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Interviews with LGBTQ+ activists, role models, creatives, and community members.


Interview: Divina De Campo - I Do Think
Drag Race star Divina De Campo talks about her upcoming tour ‘I Do Think’ which comes to Birmingham in May & the ‘Dragged to the Musicals’ production.
7 days ago3 min read
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Interview: Tom Aspaul on upcoming album, Cabin Fever
Singer and songwriter from Wolverhampton, Tom Aspaul, talks to Midlands Rainbow about his upcoming album, Cabin Fever.
Apr 83 min read
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Interview: Stephen Parkes, The Great Pottery Throw Down
Stephen Parkes, a Birmingham-based contestant on The Great Pottery Throw Down, speaks all things clay with Midlands Rainbow.
Mar 193 min read
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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.
Jan 285 min read
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Interview: After The Act: A Section 28 Musical
After The Act: A Section 28 Musical is a production based on commentary from people who experienced living under the infamous Section 28
Oct 28, 20245 min read
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Interview: Farah Ashraf on Santi & Naz, identity and queerness
“Santi and Naz is a coming-of-age story, set against the backdrop of the India/Pakistan partition," Farah Ashraf tells Midlands Rainbow
Oct 17, 20243 min read
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Interview: Jonathan Blake (Pt. 3)
As well as being known as one of the oldest surviving people living with HIV in the UK, Jonathan Blake is often talked about due to his role
Jul 17, 20245 min read
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Interview: Jonathan Blake (Pt. 2)
Activist Jonathan Blake, born in Birmingham, was diagnosed with HIV in 1982. He's one of the UK’s oldest surviving people living with HIV
Jul 16, 20244 min read
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Interview: activist, Jonathan Blake (Pt. 1)
Jonathan Blake is a British gay rights activist from Birmingham, perhaps best known for his role in Lesbians and Gays support the Miners.
Jul 15, 20245 min read
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Interview: Peter Tatchell speaks to Midlands Rainbow
Human rights campaigner, Peter Tatchell talks about police forces apologising for historic homophobia.
Jul 9, 20243 min read
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Interview: Photographer Lia Papouis on Queer Femininity
Lia Papouis is a queer photographic artist based in Birmingham. Lia speaks to Midlands Rainbow about her latest project.
Jun 26, 20242 min read
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Interview: Trying comedy with Bally Singh
Interview with Bally Singh, Gaydio DJ & one of the internet's favourite 'meme-queens' about his foray into stand-up comedy for charity.
May 23, 20242 min read
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Interview: author P.J. Ellis talks 'We Could Be Heroes'
P.J. Ellis speaks to Midlands Rainbow about his latest novel We Could Be Heroes; a "love letter to the LGBTQ+ community, and to the city of
May 21, 20244 min read
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