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UK LGBT EVENTS MAY 2019
Events Calendar: Our monthly LGBT guide & listings of What's On & Where to Go !! - UK LGBT social, sporting, networking & business events available to view on line by Members/Visitors also emailed to our Members/Subscribers.
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In 2025 we listed 418 Events which are available to view in the Archive
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Christian Dior: Designer of Dreams @ V&A Museum (until 01 Sep)
Christian Dior: Designer of Dreams "There is no other country in the world, besides my own, whose way of life I like so much. I love English traditions, English politeness...
Christian Dior: Designer of Dreams "There is no other country in the world, besides my own, whose way of life I like so much. I love English traditions, English politeness...
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Neil Tennant Talks to John Wilson @Festival of Ideas, Royal Academy of Art, London
The singing half of the Pet Shop Boys, Neil Tennant, was joined by BBC radio presenter John Wilson to talk about pop, poetry and the art of songwriting. Tennant formed...
The singing half of the Pet Shop Boys, Neil Tennant, was joined by BBC radio presenter John Wilson to talk about pop, poetry and the art of songwriting. Tennant formed...
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Swansea Pride 2019
May the Fourth be with you for this year's spectacular Swansea Pride which will be hosted on Saturday 4th May 2019! This day promises to be a real highlight of...
May the Fourth be with you for this year's spectacular Swansea Pride which will be hosted on Saturday 4th May 2019! This day promises to be a real highlight of...
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Exeter Pride 2019
Exeter Pride March start in Sidwell Street at 11am. We make our way along Sidwell Street, High Street and Queen Street and finishing at Northernhay Gardens where there will be...
Exeter Pride March start in Sidwell Street at 11am. We make our way along Sidwell Street, High Street and Queen Street and finishing at Northernhay Gardens where there will be...
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John Stezaker: Portrait @ National Portrait Gallery (until 01 Sep)
Since the 1970s, the celebrated artist John Stezaker (b. 1949) has created distinctive collages using found photographs and illustrated ephemera, particularly mid twentieth-century film stills, press and publicity portraits. His...
Since the 1970s, the celebrated artist John Stezaker (b. 1949) has created distinctive collages using found photographs and illustrated ephemera, particularly mid twentieth-century film stills, press and publicity portraits. His...
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Mary Portas: Work Like A Woman @ UK Tour
Mary Portas retail expert, business woman and Queen of Shops' tours the UK to discuss her life, her career, and her new book Work Like a Woman. Drawing on decades...
Mary Portas retail expert, business woman and Queen of Shops' tours the UK to discuss her life, her career, and her new book Work Like a Woman. Drawing on decades...
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Oxford Pride 2019
Oxford Pride Festival Friday 17th May to Sunday 2nd June 2019 Join us for a fabulous festival celebrating queer life in Oxfordshire. Our unique city of Oxford will be alive...
Oxford Pride Festival Friday 17th May to Sunday 2nd June 2019 Join us for a fabulous festival celebrating queer life in Oxfordshire. Our unique city of Oxford will be alive...
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Book Event: Paul Takes the Form of a Mortal Girl @ Gay's The Word
Novelist Andrea Lawlor in conversation with journalist Amelia Abraham, author of Queer Intentions: a (personal) journey though LGBTQ+ culture. A free event. Please register via eventbrite. Limited places. The Book:...
Novelist Andrea Lawlor in conversation with journalist Amelia Abraham, author of Queer Intentions: a (personal) journey though LGBTQ+ culture. A free event. Please register via eventbrite. Limited places. The Book:...
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Kings Cross REMIX 2019
Returning for the Camden Roar festival after a hugely successful 2017 run, Kings Cross (REMIX) uncovers the hidden histories of LGBTQ communities in London during the 1980s. Tom Marshman excavates...
Returning for the Camden Roar festival after a hugely successful 2017 run, Kings Cross (REMIX) uncovers the hidden histories of LGBTQ communities in London during the 1980s. Tom Marshman excavates...
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This Queer Angel by Elaine Chambers @ Gay's The Word
Join us as we welcome Elaine Chambers to mark the publication of her memoir This Queer Angel which is the incredible true story of one woman's campaign for equality in...
Join us as we welcome Elaine Chambers to mark the publication of her memoir This Queer Angel which is the incredible true story of one woman's campaign for equality in...
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