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TONIGHT IN BRUM - TALES OF THE SECOND CITY GOES LIVE.

Talk of the Town - Babs, Huns, Heartbreaks & Hot Takes
18th Nov, 7pm @ The Edge

⛓️‍💥Ticket link and event info: www.outsavvy.com/event/27985/...

November 18, 2025 at 9:24 AM

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Supertales from Hollywood... in 'Kneel Before Zod', the LATEST BLOG from talesofthesecondcity.com

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November 16, 2025 at 1:36 PM

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💚 Talk of the Town - Babs, Huns, Heartbreaks & Hot Takes
18th Nov, 7pm @ The Edge.

Open mic event.

⛓️‍💥Ticket link and event info: www.outsavvy.com/event/27985/...

November 11, 2025 at 5:22 PM

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'Hearts Broken' from Tales of the Second City, in the NOV issue of Forever with Pride e-magazine www.foreverwithpride.com/e-magazine/

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November 4, 2025 at 4:20 PM

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Happy Halloween from talesofthesecondcity.com
Read the fright filled short tale... 'Bustin' Makes Me Feel Good'.

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#lgbtq #lgbt #lgbtq🌈 #halloween #halloweennight #halloweenstories #horror

October 31, 2025 at 12:49 PM

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If there's something strange in your gaybourhood... who you gonna call?

Fright filled short tale... 'Bustin' Makes Me Feel Good'.

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#lgbtq #lgbt #halloween #horror #fetish

Short & Curlies: Bustin’ Makes Me Feel Good

The space was deserted and desolate. I crossed the oddly raked floor, slanted like a room in a carnival fun house, and peered behind a partition of corrugated panels, only to be confronted by&#8230…

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October 30, 2025 at 4:18 PM

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"When an artist friend was looking for nude life models… I volunteered… and dragged my daft little bestie along with me.'"

'Artistic License' from talesofthesecondcity.com

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October 25, 2025 at 10:23 AM

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READ 'Artistic License' the LATEST BLOG from Tales of the Second City

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October 20, 2025 at 5:43 PM

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Draw me like one of your French women... in 'Artistic License' the LATEST BLOG from Tales of the Second City

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Artistic License

We encountered an artist friend, bemoaning Birmingham’s lack of gay men’s life drawing events, of the type available in London, Brighton, and Manchester. Ru piped up, “I’ll model for you,” contorti…

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October 19, 2025 at 1:46 PM

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Always a sucker for a handsome face. More likely to have my head turned by nice eyes and a cute smile than anything else.

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#gay #lgbt #lgbtq🌈 #grindrmemes #grindrguy #grindrgossip #grindr #handsomeface

October 14, 2025 at 3:42 PM

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Something unexpected pops up at the barbershop in this mini-tale from Tales of the Second City

'Short & Curlies: Sweeney Prod'
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#gay #lgbtq #lgbtqbirmingham #birmingam #gaybirmingham #gayscene #gaystories #barbershop #haircut #hotbarber #hotbarbers

October 14, 2025 at 8:20 AM

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A short back and sides in the lastest mini-tale from Tales of the Second City.

READ.... 'Short & Curlies: Sweeney Prod' @
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Short & Curlies: Sweeney Prod

You can cut the sexual tension with… well… a pair of barber’s scissors.

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October 12, 2025 at 5:12 PM

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The Marmite of Birmingham's gay scene.

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October 5, 2025 at 8:55 PM

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'The Boy with Hearts in his Eyes', the latest column from Tales of the Second City in the OCT issue of Forever with Pride e-magazine www.foreverwithpride.com/e-magazine/

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October 2, 2025 at 10:42 AM

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'The Boy with Hearts in his Eyes', from Tales of the Second City in the OCT issue of Forever with Pride e-magazine www.foreverwithpride.com/e-magazine/

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October 1, 2025 at 8:26 PM

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Meet Ruru... the Marmite of B'ham's gay scene.

'The Boy with Hearts in his Eyes', the latest column from talesofthesecondcity.com in the OCT issue of Forever with Pride e-magazine www.foreverwithpride.com/e-magazine/

#gay #gaystories #lgbtq🌈 #lgbt #gaybirmingham #gaybirminghamuk #gaytales #gaylife

October 1, 2025 at 6:20 AM

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HANG OUT NAKED at The Fox. Tomorrow 28th Sept 12 - 4.

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#Birmingham #brum #LGBTQ #LGBT #gay #gayblog #gaylife #gaybirmingham #lgbtqbirmingham #naturists #naturism #naturist #naked

September 27, 2025 at 5:34 PM

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All the best on Strictly.

Time to remember when La Voix graced the stage at old Eden's final curtain...
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Last One Out Please Turn Off the Lights

With ever tightening restrictions on hospitality, job losses and venue closures were inevitable, but I was deeply saddened to hear the announcement that Eden Bar was closing its doors for business …

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September 27, 2025 at 3:37 PM

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Bears of every size gather in Birmingham this weekend.

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#gay #gaybears #bearweekend #bearbrum #lgbtq