Would you read your teenage diary to a room full of people?
A daring group of LGBTQIA+ folks are doing just that at Queer Diary: The night where queers share our teenage angst (and our dreams, follies, and fabulousness) in the name of nostalgia, solidarity, and fun!
We can't promise to reunite you with your first crush, but we aim to reignite that rush of adrenaline you got when they first noticed you.
Expect earnest journal entries, long-lost love-letters, fabulous fan-fiction, terrible tumblr posts & possibly some cringey poetry
PLUS: School Disco Afterparty til 1am
Re-do your end-of-term disco, minus the adolescent awkwardness!
Dance the night away to all the throwback tracks from YOUR coming-of-age era
Girlbands or Grunge? Emo or S Club? The DJ will take requests
Think: were in Year 8 again, but everyones queer & allowed to stay out past midnight
Wear what you want*
Dance with who you want
No bullies allowed!
If a Queer Diary event was held on the Moon, the most anti-capitalist Queers
would be befriending Bezos in the hope of a rocket ride"
- DIVA Magazine
*flame shirts, wet-look hair gel, glitter bodyspray, all STRONGLY enouraged
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Supported by The Mayor of London and Arts Council England.
HOW IT WORKS
A limited number of open-mic spots may be available for diary-readers. For
this event, readers MUST be confirmed with us in advance (readers
FAQs & contact form here).
Tickets & timings:
Pay What You Can: Please choose whichever price you can afford to attend. Paying more, if you can, helps us offer lower-cost/free tickets for anyone who needs them. NOTAFLOF (No One Turned Away For Lack Of Funds) If you need a free ticket, please email: [email protected] & [email protected] with Queer Diary: Free Ticket in the subject line & the name youd like it booked in the email. No proof of need is required to access a cheaper or free ticket for this event. Doors are at 19:30, diary readings start shortly after. Diary readings finish ~22:00Afterparty ONLY tickets gain access for the School Disco ONLY (not the diary readings!)Please note:
This is a Queer-led and Queer-centred event, designed for LGBTQIA+ adults. Allies can attend with LGBTQIA+ friends/partners.
We will never question your place in this Queer space, or police entry based on perceived identity.
Discrimination will not be tolerated. This includes but is not limited to: homophobia, transphobia, biphobia, racism, sexism, ableism, classism, body-shaming.
We will take photos and video to help publicise future events please let photographer/videographers if you dont want to appear in photos (we can remove any photos you dont like from our social media, on request).
If anything or anyone makes you feel uncomfortable, please let event organisers, assistants, and/or venue staff know ASAP,
ACCESSThe venue can be accessed via a ramp on Bethnal Green Road. As you enter the building, The Stage is on the ground floor, to the left, with an accessible toilet on the same level.Seating is unreserved as standard. Please let us know in advance if you would like us to reserve a seat, and if you have any specific access requirements we can accommodate in doing so (ie, near the front, near the exit, near BSL Interpreters, etc).Diary readers are asked to self-describe, for any blind or visually impaired audience members.Due to the open-mic nature of this event, material cannot always be vetted by organisers in advance. We ask everyone volunteering to read to consider the wellbeing of themself and others, when deciding what to share on stage, and use content warnings if relevant.BSL Interpreters will be booked to interpret all readings from the stage.The Stage has a hearing loop that can be used by switching most hearing aids to the T position.
COVID Safety:
We encourage you to take lateral flow test before attending, and welcome the wearing of masks. Event organisers are fully vaccinated and use lateral flow testing regularly. Please do NOT attend this event if you have COVID symptoms, or a positive test result.If you have questions, or access requirements youd like to speak to us about, please email both: Rich Mix at [email protected] and Queer Diary organisers Josie & Beth at [email protected].
