Gay London Life | June '25 Edition - Magazine - Page 2
In the
know
London Trans+ Pride,
26th July
The seventh annual London Trans+ Pride will take place
this summer and the theme has been announced —
Existence and Resistance. Last year’s event saw more
than 60,000 people take to the streets to call for justice
and rights for the trans community, making it the largest
Give for Glendora
trans pride event of its kind in history. After the recent
If you’re a regular nighttime visitor
Supreme Court ruling and increased hostility towards
to Vauxhall, you’ll more likely
transgender people in the media, the organisers behind London Trans+ Pride are
than not know Glendora, the
calling on cisgender allies to march alongside trans people in the fight for dignity
colourful queen who’s involved
and equality. “This year’s theme is Existence and Resistance because every day
with many of the locale’s most
we live our lives with dignity and joy is an act of protest,” says co-founder Lewis G
infamous events. Unfortunately,
Burton. “We march to remind our siblings that they are not alone — that despite the
she recently suffered from two
cruelty of this government and the noise of a few hundred bigots, we are still here.”
heart attacks and a stroke, and
Head to londontranspride.org for full details on the route and meeting times.
will require ongoing care and
adjustments to her home. To
Reading is Fundamental
support her with this change, an
Queer creatives, take note — a new monthly play-
event to raise vital funds has been
reading night starts this month at The Railway pub
organised on Wednesday 4th
in Clapham. During the event, attendees will read
June (6pm-11pm) at The Garden
aloud a published LGBTQ+ play and discuss the
outside Fire nightclub — more
text together. Emerging playwrights will also have
than 20 drag queens and 6 DJs
an opportunity to share excerpts of their own work
(including Fat Tony and Raven
and seek feedback. It’s the idea of Queer Theatre, a
Mandella) are donating their
new theatre and production company dedicated to promoting queer stories,
time and talent, and it promises
in collaboration with Nick Hern Books. On Tuesday 20th May, the text will be
to be an uplifting evening of
Adam by Frances Poet, followed by Pronoun by Evan Placey (pictured) on
entertainment, with all ticket
Tuesday 17th June and The Pride by Alexi Kaye-Campbell on Tuesday 15th
money and extra donations going
July. Tickets and more info can be found at queertheatre.co.uk.
towards Glendora.
Blanket Coverage
This month would have seen the 80th birthday of Terry
Co-Founders
Steve Gregory
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Chris Colman
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Editorial Contributors
Joe Holyoake, Jason Reid,
Taofique Folarin, Nathaniel Hall,
Helen Scott, Topher Taylor,
Thomas Magill & Alexis Blake
team@gaylondonlife.co.uk
Design & Photography
Janne Öijer,
Nicolas Chinardet
& Richard Holland
team@gaylondonlife.co.uk
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Cover: Fetish Week London
Higgins, one of the first people in the UK to die of AIDS,
whose death led to the formation of the HIV and sexual
health charity, the Terrence Higgins Trust (THT). To mark
the occasion, a memorial quilt created by the THT and
the Quilters’ Guild will go on display for the first time ever
at the Queer Britain museum between Wednesday 11th
and Monday 16th June.
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