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Features and articles from the Midlands LGBTQ+ community.


4 days ago1 min read
Charity Spotlight: Project 93
Project 93 is a Staffordshire-based charity supporting LGBTQ+ people of all ages in Staffordshire and the surrounding areas
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Feb 42 min read
European premiere of Pulitzer prize-winning Fat Ham for RSC
James Ijames’ Pulitzer prize-winning play, Fat Ham, will make its European premiere at the RSC’s Swan TheatreÂ
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Jan 294 min read
Lunar New Year: Chinatown & the Gay Village, a shared history
In celebration of Lunar New Year, Midlands Rainbow exploring the connection shared between Chinatown and the Gay Village in Birmingham.
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Jan 285 min read
Remembering Matt Hawkins, The Divine Miss M
Remembering Matthew Hawkins also known to many as the drag performer, The Divine Miss M; an icon in Birmingham's LGBTQ+ community.
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Dec 14, 20244 min read
Midlands Rainbow recommends: 2025 Shows
2025 is fast approaching & with it comes a new year of great shows in Birmingham & across the Midlands. We've picked just a few of our faves
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Nov 26, 20243 min read
In Memoriam: Geoff Hardy, LGBTQ+ rights advocate
Geoff Hardy was an educator and advocate for LGBTQ+ rights much of whom's life was spent living in Shropshire.
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Oct 19, 20242 min read
Petition challenging Home Office Decision on gay spouse visa launched
Jack and George Scott-Lee are a married gay couple living in the West Midlands, whose marriage Visa has been rejected by the Home Office
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Sep 1, 20242 min read
New fashion brand, FAGUE, embraces queerness & neurodiversity
Nick Hurley is the neurodivergent, non-binary visionary behind the newly-launched ‘FAGUE; Queer Unfashion’
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Aug 28, 20242 min read
Fatt Projects Announces Dancefloor ‘hymns’ Development
an exciting new project with Fatt Projects which will see the creation of dancefloor ‘hymns’. ‘Congregational’Â
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Jun 20, 20242 min read
How will the Smithfield Development impact Birmingham Pride?
The Smithfield site has been used for many years by Birmingham Pride but how will development impact it?
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May 9, 20242 min read
World Premiere of Here & Now in Birmingham adds additional week
The world premiere of a new musical, ‘Here & Now’ – which uses the music of Steps – at The Alexandra Theatre, Birmingham has added dates
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