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Reform UK-led Staffordshire County Council say libraries under its jurisdiction will no longer feature Pride displays or host any pride-related activities reflecting a new 2026-2028 Libraries Strategy.

Set in the 1920s at Briarley School for Girls, Avery Curran’s Spoiled Milk begins suddenly and dramatically, with the violent demise of everyone’s favourite pupil, Violet, who falls to her death on the night of her eighteenth birthday.

An exhibition of protest photography by I Am Royal Art is set to open in Coventry during Pride month. The exhibition, Human Focus, will run from 20th June until 29th July at LTB showrooms, Priory Visitor Centre (PVC); a community arts hub.

Following a previous, hit UK tour, Frankie Goes to Bollywood, returns to stages promising to be ‘bigger, bolder, and bursting with Bollywood glamour.’ The production, which takes titular inspiration from the pop group, Frankie Goes to Hollywood, is a musical comedy drama that draws audiences into the glittering but high-pressure world of cinema and Bollywood movie-making.

BookKind is a new literary shop with a charitable heart, where 10% of every sale is donated to a good cause. Among their charitable partners is the LGBT Foundation; a charity that supports the health and wellbeing of LGBTQIA+ people.

Organisers of Warwickshire Pride have released their own statement in response to another from the Leader of Warwickshire County Council, Reform UK councillor George Finch. His latest statement relates to libraries, LGBTQ+ inclusion, and ‘safeguarding’ against what he describes as "contested gender ideology."

The organisers of Coventry Pride say they’ve received a slew of online hate, including one person who threatened to drive a car into the festival crowd. In response, the organisers have had to allocate a large percentage of the budget for this year’s event on security, to ensure the safety of those attending and their team of volunteers.

Nadia Whittome, MP for Nottingham East, has tabled a motion to reject the EHRC code of practice. The code has been redrafted in the wake of the Supreme Court ruling, which stated that the legal definition of a woman, in relation to the Equality Act, is based on biological sex. The guidance, if approved, would have far-reaching implications for trans people.

The hit musical, Annie, returns to Birmingham in a new touring production. Set in 1930s New York, foundling Annie is living the ‘Hard Knock Life’ at Miss Hannigan’s orphanage but her luck could all change after she's chosen to spend a magical Christmas with famous billionaire, Oliver Warbucks. That is if Miss Hannigan’s wicked scheme to tamper with Annie’s search for her true family doesn’t succeed.

Waitress is a joyous musical of love and friendship, centring Jenna; a waitress and expert pie maker, who dreams of a happier more fulfilling life. Starring Carrie Hope Fletcher (Calamity Jane, Heathers, The Addams Family) as Jenna, whose life gets increasingly complicated when a hot new doctor arrives in town.

Notts Pride, one of the East Midlands' leading LGBTQ+ charities and hosts of the region's largest free Pride event, have called for further sponsors for this year’s Pride which is set to take place on Saturday 25th July. The event’s organisers promise that this year's celebration will be “the biggest, boldest and brightest” Pride in the city yet.

The Reform UK-led Warwickshire County Council will move ahead with plans to cut its funding to the Equality & Inclusion Partnership (EQUIP) after a public meeting on Friday 22nd May.

Warwickshire Pride have called for an emergency protest in response to the Reform-led council’s consultation on potentially cutting Equality & Inclusion Partnership (EQUIP) funding.

Wolverhampton Council has announced that the city’s Pride will be free of charge in 2026, thanks to “strong levels” of sponsorship ahead of the event.

Last year, the organisers of Chesterfield Pride were targeted with homophobic abuse on social media. A year later, they reveal in a statement that the person involved has now plead guilty to the offence and has subsequently been sentenced.

'Daphne du Maurier stole my life' proclaims the central character of Rose Tremain’s latest novel, The Housekeeper. Mrs Danowski, known affectionately as Danni, is the housekeeper of Manderville Hall on the coast of Cornwall. When Daphne du Maurier visits in search of inspiration for her latest novel – which fans of the novelist will know to be the bestseller, Rebecca – she draws Danni into a secret and intense affair.

Birmingham Museums has acquired several pieces of costuming from Brummie comedian Joe Lycett for the city’s permanent collection. The donations include costumes worn by Lycett for award show red carpets, and in conjunction with his Late Night Lycett which was filmed in his home city and showed on Channel 4.

Playing at the RSC’s The Other Place Driftwood is a vibrant work set in 1950s Caribbean. The first play from Martina Laird, the production is directed by Chichester Festival Theatre’s Artistic Director Justin Audibert, presenting a tale of family, belonging, and identity.

A play based on the 90s psychological thriller of the same name, Single White Female is a world premiere stage production offering a modern take on the bestselling book (SWF Seeks Same by John Lutz) and hit movie.

Eva Echo, a trans activist and changemaker known for her work with Birmingham Pride, Trans in the City and the Crown Prosecution service among many others, has announced that she will be standing in the upcoming local elections. Eva has joined the Green Party, led by Zack Polanksi and will standing in the local elections as one of the Green Party candidates for the Rowley ward, in Sandwell.