LGBTQ+
CREEP IT REAL!
It’s October, which means one thing: it’s Gay Christmas (AKA Halloween). If you are anything like me and have been counting down to the spooky season since Easter, then fear not, we are here for all the witches with a host of queer creepy events. Kicking off proceedings we have the Hocus Pocus Drag Queen Show (Sat 22 Oct) at Malin Bridge Inn, amazing themed drag show from the Sanderson Sisters with a cabaret show from Aunty Ginger. There will be more drag at Malin Bridge with Tanya Minge (Fri 7 Oct) hosting Bumhole Bingo and she’ll be back alongside another Malin regular for The Electric Blue and Tanya Minge Show (Sat 15 Oct) with a massive mix of comedy, games and live music. Over at the Library Theatre, The Velvet Burlesque present Cabaret Gothique (Fri 28 + Sat 29 Oct) – a wonderfully wicked celebration of fabulous burlesque, vaudeville, cabaret, circus and variety acts. Karma Leon’s Kabaret have a double bill line-up with their shows Grand Delusions at The Street Cauldron (Fri 28 Oct) and Sinister at Sheffield Plate (Sat 29 Oct) with two shows of bewitching cabaret full of hauntingly beautiful burlesque, drag, live vocals and comedy. Finally, get your freak on for the biggest, queerest Halloween fancy dress party as Anna Kissed presents Spirit of Halloween (Sat 29 Oct) at Spirit of Sheffield featuring a special guest funky/vocal house DJ set from DJ Jaydee. And drag continues to take over the steel city throughout the month! Andro and Eve return with their latest instalment of The Kingdom Come – Queer Future Edition (Thu 6 Oct) at Crookes Social Club, hosted by iconic drag duo Adam All and Apple Derrieres
and featuring performances from Sigi Moonlight and Wesley Dykes, plus more acts TBA. Drag Queen bingo fans are in luck this month with both RuPaul’s Drag Queen Bingo (Fri 14 Oct) at the Forum, hosted by Ladonna Dick and Ivy Alexxander, and Drag Queen Bingo (Wed 19 Oct) at Hagglers Corner with the amazing BiPolar Abdul. And last but by no means least in this month’s drag line-up we have Queenz – The Show with Balls (Wed 26 Oct) – the trailblazing, life-affirming drag extravaganza taking the UK by storm appearing for one night only at Sheffield Foundry featuring mind-blowing live vocals slaying reimagined classics from The Spice Girls, Lady Gaga, Little Mix, Britney, Whitney, and everything in between. Following the recent release of his book To Be A Gay Man, writer, actor and pop star Will Young [Mon 24 Oct] returns to the stage at City Hall
performing his greatest hits of the last 20 years! There are lots of big night-out things happening this month, but if you’re looking for lower-key socials, check out the Coffee Morning event for people of marginalised gender identities every Monday at Foodhall; Rainbow Blade Pre-match Socials, Sheffield United’s LGBTQ+ supporters group meetups every home game at Spirit of Sheffield Rainbow Blade Pre-match Socials (1, 4, 15, 22 Oct); or Queer Writes, a collaborative writing space for the girls, gays and theys at DINA (13 + 27 Oct). That’s your lot for this month! As always, keep an eye on the Sheffield LGBT+ events page on Facebook (facebook. com/sheffieldlgbtevents) for updates and announcements on the latest events and news.
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