This is My Culture Sexual Freedom party meets Queer Footprints - A Guide to Uncovering London's Fierce History. Book launch party, Q+A, performances and DJs. Profits from the party will go to charities (1) Mermaids and (2) CALM - Campaign Against Living Miserably - working at the intersections between LGBTQIA+ empowerment and mental health.
Join us at the Glory to celebrate the 7th anniversary of the legendary This is my Culture / Sexual Freedom party set up after the artists death in 2016 to celebrate his birthday in June. This years party will take place on Saturday June 10th at a TOP SECRET LOCATION to be announced nearer the date.
The fundraiser evening will include a reading of Queer Footprints by author Dan Glass, a Q+A with party organisers Stav B, Stacy, Ian, Pat; performances by Sweet FA, Stacy and Mr Moustache and DJ sets by DINGER and Stav B!
Price - Special Price - 15 - Ticket and Queer Footprints book deal or 5 regular ticket.
Accessibility - Unfortunately The Glory is not wheelchair accessible.
Credits - Thanks Peter Collins for the poster design! Contact Peter at [email protected]
About This Is My Culture - This year two celebrations are at the heart of The Is My Culture. The 40th anniversary of Wham! Iconic Summer song Club Tropicana and the 20th anniversary of the anti-Section 28 movement that overturned the lethal legislation in 2003 that forbade the promotion of homosexuality in public institutions. The anti Section 28 activist chants of 'Never Going Underground' and Lesbians and Gay Men Out and Proud still speak volumes today. With the latest Conservative government attack on our Trans community as the government is intent on digging up a decades-old statute called Section 35 to veto the Gender Recognition Reform (Scotland) Bill - remembering the strength and vitality of our community has never been more important.
WHY WE NEED TO KEEP GOING OUTSIDE - The 7th anniversary events key messages to exist are
To confront the threats of conversion therapy.To defy TERFS and attacks on trans rights.To challenge the rise of LGBTQIA+ hate crime.Music. Magic. Moving. Michael. George Michael, that is. Our Music, that is, that holds so much pain and so much joy only we know. Only we feel. We feel magic in these woods, under our feet as we move. This is ours. Our streets, our trees, our right to exist, our right to piss. To love. To fuck. This is ours. This is Our Culture" Love Viv
Praise for Queer Footprints - Pre-order here
"This electrifying book is an adventure book through Londons untold queer past. Every page is packed with inspiring, moving and downright hilarious secrets just itching to be uncovered - and with the riotously entertaining Dan Glass as your mincing tour guide - youll have an absolute blast as you do. A word of warning: after reading this, London will never seem the same again." Sam Arbor, Film Director
"Queer Footprints is your back pocket guide to our queer/LGBTQIA+ histories, full of joy and ammunition to claim without any shame our beautiful queer futures." Tash Walker, host of The Log Books podcast and Co-Chair of Switchboard LGBT+ Helpline (2018 - 2022).
The strength and the beauty of this book is its resolute and joyful nod to queer history, the multiplicity of our stories and the ongoing, transformative process of our queer footprints which continue to add layers onto the city I was lucky enough to grow up in. London, through the eyes of Glass, is ever-changing but always radical. Juno Roche.
