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UK LGBTQ EVENTS CALENDAR 2026: MAY HIGHLIGHTS

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Listings of LGBTQ social, sporting, networking & business events to view online by Members, Subscribers & Visitors. LGBTQ calendar & guide of What's On & Where to Go including: Theatre Productions, Exhibitions, Fundraising Events, Shows, Concerts, TV Recordings, Podcasts, Audiences With .., Pride Events +++ !! Events to keep you entertained all year around.

David Hockney: A Year in Normandie and Some Other Thoughts about Painting @ Serpentine North Gallery .. The Devil Wears Prada 2 @ Nationwide .. Even Stephens: A Night of Sondheim & Schwartz with Rob Houchen @ The Other Palace .. Alex Parker & Friends: A Sondheim Cabaret @ The Other Palace .. Lucian Freud: Drawing into Painting @ National Portrait Gallery .. Rocky Horror Show @UK Tour .. Kinky Boots @ London Coliseum .. Raising Voices UK Choir of the Year Fundraising Gala Hosted By Dr Ranj @ Cadogan Hall .. John Barrowman My Life In Musicals @ Cadogan Hall .. Redcliffe @ Southwark Playhouse Borough .. London Gay Mens Chorus: MOMENTus @ Pan Pacific Hotel .. Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo @ Sadler’s Wells Theatre .. Don’t Tell Dad about Diana @ Underbelly Boulevard Soho .. Patronage @ The Drayton Arms Theatre .. Tender @ Bush Theatre .. Derrière on a G String @ Kings Head Theatre .. LGBTQIA+ Tour @ V&A .. THT Fundraising: Skydives & Marathons .. National Portrait Gallery: LGBTQ+ Highlights Tour .. Alan Turing: The Age of A1 @ Bletchley Park .. Sabrage @ Lafayette .. Cabaret Live At The Kit Kat Club @ Playhouse Theatre .. The Devil Wears Prada @ Dominion Theatre .. Pride Guided Tours @ Shakespeare's Globe Theatre .. Museum Lates & Queer London Walking Tours ++ @ Queer Britain .. Invisible Me @ Southwark Playhouse .. Ancient Grease @ The Vaults Theatre .. Please Please Me Tickets @ Kiln Theatre .. Walking Each Other Home @ Old Red Lion Theatre .. Sorry (I Broke Your Arms and Legs) @ Pleasance Theatre .. JEESUZ! @ New Diorama Theatre .. May Prides: Birmingham, Cheltenham, Chichester, Derby, Durham, Exeter, Mighty Hoopla, Suffolk, Swansea, York +++


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  • 01 May – Romaine Brooks (1874–1970), American painter
  • 01 May – Mary MacLane (1881–1929), Canadian-American writer
  • 01 May – Enoé Uranga (1963–), Mexican politician
  • 02 May – Lesley Gore (1946–2015), American pop singer
  • 03 May – Sandi Toksvig (1958–), Danish-British comedienne & TV personality
  • 04 May – Keith Haring (1958–1990), American artist
  • 05 May – Del Martin (1921–2008), American feminist & gay rights activist
  • 07 May – Angélica Lozano Correa (1975–), Colombian lawyer, politician & LGBT rights activist
  • 08 May – Jessica Platt (1989–), Canadian professional hockey player
  • 09 May – Wendy Crewson (1956–), Canadian actress & producer
  • 09 May – Marieke Wijsman (1975–), Dutch Olympic speed skater
  • 11 May – Eleanor Butler (1739–1829), Irish aristocrat & socialite
  • 12 May – Margaret Cuthbert (1887–1968), Canadian-American radio broadcaster & NBC producer
  • 15 May – Stella Maxwell (1990–), Belgian-New Zealander fashion model
  • 15 May – Lady Mary Wortley Montagu (1689–1762), English aristocrat & writer
  • 16 May – Adrienne Rich (1929–2012), American poet, essayist & feminist
  • 17 May – Annise Parker (1956–), American politician and Mayor of Houston
  • 18 May – Miriam Margolyes (1941–), English-Australian actress & voice artist
  • 18 May – Felicia Pearson (1980–), American actress, author & rapper
  • 21 May – Anika Moa (1980–), New Zealander singer-songwriter
  • 21 May – Kathleen Wynne (1953–), Canadian politician & former Premier of Ontario
  • 23 May – Lotte Hahm (1890–1967), German activist for lesbian & transgender movement
  • 23 May – Lea DeLaria (1958–), American comedian, actress & jazz musician
  • 23 May – Guinevere Turner (1968–), American actress & screenwriter
  • 23 May – Maya Keyes (1985–), American social & political activist
  • 25 May – Anette Trettebergstuen (1981–), Norwegian politician
  • 26 May – Ulrike Lunacek (1957–), Austrian politician & Vice President of European Parliament
  • 26 May – Mathilde de Morny (1863–1944), French noblewoman & artist
  • 26 May – Sally Ride (1951–2012), American astronaut
  • 27 May – Marijane Meaker (1927–), American novelist, aka Vin Packer & Ann Aldrich
  • 28 May – Corine Mauch (1960–), Swiss politician & Mayor of Zurich
  • 29 May – Laverne Cox (1972–), American actress, reality TV personality & LGBT advocate
  • 29 May – Melissa Etheridge (1961–), American singer-songwriter
  • 29 May – Beatrice Lillie (1894–1989), American actress & singer
  • 30 May – Christine Jorgensen (1926–1989), American transgender advocate, 1st person to become known for having sex reassignment surgery
  • 31 May – Lissy Gröner (1954–), German politician & Member of European Parliament

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