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LGBTQ+ community news across Birmingham, the West Midlands and the East Midlands.


Fatt Projects to hold fundraiser event in the wake of Manchester Pride insolvency
Birmingham-based queer non-profit, Fatt Projects, is hosting ‘The Big Bastard Bonanza’ fundraiser to recoup money in the wake Manchester Pride’s insolvency.
2 days ago2 min read


Beverley Knight and Sharon Rose to reprise their roles in tour of Sylvia, the Olivier-nominated musical
Wolverhampton-born singer, songwriter and performer, Beverley Knight MBE will reprise her Olivier Award-winning role as Emmeline Pankhurst, alongside alongside Sharon Rose as the title character, Sylvia Pankhurst in the touring production of the Olivier-nominated musical, Sylvia.
Oct 232 min read


Rugby-based LGBTQ+ group condemns legal challenge accusing police of bias for attending Prides
Out-Out Group, an LGBTQ+ organisation based in Rugby, Warwickshire, has spoken up after a legal challenge was raised accusing the Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) of bias for participating in Pride events
Oct 223 min read


Coventry-based trans artist, ANDI selected for the Clive Beardsmore Artist Award
The New Art Gallery Walsall has announced that Coventry-based, trans artist, ANDI has been selected as the recipient of the Clive Beardsmore Artist Award, and will be joining the gallery in residence next year.
Oct 211 min read


Nottingham-born Director’s LGBTQ+ Film Shortlisted for Iris Prize
Oscar-qualifying short film, The Second Time Around, directed by Nottingham-born Jack Howard is one of fifteen productions shortlisted for this year's Iris Prize Awards in the 'Best British Short' category.
Oct 152 min read


Coventry LGBTQ+ Bar named in top 10 percent of businesses worldwide
The Yard, a much-loved LGBTQ+ bar and nightclub in Coventry, has been named among the top 10% of businesses internationally in TripAdvisor's 2025 Travellers' Choice Awards.
Oct 121 min read


World AIDS Day Flash Mob to be held in Birmingham
Art Thou Ok Bab's Project +1 Positively Me in partnership with Saving Lives Charity are presenting a World AIDS Day Flash Mob in 2025, as part of activities marking the designated day that aims to raise awareness of the stigma still connected to HIV and to remember those lost during the AIDS pandemic.
Oct 91 min read


Coventry celebrates inaugural ‘Autumn is Queer’
‘Autumn is Queer’ in Coventry is a campaign of joyful programmed events and activities celebrating the resilience and creativity of the LGBTQ+ community. Taking part in Coventry and across the wider West Midlands region, the events range from performances, music and stand-up comedy to walks, workshops, and craft fairs.
Sep 291 min read


Wolverhampton LGBTQ+ organisation and East Midlands-based Trans Role Model win National Diversity Awards
LGBT Sparkle – a Wolverhampton-based social group that supports LGBTQ+ individuals and allies locally – won a National Diversity Award for ‘Community Organisation’ in the LGBTQ+ sub-category. While Katie Neeves, a trans ambassador who works as a presenter and event host, and now resides in the East Midlands also received an award for 'Positive Role Model' in the LGBT sub-category.
Sep 213 min read


Leicester salon owners refuse to be intimidated following suspected hate crime
George Waterfield and Darren Cunningham, co-owners of a Leicester salon – The Secret Garden – have said they refuse to be intimidated after their business was targeted twice in suspected hate crime incidents that saw damage of, and tearing down of pride flags flying outside.
Sep 192 min read


Life sentence handed down to murderer following homophobic attack
Matthew Jonathan (39), who pleaded guilty to the murder of Jamie Gowler (54), was sentence to life imprisonment with a minimum term of 32 years at Worcester Crown Court on Friday 5th September, the Crown Prosecution said.
Sep 183 min read


New exhibition celebrates Coventry's LGBTQ+ community
A new exhibition, ‘Queer Without Fear: Pride in Who We Are’, which has opened at The Yard, Coventry, celebrates the city’s LGBTQ+ community and history.
Sep 82 min read


Drag Star, Danny Beard, joins cast of Wolverhampton Panto
Drag Race UK winner and Celebrity Big Brother star, Danny Beard, has been announced as part of a sparkling cast for this year’s pantomime at Wolverhampton Grand Theatre. Danny will star as the most glamourous villain of Sleeping Beauty, Carabosse.
Sep 12 min read


Birmingham LGBT Centre receives £9K donation
Ahead of its move to its new centre home in September, Birmingham LGBT have received a donation of £9,609 from the Morrisons Foundation. The cash boost from the supermarket’s charity foundation has covered the costs of creating and furnishing a training room at Birmingham LGBT’s new facility.
Aug 271 min read


Warwickshire Pride organisers call for focus on tackling hate following vandalism
For the third year in a row, Warwickshire Pride festival was the target of hate-fuelled vandalism in 2025. Luckily, the community came together quickly to help rectify the damage before the festival commenced. Now though, organisers are calling for a focus on tackling the hate at its roots to create real change.
Aug 253 min read


Coventry’s Viola joins Drag Race UK cast
The cast for series 7 of RuPaul’s Drag Race UK has been announced and among them is Coventry’s own Viola.
Aug 221 min read


LGBTQ+ people in the West Midlands encouraged to foster
The Fostering Network, a charity in the West Midlands, is encouraging more people, including those in the LGBTQ+ community to consider fostering.
Aug 212 min read


Warwickshire Pride defiant against hate in ongoing vandalism
For the third year in a row, Warwickshire Pride has been the target of vandalism but the community turned “the negativity and the hate into something positive - pure community power,” explained Dan Browne, one of the festival’s organisers.
Aug 172 min read


Appeal launched after homophobic harassment in Nottingham
Nottinghamshire Police have launched an appeal to identify two individuals that they would like to speak to in connection with an incident of homophobic harassment.
Aug 141 min read


Nottingham to hold Trans Rights Die-In
This Saturday (16th August), Nottingham Against Transphobia with Notts Pastel Project and Trans Pride Notts are holding a die-in to protest the leaked EHRC policy which will impact trans lives.
Aug 122 min read
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