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Mayor Andy Street reaffirms city’s support to ‘No Outsiders’ programme
In a historic Birmingham Pride, thousands of revellers lined the streets of Birmingham city centre to watch Andrew Moffat, and local Muslim community groups, lead the Pride parade. At its launch, Andy Street condemned…
IN PICTURES: Parents continue protests against LGBT+ equality education at Anderton Park School
Parents continued protests outside Anderton Park School in Balsall Heath, Birmingham on Friday (24 May) as a demonstration and rally was held outside the primary school after organisers promoted and…
MP Jess Phillips locks horns with anti-LGBT equality protesters outside Anderton Park School
Yardley MP Jess Phillips clashed with protesters outside Anderton Park Primary School this morning, where activists opposing teaching of LGBT equality have continued to disrupt lessons at the Birmingham school. Tensions…
As International Day Against Homophobia is celebrated, survey finds 70% of LGBT people harassed at work
Nearly seven in 10 lesbian, gay, bisexual and trans (LGBT) people have been sexually harassed at work, according to research for the Trades Union Congress revealing a “hidden epidemic”. The…
Birmingham LGBT unveils new inclusive flag for this year’s Pride celebrations
Birmingham LGBT will unveil its new flag this Friday (17 May) at an event to mark International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia & Transphobia. The charity will be joining other national…
Leading Birmingham councillor to patrol city’s Broad Street nightlife as street warden
A leading Birmingham councillor will become a street warden this weekend, patrolling the city’s golden mile to experience a Broad Street party night in full swing. Coun Waseem Zaffar, the…
Amsterdam proposes measures to ban ‘disrespectful’ red light district tours
In an effort to restrict the increasing numbers of tourists to the historic area, Amsterdam is set to ban guided tours of its red-light district. Noting ‘disrespectful’ attitudes towards sex workers…
Students to lose the ability to participate in Eramus post-Brexit?
Since 1987, the Erasmus Exchange Programme has enabled students within Europe to study abroad in over 5000 higher education institutions across 37 different countries. With 53% of UK university students…