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‘No Outsiders’ teacher Andrew Moffat selected to lead this year’s Birmingham Pride parade
Joshua Williams
May 4, 2019 | 04:24 pm
Andrew Moffat, the teacher at the centre of the ‘No Outsiders’ protests, will be leading this year’s Birmingham Pride parade, organisers have confirmed. The openly gay teacher authored ‘No Outsiders’, an educational resource which aims…
Birmingham Pride reveals new location of largest ever Main Stage!
Joshua Williams
May 2, 2019 | 10:19 pm
Following uncertainty over the future of Birmingham Pride’s 2019 location, organisers have today revealed the site for the festival's largest ever Main Stage. Moving away from the car park next to…
OPINION | From Parkfield to Pride and Palestine, we are all entwined
George Reiner
April 15, 2019 | 11:15 pm
Over the past few months, the West Midlands, and the UK at large, have been following the developments at Parkfield Community School in Birmingham. A small, but very vocal, minority of parents…
MP John Spellar backs LGBT inclusive education following equality vote gaffe
Rhi Storer
April 8, 2019 | 09:30 am
A Sandwell MP, who last month was one of only 21 Members of Parliament to vote against LGBT inclusive education, has now come out in support of diversity lessons after…
Parkfield School protests and counter-protests in Birmingham over LGBT equality
Staff Reporter
March 29, 2019 | 06:30 pm
Protests in support of equality have been held in Birmingham, in response to a controversial campaign attacking LGBT lessons in primary schools. Waving rainbow flags outside the Noshashi Civic Centre…
Human League set to headline Birmingham Pride!
Joshua Williams
March 23, 2019 | 05:28 pm
As anticipation continues to build for this year’s Birmingham Pride festival, organisers have officially announced Human League as headliners for the two-day LGBTQ+ festival. (more…)
Birmingham’s first-ever LGBTQ film festival launches with incredible arts line-up
Paul Stringer
March 15, 2019 | 01:00 pm
Birmingham is getting its first ever LGBTQ film festival next week that promises an incredible line up of films, panels and events across two days taking place from the 22nd…
Birmingham equality educator shortlisted for global teaching award amid LGBT protests
Rhi Storer
February 22, 2019 | 01:30 pm
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 | 07:05 pm
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 | 02:02 am
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…