Category Archives: Area: Hurst Street / The Gay Village / South Side

Birmingham Pride 2019 has No Outsiders

Posted on May 30, 2019 by outinbrum

What a brilliant weekend!  The Birmingham Pride 2019 Parade was kicked off by Festival Director Lawrence Barton, who this year was joined by the deputy head teacher at the centre of anti-LGBT attacks at a Birmingham primary school, and two … Continue reading →

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No Outsiders teacher to lead Birmingham Pride Parade

Posted on May 8, 2019 by outinbrum

The inspiring teacher at the centre of Birmingham’s recent ‘No Outsiders’ school lessons controversy is to lead this year’s Birmingham Pride Parade. Andrew Moffat MBE, the assistant head at Parkfield Community School in the city’s Saltley district, will launch and lead … Continue reading →

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Birmingham Pride 2018 – Jake Shears, SuRie, Howard Jones, and Rozalla

Posted on June 3, 2018 by outinbrum

JAKE SHEARS You, like almost everyone, will be able to bring to mind an album, or at least one song, that transports you to your late teenage years or early twenties. Whether they were traumatic or fun-filled, our emotional lives … Continue reading →

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Birmingham Pride 2018 – The Photos

Posted on May 31, 2018 by outinbrum

Birmingham hosted an estimated 70,000 people at its two day Pride event that takes place in the gay quarter around Hurst Street each year. The parade kicked off at midday from the civic quarter with thousands of people lining the … Continue reading →

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Birmingham Pride 2018 – The Parade Photos

Posted on May 28, 2018 by outinbrum

What a weekend!  I don’t know where to start with writing it up!  I know you all love the photos, so here’s a few hundred to be getting along with.  I’m posting a gallery at a time so come back … Continue reading →

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Birmingham Pride 2017 – Photos and Write Up

Posted on June 21, 2017 by outinbrum

Last year I wrote about Birmingham Pride after the awful attacks on the LGBT community at Pulse nightclub in Orlando where 49 people were murdered.  This year I must write about Pride having taken place in a world where Chechnya’a … Continue reading →

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70s and 80s legends Boney M complete Birmingham Pride line-up!

Posted on March 29, 2017 by outinbrum

Organisers of Birmingham Pride have announced that 70s amd 80s legends, Boney M, who have notched up millions of record sales and No.1 hits worldwide,  will be performing  at the festival on Sunday 28 May. Boney M’s hit singles span … Continue reading →

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No More Lounging at The Loft

Posted on March 23, 2017 by outinbrum

As some of you may have spotted, the long established Loft Lounge in Bromsgrove Street has had a bit of a makeover. And by “bit of” we mean very extensive. They’ve dropped “Lounge” from the name and are now advertising … Continue reading →

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Nomad Restaurant

Posted on December 31, 2015 by outinbrum

It’s the second time in three weeks I’ve attended a venue that I can describe as “in close proximity to a sex place”, the first being OPM which is a stone’s throw from Taboo Cinema, and the second being the … Continue reading →

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Meating

Posted on October 9, 2015 by outinbrum

The last couple of years have been very carnivorous for the city as many meaty venues have opened, from Fiesta Del Asado, Fleet Street Kitchen, lots of pop-ups from Andy Low ‘n’ Slow, and several chain burger joints. There’s another … Continue reading →

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