{"id":791777,"date":"2026-02-27T04:37:15","date_gmt":"2026-02-27T04:37:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/791777\/"},"modified":"2026-02-27T04:37:15","modified_gmt":"2026-02-27T04:37:15","slug":"colleges-unite-to-put-the-pride-in-the-west-midlands","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/791777\/","title":{"rendered":"Colleges unite to put the pride in the West Midlands"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>                <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aiir-c-news-figure__image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/69a0ce26dda00.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"aiir-c-news-article__abstract\">\n            Colleges from across the West Midlands united for a day of celebration and awareness yesterday, hosting\u00a0an LGBTQ+ conference entitled Putting the PRIDE in the West Midlands.\u00a0\n        <\/p>\n<p>The event, led by Halesowen College, shone a spotlight on the vibrant and diverse LGBTQ+ college communities in our region. \u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Jacquie Carman, Principal of Halesowen College and Chair of the Colleges West Midlands LGBTQ+ committee, opened the conference, setting the tone for a day filled with insightful discussions and meaningful connections.<\/p>\n<p>Throughout the day, there was a series of guest speakers, each sharing their perspectives and lived experiences. Their stories underscored the importance of fostering support, representation and understanding for LGBTQ+ individuals.<\/p>\n<p>The event also included student and staff panels providing the audience with an arena to ask questions around their experiences within their college settings. \u00a0<\/p>\n<p>An exhibition area, with stalls from charities and organisations dedicated to supporting LGBTQ+ students, provided invaluable resources and networking opportunities, helping attendees discover the tools and communities available to them across our region.<\/p>\n<p>Jacquie said: &#8220;Putting the PRIDE in the West Midlands is not just a conference; it\u2019s a celebration of the progress we\u2019ve made and a reminder of the work\u00a0we must continue to do. It\u2019s an opportunity to bring our regional colleges together and learn, share and grow as a community.&#8221;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Colleges from across the West Midlands united for a day of celebration and awareness yesterday, hosting\u00a0an LGBTQ+ conference&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":791778,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7820],"tags":[22440,22441,855,9163,22439,748,9444,1354,393,9453,4884,14987,269,12,3669,9440,93,16823,16,15],"class_list":{"0":"post-791777","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-birmingham","8":"tag-102-5","9":"tag-102-5-fm","10":"tag-birmingham","11":"tag-black-country","12":"tag-brierley-hill","13":"tag-britain","14":"tag-dab","15":"tag-dudley","16":"tag-england","17":"tag-fm","18":"tag-great-britain","19":"tag-halesowen","20":"tag-music","21":"tag-news","22":"tag-online","23":"tag-radio","24":"tag-sport","25":"tag-stourbridge","26":"tag-uk","27":"tag-united-kingdom"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/116140746406658326","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/791777","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=791777"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/791777\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/791778"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=791777"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=791777"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=791777"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}