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talesofthesecondcity.com - Misadventures on Birmingham's gay scene. I have tales to tell of the places, predicaments & people I have been in.
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Merry Christmas from the Midlands.

Misadventures on Birmingham's gay scene @talesofthesecondcity.com

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December 24, 2025 at 1:20 PM
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'Where There's a Will'... the latest blog from Tales of the Second City.

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December 22, 2025 at 11:38 AM
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'Where There's a Will'... the latest blog from Tales of the Second City.

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December 21, 2025 at 12:09 PM
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The importance of getting your affairs in order is addressed in THE LATEST BLOG from Tales of the Second City... 'Where There's a Will'.

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Where There’s a Will
Many unmarried couples mistakenly believe that, because their house and bank accounts are in joint names, they retain full ownership when one partner dies. That is not the case…
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December 20, 2025 at 2:59 PM
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Supertales from Hollywood... in 'Kneel Before Zod'.

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Kneel Before Zod
“She should have been the biggest name in Hollywood. Every director wanted her, but unlike the rest of us, she wouldn’t put out.”
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December 19, 2025 at 3:20 PM
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Horror awaits in the shadows... 'Short & Curlies: Bustin' Makes Me Feel Good'.

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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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December 19, 2025 at 8:33 AM
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Something for the weekend in... 'Short & Curlies: Sweeney Prod'

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Sweeney Prod
You can cut the sexual tension with… well… a pair of barber’s scissors.
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December 18, 2025 at 4:12 PM
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2025 saw the launch of a series of mini-tales with... 'Short & Curlies: Ride Home'.

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Ride Home
The taxi pulled alongside and the driver called out of the window. I wasn’t in the market for a cab… just yet, but this guy was hot… and I thought I detected that glint in his eye.
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December 18, 2025 at 9:01 AM
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Bare Naked Artists: Naked Men Drawing Naked Men

A new male life-drawing event supported by HONM, primarily for GBTQ+ men, where not only the model is naked, but you can be too.

Wednesday January 14th 2026,

6:30pm - 9:00pm

Missing Bar, 48 Bromsgrove St, Birmingham B5 6NU 

Cost £5.00 per session
December 17, 2025 at 5:53 PM
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Best mate becomes house mate in... 'Home Is Where The Heart Is'.

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Home is Where the Heart Is
Over the weeks, he became steadily more at home in our home, until one evening he came swishing into the kitchen wearing nothing but briefs and a little vest top. “What?” he asked innocently, clock…
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December 16, 2025 at 9:47 AM
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Becoming a nude life model in... 'Artistic License'.

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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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December 15, 2025 at 7:55 PM
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New beginnings in... 'The Glitz and the Glam'.

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The Glitz and the Glam
This basement bar on Hurst Street was once a significant stalwart of the scene, renowned for the best cabaret in town and a great night out… providing you had the courage to descend the entrance st…
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December 14, 2025 at 1:10 PM
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Taking the high ground in... 'Return from Death Mountain'.

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Return from Death Mountain
We found a small pride flag lost under a bench at the base of the hill and proudly planted it at the point where Jay finally announced that he’d HAD ENOUGH; didn’t care about reaching the summit; w…
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December 13, 2025 at 11:38 AM
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Drama in the gaybourhood in... 'TIMBEEEER'.

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December 12, 2025 at 11:46 AM
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An odd encounter at Queens Heath Pride in... 'Mental Elf Issues'.

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Mental Elf Issues
“I’m sorry,” announced Darren aghast, “but exactly what part of this conversation do you think is appropriate or complimentary?!  You have randomly come up to us in the street to praise us for bein…
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December 11, 2025 at 8:05 AM
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There is a case to solve in... 'Ginger & Spice Investigate'.

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Ginger & Spice Investigate
Birmingham’s gay scene has its own amateur super-sleuths: Hurst Street’s answer to Hart to Hart; Scarecrow and Mrs King; Scooby and Shaggy; that episode of Murder She Wrote where Jessica Fletcher t…
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December 10, 2025 at 4:46 PM
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When your dog is a scene queen... 'Man's Best Friend'.

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#scenequeen #dogs
Man’s Best Friend
I took the opportunity to text my partner, ‘I’m talking to a lovely Romanian. I don’t think he has worked out that he is a gay bar.’
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December 9, 2025 at 4:57 PM
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Things get political in... 'They Don't Like it Up 'Em!'

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They Don’t Like it Up ‘Em!
There was one young shark cruising the aisles between the vote counting tables. He had slicked-back hair, SS style black shirt, sharp dark suit, and wore a permanent sneer. I whispered to the head …
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December 8, 2025 at 9:02 AM
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The grand opening in... 'It Takes a Village'.

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It Takes a Village
The venue smelled fresh… and looked stunning. A combination of old pub charm with state-of-the-art club and cabaret facilities. The greatest compliment I can give is that it felt vibrant and new, y…
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December 7, 2025 at 12:24 PM
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The roles we play in... 'All The World's a Stage'.

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All the World’s a Stage
I got to play real-life Doctor and Nurses when I visited a beautiful friend at the surgery where he works. The moment he spotted me approaching the desk he came over and suggested we go to a consul…
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December 6, 2025 at 11:02 AM
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There is no place like home in... 'Memory Lane'.

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#lgbtq #lgbt #lgbtqia #home #nostalgia #family
Memory Lane
“Erm, Hello,” I started, awkwardly. “Sorry to disturb you, but I used to live here as a child. When we left, I took a souvenir from the front garden…”
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December 5, 2025 at 11:42 AM
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JANUARY continued with a night to remember... as Boltz closed its doors.

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Boltz – The Final Fling
Personally, it was This Is Your Life. Everyone I knew or had known seemed to be in attendance. I half expected Eamonn Andrews to pop up with a big red book filled with incriminating photos and memo…
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December 4, 2025 at 7:07 PM
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2025 started with this brief eulogy for Boltz.

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Our Revels Now Are Ended
It was so much more than just that sex-bar in the shadows of Birmingham’s gay scene.
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December 4, 2025 at 6:51 PM
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'Home Is Where The Heart Is' the 3rd in a trilogy of columns from Tales of the Second City, in the DECEMBER issue of Forever with Pride e-magazine www.foreverwithpride.com/e-magazine/

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December 1, 2025 at 11:17 AM
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Discover over 130 queer tales from Birmingham's gay scene at talesofthesecondcity.com

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November 30, 2025 at 9:33 AM