Our first Talk of The Town: (Queer) Love, Sex & Magic
We had promised an evening exploring the soft rituals, hard truths, and juicy in-betweens of queer intimacy. Love that unravels you, sex that sends you and magic you didn’t know you were conjuring. Maz, Chloe, Rosa, Rupinder, and Sym did not disappoint.
My Disco Extravaganza experience by Diana Amma-Gyankoma Abankwah
Hi, my name is Diana (she/they). I took part in the Disco Extravaganza Workshops from April to July 2025, in collaboration with Shout Festival and ACE Dance & Music.
Breeders Update with Louis Wharton
As you enter Our Facility – the rehearsal space for our three-day Breeders R&D – you’re greeted by the familiar doorbell jingle: ’It’s Stan’s Ca-ff, not Ca-fe.’ Throughout April, that reliable melody would welcome us each morning as we made our way into the converted Edwardian school.
Emerging Producer update by Eric Scaturo
Hi! My name is Eric Scutaro. I’m a Queer activist, dancer, and choreographer from Venezuela, currently living in the UK as a refugee. I’ve been a trailblazer in Waacking and Voguing in Venezuela for over 15 years.
Talk of the Town Sharers Call Out
Talk of the Town is a queer open night where the personal, political and petty all collide — a space to share the too real, the too funny, the too tender, the too much. It’s less tumbleweed open mic night vibe— it’s giving more gossip with your babs at the smoking area, plus a mic & a cute audience.
We’re hiring, Creative & Community Producer
Shout are looking for a Creative & Community Producer to join the team! This is a great opportunity for Birmingham based freelancers looking to contribute to their community.
Why do they make swimwear like that? (uniting trans and cis people against Big Swim Wear ™)
For Trans Day of Visibility 2025, Shout are sharing an anonymous piece of short writing that explores a trans person’s perspective on swimwear. At the bottom of the piece readers are signposted to trans support services available from Birmingham LGBT.
Artist in residence update by Louis Wharton
I always start with music. I find it helps. On other projects it has ranged in style, genre, and mood. Donna Summer’s I Feel Love, the soundtrack to Disney’s Inside Out, or Stefan Gregory’s sound design for an Australian production of The Glass Menagerie. Breeders was no different – it started with multiple repeats of Why by Bronski Beat.
Artist in residence update by Natasha Taheem
Hello! I’m three months into my Artist Development Residency with Shout running from November ‘24 – February ‘25. The key thing I wanted to focus on was finding a way to bring together my queerness, my heritage and my printmaking.
Call out for lgbtq+ Brummie photographers, content creators & videographers
Shout is now an all year programme of queer arts & culture and we have a lot in the works (stay tuned).
We are looking to expand our network and connect with LGBTQ+ Brummie photographers, content creators and videographers to support our future projects.