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Theatre / Thatcher

Smash-hit drag extravaganza ‘Margaret Thatcher Queen of Soho’ comes to Bristol

The Iron Lady is back, and she’s lost in Soho

Features / Section 28

‘A generation of queer silence’: Telling the forgotten stories of Section 28

Tom Marshman explores the legacy of the anti-gay law three decades on

Features / LGBTQ+

Historic document reveals tragic story of executed gay couple

The rare witness statement from 1752 is on show at Bristol Archives

Features / queer history

Public urinals and gallows: Mapping Bristol’s LGBTQ+ history

Queer people have found creative ways to navigate Bristol's public spaces throughout history

Features / Bristol pride 2023

What to expect from Bristol Pride 2023

Festivities include the pride march, Jake Shears on the Downs and raucous afterparties

Features / queer cabaret

Queer performance night aims to convey Pride’s roots of protest

House of Savalon is hosting a performance night as part of its artist residency, Get Qweird

Features / grounded circus

Grounded Circus’ LGBTQIA+ cabaret club night ‘Queer as F*ck’ returns

The night will be back regularly, and is fast becoming a staple on the Bristol scene

Poetry / Jasmine Gardosi

Birmingham’s boundary-breaking Poet Laureate Jasmine Gardosi to headline Milk Poetry night

‘Dancing to The Music You Hate’ is The Wardrobe Theatre on July 10

Features / Refugee

The lifeline group for LGBTQ+ asylum seekers

Pride Without Borders is offering joy for persecuted gay and trans refugees in the face of adversity

News / nail art

Meet the queer artist pushing for change in nail industry

Nathan Taylor is the owner of Buff Bar Bristol and has set up mentorship programme In Your Hands

Features / Drag

Performance night will celebrate and explore the trans experience

Meet the trans performers sending an open invite to shake audience’s perspectives

Music / Bristol Pride

Bristol Pride is back to spread the love

We speak with the charity ahead of their mammoth two week worths of events

Features / Queer

A look inside Bristol’s blossoming ballroom scene

Bristol24/7 meets the group creating spaces for queer and people of colour communities in the city

Theatre / Teenage girls

SHEWOLVES: the female and non-binary teenager-led coming-of-age comedy with bite

The show is coming to The Wardrobe Theatre on May 14

Features / long reads

Is Old Market’s status as Bristol’s ‘gay village’ a thing of the past?

“The scene has imploded on itself”

Features / Queer

The emerging collectives shaking up Bristol’s LGBTQ+ scene

They are driving a revival in the city’s queer creative landscape

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