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In a statement shared by Nottingham Pastel Project, a Trans Rights advocacy and lobbying non-profit, organisations across Nottingham have responded to an incident that took place at an event for International Women’s Day.

Plans have been confirmed for the future of LGBTQ+ youth support in Nottinghamshire. Under a new model, emotional health and wellbeing support delivered to LGBTQ+ children and young people across Nottingham and Nottinghamshire will no longer be provided through a single specialist.

A We Are Queer AF investigation has found that 58 libraries across the UK currently house harmful material targeting trans children and their families. In response, Warwickshire-based Trans+ activist, Demitri Rodriguez, has launched action to remove the book Leamington Spa.

Colton Hills Community School, Wolverhampton, has been recognised with The Rainbow Flag Award; a national quality assurance framework for schools and colleges, focussing on positive LGBTQ+ inclusion and visibility.

West Midlands Police have issued a statement regarding an incident on Kent Street, Birmingham...

The organisers of Warwickshire Pride have issued a statement, outlining changes that will be made to the event in 2026, after last year’s event experienced troubles on site that led to police attendance and subsequent arrests.  

Story Time with Mama G is one of many shows coming to Leicester Comedy Festival this year.

Project 93, the Spode Museum, and local artist Olivia Azzopardi, have been collaborating with LGBTQ+ people in Stoke-on-Trent to create a new mosaic, which is due to be unveiled at Spode Museum this Sunday (15th February 2026).

National HIV Testing Week is an annual campaign, that runs from 9th – 15th February in 2026, encouraging and promoting regular HIV testing across England.

Birmingham and West Midlands actors have been announced among the cast for an upcoming production of A Midsummer Night’s Dream at The Rep Theatre.

LGBTQ+ people in the Leicestershire town of Melton Mowbray have been left without a safe space after the closure of Charlie’s Bar.

Culture Leicestershire presents a new virtual exhibition, ‘Villiers Revealed’; designed to explore LGBTQ+ stories within the county’s museum collection.

Stafford Pride organisers have announced, in a statement on social media, that they have commenced legal action against the Reform UK-led Staffordshire County Council

Rare works by widely-regarded pop artist and filmmaker, Andy Warhol, have gone on display at Nottingham's Lakeside Arts Gallery.

A project, conducted by researchers at the University of Nottingham, highlights video gaming and its potential for gender exploration and euphoria for transgender players.

During LGBTQ+ History Month, which takes places in February in the UK, Warwickshire Pride are hosting queer history tours of Leamington Spa.

A new project, ‘The LGBTQIA+ Cultural Barometer’ aims to measure and understand the current climate surrounding LGBTQ+ culture programming and creatives in the UK, and the backlash it is experiencing.

Notts Pride, one of the East Midlands' leading LGBTQ+ charities and hosts of the region's largest free Pride event, held in Nottinghamshire, has been awarded funding from The National Lottery (TNL) Community Fund for its operations and events.

A gay man from Iraq, Samir, has been granted refugee status after being supported by the charity Micro Rainbow at their West Midlands housing.

Midlands-based charity, Saving Lives, welcomes a new national HIV Action Plan announced by the government today (1st December) on World AIDS Day.