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Birmingham equality educator shortlisted for global teaching award amid LGBT protests
Rhiannon Storer
February 22, 2019
A Birmingham teacher at the centre of a row over lessons on LGBT+ rights is up for a $1 million global teaching prize. Andrew Moffat, assistant headteacher of Parkfield community school…
OPINION: I’m asexual and we’re “as common as redheads”
Guest Contributor
February 17, 2019
Let's be clear about one thing: life is baffling for everyone. For some people, though, the way society is geared creates extra layers of confusion and alienation to deal with,…
The future of Birmingham’s gay scene to rest on one final council meeting
Joshua Williams
February 5, 2019
After an initial win for Birmingham’s gay scene last year, which saw a delay in the development of new apartment buildings in Kent Street pending a site visit, the future of the…
Gay Times magazine drops in to Birmingham for city-wide diversity representation push
Harvey McDonald
February 4, 2019
After the massive relaunch last year, rebranding from GT back to Gay Times and the announcement of a new CEO, one of the world's leading LGBTQ+ magazines dropped into Birmingham…
February is LGBT+ History Month: Here’s 100 years of fighting for queer rights and liberation
Harvey McDonald
February 1, 2019
In the UK, February of each year has been set aside to mark and celebrate the lives and achievements of Lesbian, Gay Bisexual, Trans and Queer+ people and this year's…
Chaos, mayhem and Bullring on “lockdown” as celebrity YouTuber opens new Birmingham store
Staff Reporter
January 26, 2019
The Bullring in Birmingham was a scene of absolute mayhem and chaos this afternoon, as over 7,000 fans of international celebrity YouTuber James Charles packed the shopping centre in the hope…
Historic festival for LGBTQ+ young people of colour to be held in Birmingham next month
Joshua Williams
January 12, 2019
UNMUTED, as part of the COLOURS Youth Network, have announced exciting plans for the first ever youth festival for LGBTQ+ young people of colour to be held this February in Birmingham.…
West Midlands employers join forces to tackle lack of diversity in big business
Staff Reporter
January 9, 2019
A selection of the region’s biggest employers united today to pledge their support to tackle the lack of diversity at the very top of major companies and public bodies. Representatives from more…
REVIEW: ‘The Dead Room’ – Mark Gatiss writes and directs a queer ghost story for Christmas
Rangzeb Hussain
December 26, 2018
A daring new ghost story hit this year’s Christmas Eve television schedule with a tale about ‘the love that dare not speak its name’. Simon Callow delivers a beautifully nuanced…
OPINION: Is this the erasure of Birmingham’s LGBTQ+ scene?
Joshua Williams
December 16, 2018
Today, the heart of Birmingham’s LGTBQ+ scene, a community spanning clubs and safe spaces for all, has made a heartfelt plea. The plea is quite simple, our community is under…