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

Midlands Rainbow @midlandsrainbow.bsky.social · 2d

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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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.

World AIDS Day Flash Mob to be held in Birmingham

Midlands Rainbow @midlandsrainbow.bsky.social · 2d

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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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...

Review: The Party Girls at The Rep, Birmingham

Midlands Rainbow @midlandsrainbow.bsky.social · 8d

Review: The Party Girls at The Rep, Birmingham

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

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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.

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

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Midlands Rainbow @midlandsrainbow.bsky.social · 9d

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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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...

Coventry celebrates inaugural ‘Autumn is Queer’

Midlands Rainbow @midlandsrainbow.bsky.social · 11d

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

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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Midlands Rainbow @midlandsrainbow.bsky.social · 16d

Coventry celebrates inaugural ‘Autumn is Queer’

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

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‘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...

Review: Surinderella at Wolverhampton Grand Theatre

Midlands Rainbow @midlandsrainbow.bsky.social · 19d

Review: Surinderella at Wolverhampton Grand Theatre.

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

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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: The Bodyguard at The Alexandra Theatre, Birmingham

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Midlands Rainbow @midlandsrainbow.bsky.social · 21d

Review: The Bodyguard at The Alexandra Theatre, Birmingham

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

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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...

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

Midlands Rainbow @midlandsrainbow.bsky.social · 23d

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

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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...

Life sentence handed down to murderer following homophobic attack

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Midlands Rainbow @midlandsrainbow.bsky.social · 26d

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

#Sentencing #CPS #Court #WestMidlands #WestMercia

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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...

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

Midlands Rainbow @midlandsrainbow.bsky.social · 27d

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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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...

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Midlands Rainbow @midlandsrainbow.bsky.social · Sep 14

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

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Midlands Rainbow @midlandsrainbow.bsky.social · Sep 12

‘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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Midlands Rainbow @midlandsrainbow.bsky.social · Sep 11

International Day of Birmingham returns for 2025

#JoeLycett #Birmingham #InternationalDayOfBirmingham #UnitedStatesOfBirmingham #QueerMedia

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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.

Review: Calamity Jane at Wolverhampton Grand

Midlands Rainbow @midlandsrainbow.bsky.social · Sep 10

Review: Calamity Jane at Wolverhampton Grand

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

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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...

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

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Midlands Rainbow @midlandsrainbow.bsky.social · Sep 9

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

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

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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...

New exhibition celebrates Coventry's LGBTQ+ community

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Midlands Rainbow @midlandsrainbow.bsky.social · Sep 8

New exhibition celebrates Coventry's LGBTQ+ community

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

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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.

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

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Midlands Rainbow @midlandsrainbow.bsky.social · Sep 7

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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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.

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Midlands Rainbow @midlandsrainbow.bsky.social · Sep 6

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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Midlands Rainbow @midlandsrainbow.bsky.social · Sep 5

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

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

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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.

Warwickshire Pride raises concerns regarding council’s new flag policy proposal

Midlands Rainbow @midlandsrainbow.bsky.social · Sep 4

Warwickshire Pride raises concerns regarding council’s new flag policy proposal

#Warwickshire #WarwickshirePride #LeamingtonSpa #WarwickshireCouncil #Politics #Pride #PrideFlag #LGBTQVisibility #QueerMedia

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The trustees of Warwickshire Pride have responded to a draft flag policy proposed by the Reform-led council, raising concerns at the absence of any mention of the Pride flag.

Record-breaking Paralympic rower, Lauren Rowles, retires

Midlands Rainbow @midlandsrainbow.bsky.social · Sep 4

Record-breaking Paralympic rower, Lauren Rowles, retires

#Paralympics #BritishRowing #LGBTQSports #Athlete #DisabilityPride #Sport #Rower #Parasports #WheelchairRacing #LaurenRowles #QueerMedia

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Lauren Rowles OBE, who has been described by British Rowing as the greatest rower of all time, has announced her retirement from the sport, after over a decade of success on the water.

Drag Star, Danny Beard, joins cast of Wolverhampton Panto

Midlands Rainbow @midlandsrainbow.bsky.social · Sep 1

Drag Star, Danny Beard, joins cast of Wolverhampton Panto.

#WolverhamptonGrand #Panto #Pantomime #Theatre #DannyBeard #DragRaceUK #DRUK #CBB #CelebBigBrother #GossipGays #QueerMedia #FamilyShow

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Drag Race UK winner and Celebrity Big Brother star, Danny Beard, has been announced as part of a sparkling cast for this year’s pantomime at Wolverhampton Grand Theatre. Danny will star as the most gl...

MP Nadia Whittome writes to Women and Equalities Minister urging protection for trans rights

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Midlands Rainbow @midlandsrainbow.bsky.social · Sep 1

MP Nadia Whittome writes to Women and Equalities Minister urging protection for trans rights.

"Trans people must not be treated as second-class citizens; their human rights must be upheld."

#TransRights #EHRC #TransLivesMatter #LGBWithTheT

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Labour MP for Nottingham East, Nadia Whittome, has written to Bridget Phillipson, the Women and Equalities Minister, ahead of forthcoming statutory guidance from the EHRC that could have a profound im...