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Review: Becoming Nancy at The Rep, Birmingham

Adapted from Terry Ronald’s best-selling novel, Becoming Nancy at The Rep, Birmingham is the UK premiere of this new musical

Oct 16, 20243 min read

Midlands-based campaigner wins National Diversity Award

Pliny Soocoormanee, has been honoured with the prestigious National Diversity Award for Positive Role Model in the LGBT+ category

Oct 8, 20242 min read

Promo image for the show. A previous cast gather around a red car, one sits upon the roof smoking.

Review: Four Felons & a Funeral at Birmingham Hippodrome

Four Felons and a Funeral is a queer, rom-com, road-trip musical

Sep 28, 20242 min read

The Village Inn, Birmingham to relocate

The Village Inn, one of Birmingham’s oldest LGBTQ+ venues, has announced plans to move location

Sep 24, 20241 min read

Review: A Chorus Line at Birmingham Hippodrome

A Chorus Line is a torrid tale of ambition, shattered hopes, and the cost of following your dreams.

Sep 11, 20242 min read

Here You Come Again poster, title on a pink background, person playing Dolly can be seen in the O.

Review: Here You Come Again at The Alexandra, Birmingham

Here You Come Again: The New Dolly Parton Musical is a jukebox musical full of some of Dolly's biggest hits

Sep 11, 20242 min read

Poster for Danny Beard's Straight Expectations shows Danny at the centre in a red outfit with matching gloves. They wear their signature white faced make-up and a black and white wig.

Review: Danny Beard, Straight Expectations at Alexandra, Birmingham

Straight Expectations is a new solo tour from Drag Race UK winner, Danny Beard, which sees them hit the road with a full live band.

Sep 7, 20241 min read

(Lead image Staff Nurse Laura Hyslop, Patient Diana Pell, Dr Victoria Siddons, Emergency Department consultant, Dr Steve Taylor, Lead HIV consultant and Clinical Director for the Birmingham Fast Track Cities (credit UHB NHS)

Birmingham begins opt-out testing for HIV & hepatitis

After years of campaigning, opt-out testing for HIV and hepatitis has begun in Birmingham emergency departments

Sep 6, 20242 min read

Poster for Boy Out the City features the shows title and a photo of Declan with his hands raised above his head.

Review: Boy Out The City at The Rep, Birmingham

Boy Out The City is the autobiographical début one-man show from Declan Bennett

Sep 5, 20242 min read

Fatt Butcher is a church type setting, they wear a robe of purple yellow white and black, the colours of the Non-binary flag

Fatt Projects Announces Dancefloor ‘hymns’ Development

an exciting new project with Fatt Projects which will see the creation of dancefloor ‘hymns’. ‘Congregational’

Aug 29, 20242 min read

Drag Night to raise money for Birmingham LGBT

Birmingham’s drag scene will be putting on a ‘Drag Night’ to raise money for a local LGBTQ+ cause &this year’s recipient is Birmingham LGBT

Aug 18, 20241 min read

The Traitors promo image with Claudia at the centre and two traitors, one either side

Birmingham star of The Traitors joins LGBTQ+ modern slavery campaign

Traitors UK star, Miles Asteri has lent his voice to Causeway, a charity supporting LGBTQ+ survivors of modern slavery & human trafficking

Aug 4, 20242 min read

Four drag performers from left to right: Mia Virgin wears a blue sparkly dress, Diablo D'Domme is a drag king, Gina Tonic is a drag queen in a red wig and an orange gown, Empress is a drag queen in a black body suit

Review: Looser Women at The Black Box

Débuting a new show style in Birmingham’s drag scene, Looser Women opened for its first show at Birmingham’s Black Box Theatre

Jul 20, 20242 min read

Lead image: Jonathan Blake For “ Positive “ - Sky Documentary & NOW TV. Jonathan wears a white shirt and a grey knitted vest upon which there are several pins including the pink triangle and the red HIV ribbon.

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

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

Review: My Son's A Queer at Birmingham Hippodrome

My Son's a Queer (But What Can You Do?) is a multi-award-winning show by playwright Rob Madge.

Jul 13, 20242 min read

Aaron holds a microphone, performing stand-up. He wear light coloured trousers and a green smoking jacket

Review: Aaron Twitchen at the Old Joint Stock, Birmingham

LGBTQ+ comedian, Aaron Twitchen brings his stand up show 'Himbo' to Birmingham

Jul 11, 20243 min read

Peter Tatchell at Birmingham Pride talking to the Police Chief. Peter wears a blue shirt and a rainbow tie. The Police Chief wears a uniform and a rainbow flower garland around his neck.

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

Pride Bus in Birmingham is returned to routes following threat

A National Express West Midlands’ double-decker bus wrapped in the colours of the LGBTQ+ pride flag has been returned to public routes

Jul 3, 20242 min read

Joe Lycett’s Harry Styles art t-shirt raises money for Greenpeace

A t-shirt featuring artwork of Harry Styles, created by Joe Lycett, is being sold to raise money for Greenpeace.

Jul 2, 20242 min read