LGBTQ+ London events, lifestyle and community news
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Bunker nights out are popular at esmale
The team at sex shop esmale love a night out at Bunker bar, one of London’s horny gay cruise clubs.
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Earworm: In Search of the Perfect Breakup Song at King’s Head Theatre, 29 – 30 May ’25
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“It is shameful”: UK falls to lowest ever ranking on European Rainbow Index of LGBTI equality laws
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QX meets artist The Skinny Type ahead of his exhibition Narcissus Dreams With Luke
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QX meets Jamie Douglas-Turner who plays Stan in Have You Met Stan?
What’s on today
Queer Theatre
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Earworm: In Search of the Perfect Breakup Song at King’s Head Theatre, 29 – 30 May ’25
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QX meets Jamie Douglas-Turner who plays Stan in Have You Met Stan?
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Billy Porter to make London debut as director of This Bitter Earth at Soho Theatre, 18 June – 26 July ’25
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96 Festival at Omnibus Theatre, 21 June – 12 July 2025
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Ben Fensome writes about his Edinburgh Festival Fringe hit BUFF which will be on a UK tour from 30 April 2025
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Have You Met Stan?: New musical celebrates queer migrant voices, King’s Head Theatre, London, 26 – 28 May ’25
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Seven Dials Playhouse announces inaugural Pride Season, 3 – 22 June 2025
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Malik Nashad Sharpe’s “Goner” at Battersea Arts Centre, 6 – 10 May 2025
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Photos of “on-stage eye candy” in F**king Men at Waterloo East, running to 4 May ’25
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QX meets Dylan Aiello who plays Adam in Supersonic Man at Southwark Playhouse Borough, 9 April – 3 May ’25
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Green Carnation Company and Picador to celebrate Alan Hollinghurst’s new novel with a competition for new LGBTQ+ Playwrights
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QX meets Chris Burgess, writer and director of the new musical Supersonic Man at Southwark Playhouse
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QX meets James Daly ahead of his lead role in Dracula, A Comedy Of Terrors at The Menier Chocolate Factory, 8 March – 3 May ’25
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Craig Revel Horwood: My new show is strictly about the music!
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Tony award-winning writer Joe DiPietro tells QX how he set out to write a play with an un-producible title – ‘Fucking Men’
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Lavender, Hyacinth, Violet, Yew at Bush Theatre to 22 March ´25
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World premiere of Supersonic Man a new musical at Southwark Playhouse Borough, 9 April – 3 May ’25
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‘The Pedro Almodovar of dance’ Carlos Pons Guerra and DeNada Dance Theatre tour Mariposa: A Queer Tragedy
LGBTQIA+ guides
Best LGBTQ+ Gay Theatre In London May 2025
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
Best LGBTQ+ Gay Theatre In London May 2025
Club Highlights
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Club Red Hot at HERE @Outernet, Soho, 24 May 2025
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HUNTER: Hardcore Weekender at Electrowerkz, 16 – 18 May ’25
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Unofficial Kylie Tension Tour Club Night at Eagle London, Saturday 31 May ’25
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Bootylicious Easter review in pictures
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BEEFMINCE BIG BALL at The Clapham Grand, Sunday 25 May 2025
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LGBTQ+ New Comedian Of The Year Semi-finals, 21 and 22 May, with finals 10 June ’25
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As One in the Park 2025: London’s LGBTQ+ festival returns to Walpole Park on Saturday 19 July ’25
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The Dandy goes to Brighton at Concorde2, 10 May ’25 (11pm-4am)
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Love Muscle XX pictures & review
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New nights at KLUB keep the party going all through April
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London’s queer nightlife gets a new chapter with The Chapel at No90 Live, Friday 2 May ’25
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GRIP XXX Sports Night at Electrowerkz, Sunday 4 May ’25
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GROOVE ASPECT is a new LGBTQI club night celebrating Freedom, Groove and Unity in the heart of Brixton, 3 May ’25
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TROUGH Bank Holiday Special at Club Union, Saturday, 3 May ’25
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Roast: a party with a darkroom at Electrowerks, 3 May ’25 (10pm-6am)Bank Holiday Special.
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Bootylicious discounts at Club Union, 26th April ’25 (11pm-6am)
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Ultimate Icons celebrates two decades of Gaga X Beyonce at Eagle London, 25 April ’25 (9pm-4am)
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Easter Bootylicious at Scala, Kings Cross, on Saturday 19 April 2025 (11pm-6am)
Bar Highlights
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Ku celebrates the Eurovision Song Contest with a massive screening party on 17 May ’25
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Eurovision Your Decision comes to Vauxhall, 9 – 17 May 2025
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Celebrate an early summer as Fruit Bowl Friday Socials are extended throughout May at My Place Chiswick. Free entry.
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Queers Without Beers at Club Soda, 3rd Thursday of the month
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Eurovision Viewing Party with Just May at Betty & Joan’s, 17 May ’25
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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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The Bi Fun Club is a regular play party for bisexuals
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Fruit Bowl Easter Weekend House Party at Little Blue Door, 17 April ´25
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Trans Day of Visibility Comedy Show at the George IV in Chiswick, Sunday, 30 March ’25
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Weekend cabaret at The Old Ship during March ’25
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Come on, live a little… enjoy a night at The Rising in SE1
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The Mix and Mingle event for Lesbian/LGBTQ+ women at Off The Cuff, Herne Hill, 5 April ´25
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G-A-Y Bar to hit the market: a reflection on Soho’s changing landscape
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The revered avant-guardian David Hoyle takes to the stage in New Dawn at The RVT, 13 March ’25
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Ready to Mingle Valentine’s Gay at The Yard Bar Soho, 14 Feb ’25
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Treacles is creating space for FLINTA and QPOC communities this February ’25
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A spotlight on The City Of Quebec
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Betty & Joan’s Midweek January lineup with FREE entry
Drag & Cabaret
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Drag Idol UK 2025 reporter Flick The Drag Queen delivers a mid-competition roundup
We get an update on who the venue representatives are and Flick chats with two previous contestants and winners, Son Of A Tutu and LoUis CYfer.
