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UK LGBT EVENTS - Polari Literary Salon: A Very Polari Christmas @ The Southbank
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Polari Literary Salon: A Very Polari Christmas @ The Southbank
Polari returns to unleash its special brand of festive shimmer this winter. Celebrated for landmark depictions of LGBTQ+ hearts and lives, new and leading writers join curator and host Paul Burston in seasonal havoc and sparkle. Survive this Christmas with Aunty Val, aka poet and comedian VG Lee, and author of the bestselling pamphlet Youre never alone with a pan-fried chicken. Also expect readings from Tony Peake, Susie Boyt, William Parker and Ian Elmslie.
Tickets : £ 5 Tickets
Address : Royal Festival Hall
Level 5 Function Room, Green side, Royal Festival
London
SE1 8XX
Telephone : 020 3879 9555
Website : Click Here
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- 02 October – Annie Leibovitz (1949–), American portrait photographer
- 03 October – Eleonora Duse (1858–1924), Italian actress
- 04 October – Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir (1942–), Icelandic politician, former Prime Minister of Iceland, world's first openly gay head of government
- 08 October – Kristanna Loken (1979–), American model & actress
- 11 October – Eleanor Roosevelt (1884–1962), former First Lady of the USA & human rights activist
- 15 October – Jenna Talackova, Canadian beauty pageant contestant, model & TV personality
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- 22 October – Saffron Burrows (1972–), English actress
- 23 October – Jean Acker (1893–1978), American actress
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- 23 October – Lilyan Tashman (1896–1934), American actress
- 25 October – Chely Wright (1970–), American country singer-songwriter
- 25 October – Claude Cahun (1894–1954), French artist, photographer & writer
- 26 October – Liliane Maestrini (1987–), Brazilian beach volleyball player
- 27 October – Katherine Bradley (1846–1914), English poet
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- 29 October – Michelle Brooke-Marciniak (1973–), American business executive, former WNBA basketball player
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