LGBTQ+
SHOW YOUR PRIDE We’ve reached the month of May, which means that Pride season is very nearly upon us. To get you in the mood, check out Queer Fest Month (every Thursday) on Sheffield Live radio featuring special guests, interviews, exclusive tracks, silly games and other rubbish on the radio to celebrate the Queer Fest Fringe throughout the month. Kicking off proceedings is local queer musician and owner of the fabulous Mandala café Adam Heyes (Thu 2 May). You’ll be able to see Adam perform live later this year at both Pinknic and Diversity Fest. Talking of which, plans are underway for September’s festival. If you would like to get involved, then head to the Diversity Fest planning meeting (Sun 12 May) at Showroom Café bar. If you’re wondering why we still need events like Pride, then head to IDAHOBIT (Fri
17 May), the International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia and Transphobia. The event, hosted by SAYiT, takes place at the Winter Gardens and will feature a number of talks and performances from representatives of our diverse communities about the challenges we still face. If this inspires you to want to do more to support LGBTQ+ communities, then head to SAYiT’s online LGBTQ+ Allyship Training (Wed 22 May) where you can learn more about how you can best support LGBTQ+ and other marginalised communities. One area which can be particulary challenging for queer people, particularly in the current climate, is sports and physical fitness. Trans Active aims to help the trans community in and around Sheffield socialise and improve their fitness and mental
wellbeing through sport in a safe, relaxed environment. You can head to Trans-Active Swimming (every Saturday) – which is open to any trans, non-binary and gender-questioning people of all fitness levels. We have private use of the pool area and there are individual changing cubicles available. Keep an eye on their website and socials for other activities throughout the year. We of course have plenty of drag this month as well. Malin Bridge Inn will be hosting the Sheffield Drag Idol Final (Fri 10 May) with Electric Blue in charge of proceedings as we see who wins the crown to become Sheffield’s next drag icon. They also have Tanya Minge’s Drag Queen Bingo (Fri 17 May) back with a hilarious evening of entertainment and naughty shenanigans with £500 worth of prizes to be won. Over at Forum, join the queens for Taylor Swift Drag
Bingo (Fri 31 May) for a night of music bingo and cabaret performances. Elsewhere, Crookes Club have their Ultimate Ladies Night (Sat 18 May) – an incredible show open to all with a large group of male entertainers featuring PJay Finch from Married at First Sight plus death-defying circus acts and drag queen host. And if you love drag, but the events are all past your bedtime when you’ve got work in the morning, then fear not, as Emma Maezin has you covered with Hunday Service (Sun 5 &19 May) joining DJ Jason at the Three Huns for a Sunday afternoon of karaoke, comedy, entertainment and games. That’s your lot for this month, make sure to check out the latest event announcements at www.facebook.com/ sheffieldlgbtevents.
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