birmingham residents have been met with anger as hundreds of them have been delivered to homes across the city. Published by the British wing of a conservative US Christian group, the pamphlets from organisation ‘Tradition, Family, Property’ describe gender theory as “totalitarianism” and describe the LGBTQ+ community as “anti-God”.

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White Birmingham Pride 2018 attendee in a Native American War Bonnet

LGBTQ+ groups calls for cultural appropriation ban at Birmingham Pride celebrations

A number of LGBTQ+ groups across the city have called on Birmingham Pride to ban cultural appropriation, following an I Am Birmingham article highlighting the issue was published last month. In light of several Native American headdresses being worn as ‘costumes’ at Birmingham Pride celebrations, representatives from queer groups of colour have condemned the practice.

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