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UK LGBT EVENTS OCTOBER 2024
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
07 - 31
The Flea @ The Yard Theatre (until 30 Nov)
A scandal so juicy, it demands another taste. Following a "glorious" run that left audiences wanting more, The Flea returns for a second bite. London, 1889. Charlie Swinscow, a telegraph...
A scandal so juicy, it demands another taste. Following a "glorious" run that left audiences wanting more, The Flea returns for a second bite. London, 1889. Charlie Swinscow, a telegraph...
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An Evening With Mary Portas @ The Design Museum, London
Join the legendary retail expert, broadcaster and author Mary Portas in Conversation with Josephine Chanter, Deputy Director of the Design Museum... What to expect .. Retail guru Mary Portas has been...
Join the legendary retail expert, broadcaster and author Mary Portas in Conversation with Josephine Chanter, Deputy Director of the Design Museum... What to expect .. Retail guru Mary Portas has been...
08 - 13
Iris Prize LGBTQ Film Festival 2024
Iris Prize LGBTQ+ Film Festival brings filmmakers from around the world to Cardiff, Wales, UK. Iris is home to the largest short film prize in the world the coveted 30...
Iris Prize LGBTQ+ Film Festival brings filmmakers from around the world to Cardiff, Wales, UK. Iris is home to the largest short film prize in the world the coveted 30...
08 - 31
Gay Pride & No Prejudice @ Union Theatre (until 02 Nov)
Risking everything for a forbidden love. Darcy has loved Bingley since they were boys. At first through the innocent lens of childhood, but now the hunger to play childish games...
Risking everything for a forbidden love. Darcy has loved Bingley since they were boys. At first through the innocent lens of childhood, but now the hunger to play childish games...
09
Cheltenham Literature Festival: Julian Clary
Author, actor and comedian Julian Clary talks to Julia Wheeler about his hilariously entertaining new mystery novel, Curtain Call to Murder. The drama has turned deadly at the London Palladium...
Author, actor and comedian Julian Clary talks to Julia Wheeler about his hilariously entertaining new mystery novel, Curtain Call to Murder. The drama has turned deadly at the London Palladium...
09
Cheltenham Literature Festival: Just Good Manners with William Hanson & Anne Glenconner
No one loves good manners quite like the British, yet these days no one can seem to agree on what the done thing is. William Hanson, world-leading etiquette expert and...
No one loves good manners quite like the British, yet these days no one can seem to agree on what the done thing is. William Hanson, world-leading etiquette expert and...
09 - 20
BFI: London Film Festival - LGBTQIA+ feature films - London Various Locations
At this year's BFI London Film Festival in partnership with American Express (09-20 October) embrace a dazzling line-up of contemporary queer storytelling, filmmaking and exploration. To discover the line-up, click...
At this year's BFI London Film Festival in partnership with American Express (09-20 October) embrace a dazzling line-up of contemporary queer storytelling, filmmaking and exploration. To discover the line-up, click...
10
Podcast: Like Minded Friends with Tom Allen & Suzi Ruffell - Margate Dwellers
Comedians and dearest pals Tom Allen and Suzi Ruffell chat friendship, love, life and culture....sometimes.... Get in touch with all your problems or if you want to give your...
Comedians and dearest pals Tom Allen and Suzi Ruffell chat friendship, love, life and culture....sometimes.... Get in touch with all your problems or if you want to give your...
10 - 12
Dee Allum: Deadname @Soho Theatre
Shes here! Shes queer! Her parents are sort of used to it! Fresh, exciting, and overall, just happy to be here, Dee is the greatest transgender comedian her small village...
Shes here! Shes queer! Her parents are sort of used to it! Fresh, exciting, and overall, just happy to be here, Dee is the greatest transgender comedian her small village...
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10 - 31
Exhibition: Francis Bacon: Human Presence @ National Portrait Gallery (until 19 Jan 2025)
Featuring more than 55 works from the 1950s onwards, this exhibition will explore Francis Bacons deep connection to portraiture and how he challenged traditional definitions of the genre. From his...
Featuring more than 55 works from the 1950s onwards, this exhibition will explore Francis Bacons deep connection to portraiture and how he challenged traditional definitions of the genre. From his...
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