LGBT+
Birmingham Pride announces ‘Love Out Loud’ as new theme for 2019!
Staff Reporter
November 3, 2018
The theme for next year's Birmingham Pride celebrations has been announced, and it is 'Love Out Loud'. The official theme has been released with a snazzy bright new slogan design bearing…
RuPaul to crown America’s first Drag Race Christmas Queen in festive special
Joshua Williams
November 2, 2018
After a lacklustre debut of All Stars 3, VH1 has announced that eight fan favourites are set to return to the workroom to battle for the title of America's first…
Birmingham Pride 2019 location announced following uncertainty about event’s future
Joshua Williams
November 2, 2018
After seeking feedback from over 6,000 Birmingham Pride visitors, pride organisers have now announced that the festival will remain in the city's iconic Gay Village. Earlier this year, due to major…
REVIEW: Halloween fright-fest ‘Drag! Me To Hell’ left me howling for more
Joshua Williams
November 1, 2018
Birmingham's legendary drag foursome 'Drag Punk' bought their debut event 'Drag! Me To Hell' to the Nightingale Club last month. Aiming to fuse contemporary drag with both gore and traditional…
8 inspiring National Coming Out Day messages from Birmingham
Staff Reporter
October 11, 2018
It's National Coming Out Day (NCOD) today, an annual LGBTQIA+ awareness day observed on October 11th in select countries across the world. Each year on National Coming Out Day, the international self-identifying 'queer community' celebrate…
What is National Coming Out Day and how is it observed?
Staff Reporter
October 11, 2018
Today is National Coming Out Day (NCOD) but what exactly is it, who observes it and what purpose does it ultimately serve? (more…)
20 awesome photos from Brum’s inaugural Festival of Audacity
Staff Reporter
September 28, 2018
The Festival of Audacity, a free three-day extravaganza from Free Radical, has seen a myriad of creatives and artists occupy unusual spaces across Birmingham these last few days. Described by organisers…
Birmingham Town Hall flies the flag to raise awareness of LGBTQ+ youth suicide
Staff Reporter
September 10, 2018
On World Suicide Prevention Day today, Gay Times Magazine have created ‘The Flag We Shouldn’t Be Proud Of’, which will be raised at Birmingham’s iconic landmark, Town Hall. This ceremonial version…
Here’s all the films screening at Birmingham’s WoW Festival this weekend
Staff Reporter
September 7, 2018
A brand new film festival showcasing a wide range of powerful documentaries, talks and discussion panels kicking off in Birmingham this weekend. Weekend of Wednesdays, described as a festival dedicated to “cinematic activism”, will be screening documentaries…
INTERVIEW: Bernie Wilcox on the 40th anniversary of northern Rock Against Racism
Vimal Korpal
September 3, 2018
I happened to be in Manchester and stumbled upon Bernie Wilcox, who was one of the main organisers of the Northern Carnival Against the Nazis, which took place 40 years…