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🏳️‍🌈 🏳️‍⚧️ Midlands Rainbow is an LGBTQ+ publication for news, interviews, features and more across Birmingham and the wider West Midlands region MidlandsRainbow.wixsite.com/lgbtq
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Leicestershire LGBTQ+ Centre secures Lottery Funding and names first patron ahead of 50th Anniversary

#LeicestershireLGBTQ #LGBTQCentre #Leicester #QueerMedia

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Leicestershire LGBTQ+ Centre secures Lottery Funding and names first patron ahead of 50th Anniversary
Leicestershire LGBTQ+ Centre has named its first-ever patron, Katie Neeves, as they secure National Lottery funding ahead of their 50th Anniversary.
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November 28, 2025 at 3:08 PM
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La Voix to join cast of Annie tour coming to Birmingham

#Annie #Musical #LaVoix #DragQueen #Birmingham

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La Voix to join cast of Annie tour coming to Birmingham
Drag star, La Voix, has been announced in exciting new casting for the UK tour of the hit musical, Annie. La Voix (the drag persona of Christopher Dennis) will play Miss Hannigan across several venues...
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November 27, 2025 at 12:19 PM
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Queer Christmas Gift Guide 2025:

Not sure what to get your queer friends as a gift this Christmas? No problem, we've put together a quick little list of queer Christmas present ideas to give you some inspiration from some of our fave queer-owned businesses:

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November 25, 2025 at 11:48 AM
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Stoke-on-Trent to hold World AIDS Day Vigil

#HIV #WorldAIDSDay #UEqualsU #EndTheStigma #LivingWithHIV #Vigil #WAD2025 #WADVigil #Staffs #Stafforshire #CommunityEvent #QueerMedia

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Stoke-on-Trent to hold World AIDS Day Vigil
Project 93, a charity supporting people living with HIV in the Staffordshire region, have announced the details for this year’s World AIDS Day Vigil in North Staffordshire. Due to be held in Hanley, S...
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November 26, 2025 at 2:10 PM
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Leicester student crowned first openly gay Miss England winner.

#LGBTQRepresentation #BeautyContest #BeautyPageant #MissEngland #Gay #Lesbian #EastMidlands #QueerMedia

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Leicester student crowned first openly gay Miss England winner
Grace Richardson (20), from Leicester was crowned the winner of Miss England 2025, making her the first openly gay winner of the beauty contest.
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November 23, 2025 at 4:32 PM
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Review: Sherlock Holmes and the 12 Days of Christmas at The Rep, Birmingham

#TheatreReview #PressReview #SherlockHolmes #ChristmasShow #QueerMedia #Birmingham #BirminghamRep #BirminghamTheatre #SherlockChristmas

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Review: Sherlock Holmes and the 12 Days of Christmas at The Rep, Birmingham
The world premiere of Sherlock and the 12 Days of Christmas plays at The Rep Theatre, Birmingham this festive season. Penned by Fringe-favourites and the writers behind The Penny Dreadfuls, Humphrey K...
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November 21, 2025 at 11:53 AM
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Commemorating Trans Day of Remembrance across the Midlands

#TDoR #TransAwarenessWeek #TransDayOfRemembrance #Midlands #QueerMedia #Events #Vigil #TransLivesMatter #TransRightsMatter #LGBWithTheT

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Commemorating Trans Day of Remembrance across the Midlands
Trans Day of Remembrance is held annually in November at the end of Trans Awareness Week, and across the Midlands community groups are uniting and events are being held to commemorate trans lives.
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November 14, 2025 at 7:40 PM
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Warwickshire Pride receives large donation to support LGBTQ+ people seeking asylum

#WarwickshirePride #Warwickshire #Pride #LGBTQ #Charity #Charities #QueerMedia #LGBTQCharity #Asylum #Refugee #LGBTQServices

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Warwickshire Pride receives large donation to support LGBTQ+ people seeking asylum
Warwickshire Pride have received a £12,500 donation from CharityJob to support their work with LGBTQ+ people seeking asylum in the area.
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November 14, 2025 at 3:04 PM
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Birmingham-based artists join forces to centre real stories of HIV

#HIV #WorldAIDSDay #WAD2025 #LivingWithHIV #UEqualsU #EndTheStigma #LGBTQBirmingham #HIVMemorial #TheRibbons #Birmingham #QueerMedia #BirminghamCreatives #BirminghamArtists

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Birmingham-based artists join forces to centre real stories of HIV
Birmingham creatives are joining forces to give voice to people living with HIV, centring stories of hope for the future as they mark this year’s World AIDS Day held on 1st December.
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November 12, 2025 at 4:26 PM
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Review: Elf The Musical at Wolverhampton Grand Theatre

#Elf #ElfTheMusical #MusicalReview #TheatreReview #WolverhamptonGrand #PressReview #Christmas #Festive #Xmas #Winter #BuddyTheElf

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Review: Elf The Musical at Wolverhampton Grand Theatre
Based on the classic beloved holiday movie, Elf: The Musical brings magic and whimsy in musical form to the stage, spreading Christmas cheer for all to hear in Wolverhampton this winter.
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November 12, 2025 at 11:50 AM
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New queer trail in Staffordshire Moorlands celebrates LGBTQ+ stories

#LGBTQProjects #QueerMedia #Stafforshire #StaffordshireMoorlands #QueerArts #QueerHistory #QueerHeritage #Geocaching #TheQueerQuest #Legends #Myths #Folklore #QueeringHistory

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New queer trail on Staffordshire Moorlands celebrates LGBTQ+ stories
A new LGBTQ+ arts and heritage trail has been launched on the Staffordshire Moorlands, celebrating stories, creativity, history and connection from the community
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November 10, 2025 at 11:44 AM
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Leicestershire memorial walk to commemorate Trans Day of Remembrance

#TDoR #TransDayOfRemembrance #CarryTheirLight #TransLives #LGBWithTheT #Leicestershire #QueerMedia #TransAwarenessWeek #TransLivesMatter

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Leicestershire memorial walk to commemorate Trans Day of Remembrance
Leicestershire will commemorate Trans Day of Remembrance in 2025 with a memorial walk, honouring trans lives.
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November 5, 2025 at 10:38 AM
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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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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.
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October 28, 2025 at 6:04 PM
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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: 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...
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October 25, 2025 at 9:43 AM
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Review: Starter For Ten at The Rep, Birmingham.

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

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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.
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October 24, 2025 at 10:27 AM
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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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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...
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October 23, 2025 at 2:21 PM
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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
cartoony tiger face head-on, in shades of pink and yellow looks a bit sad. words read Up//Roar Poems of Queer Resistance
October 21, 2025 at 2:44 PM
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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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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...
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October 23, 2025 at 9:32 AM
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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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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 ...
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October 21, 2025 at 4:14 PM
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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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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.
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October 20, 2025 at 1:09 PM
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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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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...
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October 15, 2025 at 7:31 PM
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Review: FRIENDS! The Musical Parody at Wolverhampton Grand Theatre

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

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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...
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October 14, 2025 at 10:14 AM
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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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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.
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October 13, 2025 at 2:28 PM
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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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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...
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October 13, 2025 at 10:36 AM
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Review: The Party Girls at The Rep, Birmingham

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

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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.
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October 7, 2025 at 11:33 AM