UNMUTED – I Am Birmingham

Historic festival for LGBTQ+ young people of colour to be held in Birmingham next month

Joshua WilliamsJanuary 12, 2019January 19, 201901 mins

UNMUTED, as part of the COLOURS Youth Network, have announced exciting plans for the first ever youth festival for LGBTQ+ young people of colour to be held this February in Birmingham. A free to attend event, the COLOURS Youth Festival aims to bring together, centre and celebrate LGBTQ+ young people of colour from across the UK in…

White Birmingham Pride 2018 attendee in a Native American War Bonnet

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

Harvey McDonaldJune 7, 2018October 11, 201801 mins

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.