LGBTQ+ WELCOME FRIENDS, OLD AND NEW!
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Photo: Ndrika Anyika
Photo: Ndrika Anyika
It’s that time of year when the Steel City gets nice and busy again, as we welcome the return of our resident student population. Whether you are new to the city or returning to your term-time home for studies, here’s an overview of what the Sheffield LGBTQ+ has to offer. Both universities and Sheffield College have active LGBTQ+ student societies putting on a range of socials and events throughout the year. Head to your respective students’ union to see what’s coming up. If you are looking for the city’s queer venues, then head to the bottom of the Moor, where you will find Dempseys, Queer Junction and Spirit of Sheffield. There are also regular monthly nights down at Kelham Island at Piña and Yellow Arch Studios and a short journey away in S6 there are drag nights at Malin Bridge Inn. We have a host of pop-up events taking place across the city with queer art and drag from Andro and Eve and our own drag groups Funky Beavers (drag queens) and The Full Montys (drag kings). The Leadmill nightclub also hosts regular drag nights with most of RuPaul’s alumni having sashayed their runway at some point. There is regular queer film and theatre to enjoy at Showroom Cinema and Theatre Deli. Sheffield is very much a festival city and you can usually find a good amount of queer content in our annual events Doc/Fest, Festival of Debate, Off The Shelf and others. We also usually have an annual pride festival each summer, which hopefully is due to return in 2022 following two years off due to Covid. Sheffield’s ‘scene’ on first glance may not seem as big as some other cities in terms of gay villages/areas, but we have lots of pop-up DIY, community-led events which feels a lot more Sheffield. It can sometimes be more difficult to hunt out what’s happening, so check this here LGBTQ+ column in Exposed every month to see what’s coming up or head to facebook.com/ sheffieldlgbtevents for up to date listings. In addition to the official LGBTQ+ events, we also have a number of very queer-friendly nights and venues, including Rutland Arms next to Hallam Union, Nightowls at Sidney and Matilda and house night CuckooBox. So, here’s a big friendly welcome to you all – and happy exploring!