LGBTQ+ London events, lifestyle and community news
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Stephen Daly Returns to Belfast: The Inspiration Behind His Latest Queer Coming-of-Age Story
Stephen Daly, author of The Last Death Poet, grew up queer in Belfast, and he believes it’s time to tell more queer Irish stories.
What’s on today
Queer Theatre
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QX Meets Dan Wye, Director of Ancient Grease
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Twerking Under the Crucifix
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Cock comes to London’s COLAB Theatre this spring
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Jerker at Waterloo East Theatre Opens September 2026
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Walking Each Other Home at Old Red Lion Theatre, 28 April – 16 May 2026
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Sorry (I Broke Your Arms and Legs): Critically Acclaimed Queer Farce at London’s Pleasance Theatre, 22 April – 9 May ’26
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Sugar Daddy: 5 Star Reviews Are In
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Russell T Davies’s It’s A Sin in Development with Rambert
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Ancient Grease: The Reviews Are In
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Bren Gosling on Writing an Older Gay, HIV Positive Man in his Play Invisible Me
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BFI Flare 2026: London LGBTQIA+ Film Festival Celebrates its 40th Anniversary, 18 – 29 March 2026 at BFI Southbank
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Ancient Grease: London’s Newest Parody Musical Where Gods Misbehave and Queer Joy Takes Centre Stage
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Sam Morrison’s Sugar Daddy at Underbelly Boulevard Soho, 5 March – 4 April 2026
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Ancient Grease: An Unofficial Queer Parody of Grease at The Vaults Theatre, 4 March – 31 May 2026
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Sam Morrison Talks to QX Ahead of His Solo Show Sugar Daddy at Underbelly Boulevard EXCLUSIVE
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Black Athena Festival at Rich Mix and The Place, March and April 2026
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The Garden Cinema Celebrates LGBTQ+ History Month 2026 with a Season of Groundbreaking Films
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Queer Frequencies: Presence, Play and Queer Ancestry at Stanley Arts
LGBTQIA+ guides
Best LGBTQ+ Gay Theatre In London April 2026
Dive into the best queer theatre experiences the city has to offer. From dazzling performances to thought-provoking plays, we’ve curated a list of must see shows that celebrate our creativity. So, let the magic of London’s queer theatre scene unfold right here.
Let us guide you
Club Highlights
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Honey Honey Returns to Electrowerkz on 10 April 2026 (10pm-4am) After a Sellout Launch
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Bash 1st Birthday at Electrowerkz, Saturday 4 April ’26 (9pm-6am)
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Desi Boyz Presents Sexy Neon at London’s Fire Nightclub, 10 April ’26 (11pm-4am)
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Neon Nights presents URGE at MA1 Bunker London on Saturday 25 April 2026 (10:30pm-4am)
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Roast: A Party with a Darkroom at Electrowerkz, Saturday 18th April ’26 (10pm-6am)
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Honey Honey Review at Electrowerkz
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Dandy at Royal Vauxhall Tavern, 28 March 2026
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Bootylicious at Club Union, Saturday 28 March ’26 (11pm-7am)
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Scandipop Diskotek Takes Over Eagle London on Friday 27 March 2026 (9pm-4am)
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Honey Honey Launch Party at Electrowerkz on 13 March 2026 (10pm-4am)
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Sharp Boys at Orbit, Club Union on Sunday 8 March 2026
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GRIP: your XXXL Sports Night at Electrowerkz on Thursday 19 March 2026 (6pm-12am)
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BEEFMINCE Comes to The Steel Yard on Saturday, 7 March 2026
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TROUGH Birthday Party at Union Club, Saturday 7 February 2026 (10pm-5am)
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Groovalicious – London’s Queer Disco at Betty & Joan’s, 20 February 2026 (9pm-2am)
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Desi Boyz Love Is Love at Fire, Friday 13 February (11pm-4am)
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Prince JayJay Brings Overdraft to The Divine, Friday 6 February 2026
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Gay Men: Sober Ecstatic Dance Party at Caxton Works, Saturday 10 January ’26 (7:15pm-10pm)
Bar Highlights
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Cruise After Work with Naked Men Talking 30 April 2026
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ChatLGBT Comedy at Two Brewers, 22 April 2026 (7pm)
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Celebrate with Fruit Bowl Friday Socials at My Place Chiswick. Free Entry.
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David Hoyle’s Almanac at Royal Vauxhall Tavern throughout 2026
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The Angel of Bow: Bottomless Drag Brunch Every Saturday
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SHE Soho is the Go-To Spot for Queer Women and Their Guests on Soho’s Old Compton Street
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Lesbian+ Social at The Albany Pub, Twickenham: First Thursday of Every Month
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Traitors Bingo Lands at Saturday Service, Betty & Joan’s on Saturday 21 March ’26 (12:30pm-5pm)
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NAACHO XXXL Presents 69 at Bunker London, Saturday 21 March ’26 (11pm-4am)
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A Night At The Musicals Supporting THT, 26 February at the Royal Vauxhall Tavern, London
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LGBT+ History Month Quiz at Fulham Library (Wine Included!), 19 February ’26
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Your Weekend Sorted at Betty & Joan’s
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G.IRL London Singles Mixer Valentines Special 11 February ´26
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Betty & Joan’s and The Queer Comedy Club: two venues, one convenient location
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New Year’s Eve at The Divine: Early Cabaret & Fabulous NYE Party
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KU Group unveils “Red Affair” New Year’s Eve 2025 celebrations across all venues
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Betty & Joan’s: Night of 1000 Britney’s NYE
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West London Queer Project New Year’s Eve Party at Nowhere Bar, Richmond (8pm-2am)
Drag & Cabaret
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Tamm Reynolds, AKA Midgitte Bardot, presents Shooting From Below at the South Bank Centre, 9 – 11 April 2026
In Shooting From Below, Tamm observes that “Not all people without dwarfism are under the presumption that people with dwarfism are there for entertainment, as pets, toys, fetishes, dream sequences, musical numbers… just most of them.”
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The Lady Boys Of Bangkok Bring Their Dazzling Full Moon Tour to Central London from 27 June ’26
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The Black Cap: One of London’s Most Iconic LGBTQ+ Cabaret Venues is Back
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Sam Morrison’s Sugar Daddy at Underbelly Boulevard Soho, 5 March – 4 April 2026
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Naked Boys Reading & Naked Queers Reading: The Original In The Buff Literary Salons, Founded in London in 2012
