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Fatt Projects to hold fundraiser event in the wake of Manchester Pride insolvency Birmingham-based queer non-profit, Fatt Projects, is hosting ‘The Big Bastard Bonanza’ fundraiser to recoup money in the wake Manchester Pride’s insolvency.

Fatt Projects to hold fundraiser event in the wake of Manchester Pride insolvency

@fattbutcher.bsky.social #Fundraising #Cabaret #Drag #CommunityEvent #Birmingham #LGBTBirmingham #BirminghamLGBTQ #ManchesterPride #Freelancers #LGBTQArtists #QueerMedia

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Review: Margaret Thatcher – Queen of Soho at The Rep, Birmingham Created by Olivier Award winner Jon Brittain and Matt Tedford, Margaret Thatcher – Queen of Soho imagines a world in which, on the eve of the vote on Section 28, Prime Minister Maggie Thatcher gets lo...

Review: Margaret Thatcher – Queen of Soho at The Rep, Birmingham.

#Theatre #TheatreReview #BirminghamRep #PressReview #Section28 #LGBTQRights #Cabaret #Eighties #Disco #MagaretThatcher #QueerMedia

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Review: Starter For Ten at The Rep, Birmingham Based on the novel by David Nicholls and the film of the same name, Starter for Ten is a new coming-of-age comedy musical set in the colourfully bright 80s.

Review: Starter For Ten at The Rep, Birmingham.

#Musical #PressReview #TheatreReview #StarterForTen #MusicalReview #BirminghamRep #TheRepBirmingham #BirminghamTheatre #Entertainment #NewMusicals

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Beverley Knight and Sharon Rose to reprise their roles in tour of Sylvia, the Olivier-nominated musical Wolverhampton-born singer, songwriter and performer, Beverley Knight MBE will reprise her Olivier Award-winning role as Emmeline Pankhurst, alongside alongside Sharon Rose as the title character, Sylv...

Beverley Knight and Sharon Rose to reprise their roles in tour of Sylvia, the Olivier-nominated musical

#Sylvia #Musical #MusicalTour #BerverleyKnight #LeicesterCurve #BirminghamHippodrome #Theate #Suffragette

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cartoony tiger face head-on, in shades of pink and yellow looks a bit sad. words read Up//Roar Poems of Queer Resistance

Our crowdfunder for Up//Roar poems of Queer Resistance is live! This anthology of #LGBTQ+ #poems will be edited by Cherry Potts and Jeremy Dixon (Hazard Press). Help get our tiger roaring! submissions (UK/RoI only) still open til 1st nov www.crowdfunder.co.uk/uproar-poems-of-queer-resistance

Rugby-based LGBTQ+ group condemns legal challenge accusing police of bias for attending Prides Out-Out Group, an LGBTQ+ organisation based in Rugby, Warwickshire, has spoken up after a legal challenge was raised accusing the Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) of bias for participating...

Rugby-based LGBTQ+ group condemns legal challenge accusing police of bias for attending Prides

#LGBTQNews #QueerMedia #OutOut #Warwickshire #Rugby #IOPC #WestMidlands #PrideEvents

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Coventry-based trans artist, ANDI selected for the Clive Beardsmore Artist Award The New Art Gallery Walsall has announced that Coventry-based, trans artist, ANDI has been selected as the recipient of the Clive Beardsmore Artist Award, and will be joining the gallery in residence ...

Coventry-based trans artist, ANDI selected for the Clive Beardsmore Artist Award

#Artist #QueerArtist #TransArtist #Coventry #WalsallArtGallery #ArtistAward #CliveBeardsmore #Artwork #Residency #ArtResidency #LGBTQArt #QueerArt #TransArt #QueerMedia

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Book Review: Tart by Becki Jayne Crossley Becki Jayne Crossley’s début novel, Tart, is a queer coming-of-age, friends-to-lovers story set in small British village where everyone knows everyone, and gossip is hard to avoid.

Book Review: Tart by Becki Jayne Crossley

#LGBTQBooks #QueerBooks #ComingOfAge #BookReview #QueerMedia #YANovel #YABook #YAQueerBooks #YALiterature #QueerLit #DebutNovel #Nottingham #Notts #Bisexual #Gay #Lesbian

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Nottingham-born Director’s LGBTQ+ Film Shortlisted for Iris Prize Oscar-qualifying short film, The Second Time Around, directed by Nottingham-born Jack Howard is one of fifteen productions shortlisted for this year's Iris Prize Awards in the 'Best British Short' cat...

Nottingham-born Director’s LGBTQ+ Film shortlisted for Iris Prize

#ShortFilm #TheSecondTimeAround #Nottingham #Director #QueerMedia #MindOut #QueerMentalHealth #LGBTQFilm #QueerFilm #FilmAwards #IrisPrize #Oscars #BAFTA #FilmFestival

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Review: FRIENDS! The Musical Parody at Wolverhampton Grand Theatre From the producer of hit musical, Hairspray, and the director of The Full Monty, FRIENDS!: The Musical parody is ‘The One Where They All Sing’, offering a new take on the 1990s sitcom with an entirely...

Review: FRIENDS! The Musical Parody at Wolverhampton Grand Theatre

#FRIENDS #Musical #Parody #Wolverhampton #WolvesGrand #Theatre #TheatreReview #PressReview #MusicalReview #FRIENDSTheMusicalParody

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Coventry LGBTQ+ Bar named in top 10 percent of businesses worldwide The Yard, a much-loved LGBTQ+ bar and nightclub in Coventry, has been named among the top 10% of businesses internationally in TripAdvisor's 2025 Travellers' Choice Awards.

Coventry LGBTQ+ Bar named in top 10 percent of businesses worldwide

#Coventry #LGBTQBar #LGBTQVenue #LGBTQNightclub #GayBar #QueerBar #QueerVenue #TripAdvisor #TravellersChoiceAwards #Awards #QueerMedia #TheYard #WestMidlands

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World AIDS Day Flash Mob to be held in Birmingham Art Thou Ok Bab's Project +1 Positively Me in partnership with Saving Lives Charity are presenting a World AIDS Day Flash Mob in 2025, as part of activities marking the designated day that aims to rai...

World AIDS Day Flash Mob to be held in Birmingham

#HIV #WorldAIDSDay #Dance #Dancer #Dancing #FlashMob #EventsBirmingham #QueerMedia #UEqualsU #LGBTQBirmingham #HIVMemorial #TheRibbons

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Review: The Party Girls at The Rep, Birmingham Amy Rosenthal’s The Party Girls is a timely new play that explores the true story of the Mitford sisters; an infamous high society family divided by political extremism.

Review: The Party Girls at The Rep, Birmingham

#ThePartyGirls #MitfordSisters #Mitfords #PressReview #TheatreReview #RepBirmingham #Play #Theatre #QueerMedia

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Interview: Ell Potter, the gender-fluid actor taking on the role of Unity Mitford in The Party Girls Gender-fluid actor, Ell Potter is currently taking on the role of the infamous, fascist Mitford sister, Unity, in Amy Rosenthal’s play The Party Girls, running at Birmingham’s Rep Theatre until 11th O...

Interview: Ell Potter, the gender-fluid actor taking on the role of Unity Mitford in The Party Girls

#ThePartyGirls #MitfordSisters #Mitfords #PressReview #TheatreReview #RepBirmingham #Play #Theatre #QueerMedia

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Cirque Eloize iD Reloaded, photo 202 Caroline Thibault. The review quote reads:  A spectacle of movement and soaring stunts. Four stars show the review rating. 

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Review: Cirque Éloize: iD Reloaded at Wolverhampton Grand

#PressReview #WolverhamptonGrand #Cirque #CirqueÉloize #CirqueEloize #Circus #Dance #Dancing #Theatre #Show #QueerMedia

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Production photos: Caroline Thibault

Coventry celebrates inaugural ‘Autumn is Queer’ ‘Autumn is Queer’ in Coventry is a campaign of joyful programmed events and activities celebrating the resilience and creativity of the LGBTQ+ community. Taking part in Coventry and across the wider W...

Coventry celebrates inaugural ‘Autumn is Queer’

#Coventry #AutumnIsQueer #HallowQueen #Halloween #Autumnal #AutumnEvents #LGBTQEvents #LGBTQMidlands #UniversityOfBirmingham #QueerMedia

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Review: Surinderella at Wolverhampton Grand Theatre The well-trodden fairy tale of Cinderella meets Bollywood blockbusters in the modern, vibrant, and exciting re-telling of Surinderella, directed by Ameet Channa with music and songs from PBN.

Review: Surinderella at Wolverhampton Grand Theatre.

#Surinderella #TheatreReview #WolvesGrand #Review #PressReview #QueerMedia

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Review: The Bodyguard at The Alexandra Theatre, Birmingham Based on the hit film of the same name, The Bodyguard Musical is a romantic thriller featuring the irresistible music of the great Whitney Houston. Starring international leading lady Sidonie Smith as...

Review: The Bodyguard at The Alexandra Theatre, Birmingham

#Review #PressReview #TheBodyguard #Musical #QueerMedia #AlexandraThatre #Birmingham #TheatreBirmingham #WhineyHouston

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Wolverhampton LGBTQ+ organisation and East Midlands-based Trans Role Model win National Diversity Awards LGBT Sparkle – a Wolverhampton-based social group that supports LGBTQ+ individuals and allies locally – won a National Diversity Award for ‘Community Organisation’ in the LGBTQ+ sub-category. While Ka...

Wolverhampton LGBTQ+ organisation and East Midlands-based Trans Role Model win National Diversity Awards

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Life sentence handed down to murderer following homophobic attack Matthew Jonathan (39), who pleaded guilty to the murder of Jamie Gowler (54), was sentence to life imprisonment with a minimum term of 32 years at Worcester Crown Court on Friday 5th September, the Cr...

Life sentence handed down to murderer following homophobic attack. Content warning: details of homophobic violence

#Sentencing #CPS #Court #WestMidlands #WestMercia

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Warwickshire County Council LGBTQ+ network calls for Pride Progress Flag to be reinstated to Policy In an ongoing battle over flag flying in Warwickshire, the County’s Council’s LGBTQ+ staff group have called for the Pride Progress flag to be reinstated as part of the authority's policy, allowing it...

Warwickshire County Council LGBTQ+ network calls for Pride Progress Flag to be reinstated to Policy

#Warwickshire #LGBTQStaffNetwork #LGBTQGroup #LGBTQNews #QueerMedia #Pride #PrideMonth #PrideFlag #PrideProgressFlag #LGBTQInTheWorkplace #Stonewall

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🫧 The new Book A Bath experience is available at Lush Spas in Birmingham 🫧

‘The Crumpled Letter’, a memorial for LGBTQ+ veterans and service personnel was installed at the National Memorial Arboretum, Staffordshire in August. 🏳️‍🌈 🏳️‍⚧️ 🎖

#FightingWithPride #LGBTQVeterans #LGBTQHistory #MemorialArboretum

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International Day of Birmingham returns for 2025 Joe Lycett’s celebration of all things Brummie, the International Day of Birmingham, is returning for its second year in 2025.

International Day of Birmingham returns for 2025

#JoeLycett #Birmingham #InternationalDayOfBirmingham #UnitedStatesOfBirmingham #QueerMedia

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Review: Calamity Jane at Wolverhampton Grand The whip-cracking classic comedy musical, Calamity Jane, based on the much-loved movie of the same name has ridden over the rolling plains to Wolverhampton’s Grand Theatre. Starring the multi-award-wi...

Review: Calamity Jane at Wolverhampton Grand

#CalamityJane #Musical #WolverhamptonGrand #CarrieHopeFletcher #TheatreReview #MusicalReview #PressReview #QueerMedia

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Opt-out A&E HIV testing a success says Northamptonshire NHS Trust Following success at A&E departments in various other regions across the UK, including Birmingham, opt-out testing for HIV and Hepatitis (B and C) was also introduced to Kettering General Hospital (KG...

Opt-out A&E HIV testing a success says Northamptonshire NHS Trust

#HIV #Testing #Healthcare #SexualHealth #Northamptonshire #Kettering #Northampton

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New exhibition celebrates Coventry's LGBTQ+ community A new exhibition, ‘Queer Without Fear: Pride in Who We Are’, which has opened at The Yard, Coventry, celebrates the city’s LGBTQ+ community and history.

New exhibition celebrates Coventry's LGBTQ+ community

#Coventry #Exhibition #QueerMedia #TheYard #Photos #Photography #Art #Photographer #CoventryPride #TransPride #QueerLives #LGBTQCommunity

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Re-discovered portrait may depict ‘Shakespeare's secret male lover’ A lost miniature portrait, which until now has never been seen by the public, is thought to depict William Shakespeare’s secret gay lover and the subject of his erotic sonnets.

Re-discovered portrait may depict ‘Shakespeare's secret male lover'

#Shakespeare #LGBTQPlus #Shakesqueer #Sonnets #Bisexual #StratfordUponAvon #RSC #Warwickshire #Southampton #ArtHistory #ArtHistorian #ShakespeareScholar

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Want to know what to expect at Dragged to the Musicals? Camp, camp, camp! ✨️ Coming to Midlands venues soon...

Interview: Dragged to the Musicals with Divina De Campo

#DraggedToTheMusicals #DivinaDeCampo #DragShow #QueerMedia #DragRaceUK #DRUK #MeetTheQueens

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Queer folk musicians take the spotlight in new trans-led collaborative EP Natalie Brookes, a Northampton-based trans folk musician and composer, is launching a new EP centred around promoting queer musicians on the folk music scene.

Queer folk musicians take the spotlight in new trans-led collaborative EP

#QueerMusic #FolkMusic #TransMusicians #LGBTQMusic #Ceilidh #QueerFolkMusic #QueerMedia

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