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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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Funding secured for Birmingham Queer Archive

#LGBTQHistory #QueerArchive #Birmingham #GayBirminghamRemembered

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Funding secured for Birmingham Queer Archive
SHOUT Festival have announced that funding from The National Lottery Heritage Fund has been secured to support the Birmingham Queer Archive project.
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February 16, 2026 at 12:11 PM
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Drag Story Time comes to Leicester Comedy Festival

#DragQueen #StoryTime #ComedyFestival #Leicester #PantoDame

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Drag Story Time comes to Leicester Comedy Festival
Story Time with Mama G is one of many shows coming to Leicester Comedy Festival this year.
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February 14, 2026 at 7:40 PM
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LGBTQ+ mosaic to be unveiled at Spode Museum

#LGBTQHistoryMonth #StokeOnTrent #Potteries #LGBTQArt #QueerMedia

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LGBTQ+ mosaic to be unveiled at Spode Museum
Project 93, the Spode Museum, and local artist Olivia Azzopardi, have been collaborating with LGBTQ+ people in Stoke-on-Trent to create a new mosaic, which is due to be unveiled at Spode Museum this S...
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February 13, 2026 at 1:00 PM
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#HIVTestingWeek National HIV Testing Week is an annual campaign encouraging and promoting regular HIV testing across England. Know your HIV status by ordering a free HIV home-testing kit from freetesting.hiv

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HIV Testing Week 2026
National HIV Testing Week is an annual campaign, that runs from 9th – 15th February in 2026, encouraging and promoting regular HIV testing across England.
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February 9, 2026 at 11:29 AM
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Leicestershire town left without LGBT safe space after closure of bar

#MeltonMowbray #Leicestershire #LGBTQCentre #LGBTQNews #QueerMedia

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Leicestershire town left without LGBT safe space after closure of bar
LGBTQ+ people in the Leicestershire town of Melton Mowbray have been left without a safe space after the closure of Charlie’s Bar.
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February 6, 2026 at 8:24 PM
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Local actors cast in The Rep’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream

#Casting #AMidsummerNightsDream #TheRep #Birmingham #Theatre #Shakespeare

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Local actors cast inThe Rep’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream
Birmingham and West Midlands actors have been announced among the cast for an upcoming production of A Midsummer Night’s Dream at The Rep Theatre.
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February 5, 2026 at 1:52 PM
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New Virtual Exhibition explores LGBTQ+ stories

#Leicestershire #LGBTQHistoryMonth #VirtualExhibition #QueerHistory #Art

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New Virtual Exhibition explores LGBTQ+ stories
Culture Leicestershire presents a new virtual exhibition, ‘Villiers Revealed’; designed to explore LGBTQ+ stories within the county’s museum collection.
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February 3, 2026 at 9:02 PM
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During LGBTQ+ History Month, why not take some time to read about local queer history, activists and icons from our past?

#LGBTHistoryMonth #QueerHistory #QueerMedia #WeHaveAlwaysExisted

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February 2, 2026 at 5:20 PM
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Book Review: Arcana: The Lost Heirs by Sam Prentice-Jones

#Arcana #Fantasy #GraphicNovel #LGBTQBooks #BookReview

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Book Review: Arcana: The Lost Heirs by Sam Prentice-Jones
A début from illustrator and writer, Sam Prentice-Jones, Arcana: The Lost Heirs is a tarot-inspired fantasy graphic novel.
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February 2, 2026 at 5:17 PM
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Review: Send in the Clowns: Unpopular at The Rep, Birmingham

#SendInTheClowns #FattProjects #Musicals #Drag #Cabaret

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Review: Send in the Clowns: Unpopular at The Rep, Birmingham
Send in the Clowns: Unpopular débuts at The Rep, Birmingham taking on a myriad of musicals in their own unique, camp and chaotic style.
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January 30, 2026 at 2:39 PM
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Stafford Pride commence legal action against Reform UK-led Council

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Stafford Pride commence legal action against Reform UK-led Council
Stafford Pride organisers have announced, in a statement on social media, that they have commenced legal action against the Reform UK-led Staffordshire County Council
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January 28, 2026 at 6:07 PM
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Rare Warhol artwork on display in Nottingham.

#AndyWarhol #Art #Nottingham #QueerMedia

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Rare Warhol artwork on display in Nottingham
Rare works by widely-regarded pop artist and filmmaker, Andy Warhol, have gone on display at Nottingham's Lakeside Arts Gallery.
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January 26, 2026 at 7:25 PM
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Interview: Divina De Campo: Back on The Road. Divina’s new tour that sees her team up with musician and songwriter, Ric Neale (The Piano Guy), comes to The Crescent Theatre, Birmingham soon

#DivinaDeCampo #DragRaceUK #DRUK #RPDR #QueerMedia

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Interview: Divina De Campo: Back on The Road
Drag Performer and RuPaul’s Drag Race UK season one star, Divina De Campo, is ‘Back on the Road’ with her new tour that sees her team up with musician and songwriter, Ric Neale (The Piano Guy)
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January 23, 2026 at 4:57 PM
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Research highlights gender euphoria in video games for trans people

#Gaming #Trans #Research #Nottingham #VideoGames

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Research highlights gender euphoria in video games for trans people
A project, conducted by researchers at the University of Nottingham, highlights video gaming and its potential for gender exploration and euphoria for transgender players.
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January 16, 2026 at 8:27 PM
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Book Review: Missing in Soho by Holly Stars

#BookReview #LGBTQBooks #Mystery #HollyStars

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Book Review: Missing in Soho by Holly Stars
Drag queen and amateur sleuth, Misty Divine returns for the second novel in Holly Stars’ cosy, queer mystery series, Missing in Soho
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January 16, 2026 at 8:27 PM
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New project to measure impact of LGBTQ+ cultural backlash

#LGBTQResearch #CultureProgramming #QueerArtists #QueerCreatives

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New project to measure impact of LGBTQ+ cultural backlash
A new project, ‘The LGBTQIA+ Cultural Barometer’ aims to measure and understand the current climate surrounding LGBTQ+ culture programming and creatives in the UK, and the backlash it is experiencing.
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January 6, 2026 at 4:47 PM
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Review: Fiddler on the Roof at The Alexandra Theatre, Birmingham

#FiddlerOnTheRoof #PressReview #Musical #QueerMedia #TheatreShows

Production photos by Johan Persson/Marc Brenner

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Review: Fiddler on the Roof at The Alexandra Theatre, Birmingham
Following a completely sold-out run at The Barbican, London, the three-time Olivier Award-winning production, Fiddler on the Roof, plays at Birmingham’s Alexandra Theatre for four weeks, direct from t...
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December 10, 2025 at 11:38 AM
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Midlands Rainbow recommends: 2026 Shows
#TheatreRecs #Musicals #Drag #Cabaret #GiftIdeas

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Midlands Rainbow recommends: 2026 Shows
2026 is fast approaching, and with it comes a new year of great productions in Birmingham and across the Midlands. We've picked just a few of our favourites in theatre, dance, musicals, drag and cabar...
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December 7, 2025 at 2:20 PM
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Review: Sleeping Beauty at Wolverhampton Grand Theatre

#TheatreReview #Panto #Pantomime #SleepingBeauty #Wolverhampton #WolvesGrandPanto #PressReview #QueerMedia #DannyBeard #Drag

Production photos Alex Styles & Tyler Whiting

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Review: Sleeping Beauty at Wolverhampton Grand Theatre
Following annual tradition, panto season is back in full swing in Wolverhampton with this year’s production at the Grand Theatre, Sleeping Beauty.
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December 4, 2025 at 12:24 PM
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Gay man from Iraq, now living in the West Midlands, granted refugee status

#GivingTuesday #Refugee #LGBTQCharity #MicroRainbow

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Gay man from Iraq granted refugee status
A gay man from Iraq, Samir, has been granted refugee status after being supported by the charity Micro Rainbow at their West Midlands housing.
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December 2, 2025 at 2:56 PM
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Midlands charity welcomes new national HIV action plan

#WorldAIDSDay #LivingWithHIV #HIVTesting #HIVActionPlan #SavingLives

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Midlands charity welcomes new national HIV action plan
Midlands-based charity, Saving Lives, welcomes a new national HIV Action Plan announced by the government today (1st December) on World AIDS Day.
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December 1, 2025 at 9:18 PM
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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