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Festive Greetings! The holi-slay season is upon us and kicking off proceedings we have A Very Queer Christmas at DINA [Sun 1 Dec] – a festive kiki of drag, comedy and performance art to get you in the mood. As this also falls on World AIDS Day, all proceeds from the event will go to the National AIDS Trust, who since 1987 have been at the forefront of decisions and policies introduced to improve the lives of people affected by HIV and AIDS. Bring along your best heels and get ready to sleigh! For festive disco vibes, head to The Tuesday Club Xmas Party with queer club legends Horse Meat Disco! [Tue 17 Dec], also featuring Raw Silk, Dan J, Leroy and DJ Andy. Our very own queens, The Funky Beavers, are back with their second annual Christmas Extravaganza, “Ho Ho Hoe!” At Hillsborough Arena [Fri 13 Dec]. Expect a camp old knees-up with upbeat dance routines, comical sketches and killer lip syncs with a festive twist. Malin Bridge Inn are also hosting their Christmas Drag Queen Show [Fri 20 Dec] featuring Miss Tish Ewe, Electric Blue and Shania Pain. There’s yet more festive drag courteous of Lipstick Drag Shows over at Revolution’s Christmas Drag Show Bottomless Brunch [Sat 14 Dec]. Hosts Cherry Pops and Sordid Secret will be serving brunch realness with bottomless prosecco. Infamous Sheffield queen Tia Anna will be taking to the decks every Thursday at Three Cranes for Dinosaurs of Drag with Karaoke all night. The season of drag continues as queen of couture and Drag Race UK winner, The Vivienne, joins Grapefruit [Thu 19 Dec]. Expect nothing short of bodaciousness and glamour as The Vivienne astonishes us with a full performance, followed by a meet and greet. From live song to lipsync, comedy to couture – this Queen is giving it ALL to us. Adding some sweet to our sour for the night, they’ll be joined afterwards behind the decks by Fruit n Juice’s Cherry B. Expect everything from Club Trax and RnB, to Dancehall, Disco and Queer Bangers. Bring yourselves, be yourselves, and come and get down on the dancefloor. If you think you’re a bit of an expert on all things

drag race, then you’ve got two opportunities this month to test your knowledge. Bungalows and Bears have their Ultimate RuPaul Quiz [Mon 2 Dec] hosted by MC Babs, celebrating a decade of Drag Race on our screens. Shante, you stay for Bar One’s Drag Race Quiz night [Mon 9 Dec] covering all seasons of Drag Race (US & UK) with tons of themed merch to win, plus some screenings of your favourite episodes! There are plenty of opportunities to get involved with all the community group happenings this month as well. LASS will be hosting their annual Christmas meal at Together Women [Thu 5 Dec] – open to all LBTQ+ women and non-binary asylum seekers and refugees. Rainbow Gamers will be having their final gaming social of the year at Treehouse Café [Sun 15 Dec]. Diversity Fest will be holding their planning meeting at Hagglers Corner [Sun 15 Dec]. Over at the Town Hall, The LGBT+ hub have their final gathering of the year for their Hate Crime working group [Wed 18 Dec] and Sheffield Vulcans will be at Endcliffe Park every Thursday for their inclusive rugby training. Celebrating the best decades of music, we have Back To The Nineties every Thursday at Queer Junction; and at City Hall Fast Love returns with A Tribute to George Michael [Thu 5 Dec] direct from London’s West End. For more live music head to O’Hooley & Tidow’s WinterFolk at Library Theatre [Thu 19 Dec] for an evening of beautifully performed contemporary and traditional songs. Working-class, ginger, gay, northern comic Stephen Bailey takes to the stage for Sheffield’s biggest annual charity comedy gala, Giggle Aid, at Leadmill [Sun 8 Dec]; also featuring Rob Rouse, Ruth Cockburn, President Obonjo, Jed Salisbury, Jack Gleadow and Kate Smuthwaite. That’s about all we can squeeze in this month – hope you have a merry one!

Mon 9 Dec: RuPaul’s Drag Race Quiz Night Bar One Tue 17 Dec: Horse Meat Disco! Thu 19 Dec: Grapefruit Foundry sheffieldsu.com Sun 1 Dec: A Very Queer Christmas DINA Venue dinavenue.com Mon 2 Dec: The Ultimate RuPaul Quiz Bungalows and Bears bungalowsandbears.com Thu 5 Dec: LASS Together Women lassheffield.org.uk Thu 5 Dec: Fastlove – A Tribute to George Michael Sheffield City Hall sheffieldcityhall.co.uk Sun 8 Dec: Giggle Aid Sheffield 2019 Leadmill leadmill.co.uk Fri 13 Dec: The Funky Beaver Show presents Ho Ho Hoe ! Hillsborough Arena funkybeavershow.co.uk Sat 14 Dec: Christmas Drag Show Bottomless Brunch Revolution revolution-bars.co.uk Sun 15 Dec: Diversity Fest 2020 3rd Planning Meeting Hagglers Corner diversityfest.wordpress.com Sun 15 Dec: Rainbow Gamers Treehouse Boardgame Café treehousesheffield.com Wed 18 Dec: LGBT+ Hub Hate Crime Working Group Sheffield Town Hall equalityhubnetwork.org/lgbtplus-hub Thu 19 Dec: O’Hooley & Tidow’s WinterFolk Library Theatre facebook.com/LibraryTheatreSheffield Fri 20 Dec: Christmas Drag Queen Show Malin Bridge Inn facebook.com/MalinBridgeInnPage Every Tuesday: Sheffield Vulcans Training Endcliffe Park sheffieldvulcans.com Every Thursday: Dinosaurs of Drag Three Cranes tia-anna.com Back To The Nineties Queer Junction www.thegayquarter.co.uk/qjunction