LGBT+ - Page 10
IN PICTURES: Andrew ‘Andreas Stylianou’ Stelly
Staff Reporter
September 1, 2018 | 09:00 am
Andrew Stelly - sometimes known as Andreas Stylianou - is a British teacher, 6ft 4ins model, and journalist from Birmingham. He was named Mr Birmingham 2017-2019, is Head of Year…
Birmingham Pride organisers unveil 2019 expansion plans!
Joshua Williams
August 26, 2018 | 12:30 pm
Dramatic changes have been announced for the future of Birmingham Pride in the city. Due to major development taking place throughout the Gay Village, next year’s Birmingham Pride will be relocating to…
Finalists prepare for grand final of Birmingham’s biggest drag lip-sync contest
Joshua Williams
August 25, 2018 | 04:00 pm
More than 25 contestants have battled to reach the grand finals of Birmingham’s biggest drag lip-sync competition. Only 15 of the most iconic performers remain to battle to take first…
Who are the Drag Punk Collective?
Staff Reporter
August 1, 2018 | 09:00 am
In the true tradition of Birmingham's club kids, cabaret artists and queer culture icons, Brum now has a new "Drag Punk" syndicate. Dragpunk is a drag collective of creative queer-minded…
OPINION: My First Birmingham Pride
James Marson
June 23, 2018 | 04:37 pm
The idea of attending Birmingham Pride 2018 was an incredibly daunting one. Although I’m gay, I have never particularly gone out of my way to broadcast it to the world.…
Brum’s Gay Symphony Orchestra raise funds for Naz and Matt Foundation
Staff Reporter
June 22, 2018 | 01:03 pm
Birmingham Gay Symphony Orchestra (BGSO) and an audience of over 150 threw their support behind the LGBT charity, Naz and Matt Foundation last week, as the audience emptied their pockets…
LGBTQ+ groups calls for cultural appropriation ban at Birmingham Pride celebrations
Harvey McDonald
June 7, 2018 | 11:35 pm
A number of LGBTQ+ groups across the city have called on Birmingham Pride to ban cultural appropriation, following an I Am Birmingham article highlighting the issue was published last month. In…
Birmingham’s Indian Film Festival is back! Here’s what to expect…
Staff Reporter
June 7, 2018 | 10:30 am
Europe's largest Indian film fest is returning to Birmingham this summer for its fourth year in the city. The Birmingham Indian Film Festival - known as BIFF - is a…
Birmingham Pride announces dates for 2019 celebrations
Staff Reporter
June 1, 2018 | 11:21 am
Following a successful Birmingham Pride event this bank holiday weekend, the team behind the UK's largest two-day LGBT+ festival have already announced the dates for 2019! Set to return on Saturday…
OPINION: It might be 2018 but cultural appropriation is STILL a thing
Harvey McDonald
May 28, 2018 | 05:30 pm
Why is it that in 2018, with constant talk in the media about racism and interracial relations, do we STILL have people that don't understand that cultural appropriation is wrong?…