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A protest rally in solidarity with Birmingham’s LGBTQ+ community will be held in Birmingham this weekend. The event is taking place following a series of hate crimes committed against members of the gay, bisexual, lesbian and trans community in the city.
Popular Birmingham magazine Midlands Zone is set to close amid economic struggles caused by the coronavirus pandemic and the knock-on effect of subsequent lockdowns and tier restrictions. Serving the LGBTQ+ community as its primary audience, publishers of the Birmingham-based title have announced the regional print edition will cease, as circulation and advertising becomes almost impossible in light…
In response to Parkfield Community School in Birmingham announcing that it will be restarting a modified version of equality lessons programme ‘No Outsiders’ this autumn, protesters against the LGBT-inclusive lessons have re-instigated demonstrations outside the school. Despite the programme being modified following a consultation with parents – now renamed ‘No Outsiders For A Faith Community’ – a group of parents…
Birmingham Pride this year is all about diversity – especially for representing people of colour and other ethnic minorities in Birmingham. The event has made history with Muslim groups leading the Birmingham Pride parade for the first time in the event’s 23 years history. Alongside ‘No Outsiders’ founder and school teacher Andrew Moffat stood Khakan Qureshi…
In a historic Birmingham Pride, thousands of revellers lined the streets of Birmingham city centre to watch Andrew Moffat, and local Muslim community groups, lead the Pride parade. At its launch, Andy Street condemned the ongoing protests happening in schools such as Parkfield Community School and gave the city’s support to the programme and to the promotion of equality through education….
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.