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EVERYBODY’S TALKING ABOUT EUROVISION Slip into your dancing shoes and dig out those sequins – the Official Eurovision Party (13 May) is coming to Sheffield for a jam-packed day of activities on Devonshire Green, finished off with a screening of all the action live from Liverpool! The live stage will feature some extremely exciting performances, including a drag spectacular from Jamie Campbell, the inspiration for hit musical Everybody’s Talking About Jamie! The celebration will also play host to Marina Krutь, who came second in the competition to be this year’s Ukrainian entry, and there are plenty of opportunities to immerse yourself in Ukrainian culture with a whole host of traditional acts and activities planned. Also taking place in the city centre this month, we have the annual International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia and Transphobia (17 May) hosted by SAYiT, Sheffield’s LGBTQ+ youth charity, at the Winter Gardens featuring a range of community and organisational speakers from across the city standing together against anti-LGBTQ+ discrimination. In terms of nightlife, Grapefruit (5 May) returns to Sheffield’s Student Union celebrating all things queer. Expect everything from dance and chart hits to queer anthems and disco, plus loud, proud décor as they transform the floors of Foundry into their very own Grapefruit Disco. Elsewhere CYB3R are also back at FØRGE with their biggest event to date, CYB3RWORLD (19 May) – a queer/trans space hosting a b2b electronic/hyperpop DJ battle featuring DJ Blue Raspberry, DJ Cyberspice, Gnarkill, Jordan Windows, Lindsay Losam, Phoneutrian, Poor Spice and Zaron Mizmeras. Gigwise, the much-loved Yorkshire folk duo O’Hooley & Tidow (26 May) take to the stage at Sheffield’s glorious Upper Chapel launching their new studio album, Cloudheads, having been

propelled into newfound fame for penning the theme tune to Sally Wainwright’s hit BBC1/HBO drama Gentleman Jack. If you haven’t had a chance to check out Theatre Deli’s new space yet, then head to Queer Folio 2023 (11 May) – a super sassy sharing of exciting new works in progress by a dazzling team of LGBTQ+ artists from across the nation including a sneaky preview of three gorgeous new acts that reconnect Shakespeare’s plays with their queerness after four centuries of far too much straightening out. Drag Bingo fans will not be disappointed this month with RuPaul’s Drag Race Bingo (12 May) at Forum, Drag Bingo hosted by Bipolar Abdul (17 May) at Hagglers Corner, Tanya Minge’s Drag Queen Bingo (26 May) at Malin Bridge Inn and Emma Maezin’s Drag Bingo (10 May) at Revolucion de Cuba. Malin Bridge Inn will also be hosting The Electric Blue Show (Sat 6 May) and The Aunty Ginger Show (Sat 13 May) and Emma Maezin’s ongoing city takeover also includes Dragoke Thursdays (every Thurs) at Maggie Mays, Drag Karaoke (Fri 19 May) at Bagshawe Arms and Bottomless Brunch (Sat 28 May) at Revolucion de Cuba. Trans Active Swimming sessions (every Saturday) continue at Heeley Baths, and they have recently added sessions where you can attend with a carer/essential companion who doesn’t have to be a trans or non-binary person which this month take place on the 6 and 20 May. There are also a couple of opportunities for you to get involved in running events this month with planning meetings taking place at Showroom Café for Queer Fest (9 May) and Diversity Fest (28 May). That’s your lot for this month! As always, keep an eye on the Sheffield LGBT+ events page on Facebook (www.facebook.com/ sheffieldlgbtevents) for updates and announcements on the latest events and news.