LGBTQ+
FESTIVE GREETINGS TO ALL!
Photo: Emma Boileau
Sadly, I start this month’s column on a sombre note. As I write, LGBTQ+ communities around the world are shook by the horrific hate attack at Club Q in Colorado, the result of which killed five people and injured many more. We send our love to all of those impacted by this attack. While the Steel City is for the most part a friendly and welcoming place, we too have seen a rise in hate crimes disproportionately affecting LGBTQ+ people. In an effort to combat this, charity SAYiT last month launched their third party hate crime reporting service, so if you have been a victim of or witnessed a hate crime and for any reason do not want to speak to the police, you can call or email SAYiT (0114 201 2633/hatecrime@sayit.org.uk) who can take your report and provide access to support. In more positive news, the festive season is upon us and there are plenty of opportunities for us to come together and celebrate. Kicking things off to get us literally ‘into the Spirit’, we have a host of festive events at Spirit of Sheffield. General Waste will be back by popular demand with tricks, karaoke and banter at the Weekend Cabaret (3, 9, 16 Dec). Slags and Drags at Christmas (17 Dec) promises a good old knees-up where anything goes (warning: things can get a little rude!) for their Xmas bingo party featuring wonderfully crap prizes. And your ho-hohost, Anna Kissed, will be making two appearances
this month for Spirit’s Christmas Party, Jingle Belles (10 Dec) with a night of party anthems and karaoke and Happy New Queer (31 Dec) to sparkle your way into 2023. It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas over at Malin Bridge Inn with a line-up of festive drag through the month. Sassy DJ Brooke will be hosting her Christmas Jumper Party (9 Dec) with prizes for the most horrendous or funniest Christmas jumper. The special Christmas Drag Queen Show, Drag Queens in Winter Wonderland (17 Dec), will feature four amazing shows from Titty Bon Bon and Electric Blue. Finally, ensuring Mad Friday lives up to its name, we have Tanya Minge’s Christmas Party (23 Dec). Emma Maezin officially wins the title of Sheffield’s busiest queen this month with appearances across the city. She will be hosting her Drag Karaoke at Devonshire Arms (9 Dec) and The Ball Inn (10 & 23 Dec), the Festive Bottomless Brunch Drag Show (11 Dec) at Revolucion de Cuba, her Christmas Drag Show (16 Dec) at Rose and Crown, Drag Bingo (21 Dec) at Hagglers Corner and rounding the year
off with A Maezin New Year - A New Year’s Eve Eve Drag Extravaganza (Fri 30 Dec) at the Yorkshireman before presumably sleeping for the whole of January! The party season continues as queer hyperpop night Cyb3r (Fri 9 Dec) have their first birthday party at DINA with Jordan Windows playing tracks from their first EP through the night, while the ultimate not-in-a-house-houseparty, Nightowls (Fri 23 Dec), brings you the Christmas gift of pop perfection from guest DJ Bog Body. Rhiannon Scutt & Friends (11 Dec) take to the stage at Greystones for a hometown show, boasting superb support in the form of Me & Deboe, plus a few more special guests. Now to cinema as Queer East 2022 (8–10 Dec) heads to Showroom Cinema with a diverse selection of films, including unmissable LGBTQ+ classics, bold new releases, a wealth of short films, and moving image work that spotlights emerging directors. That’s your lot for this month! As always, keep an eye on the LGBT+ events page on facebook.com/sheffieldlgbtevents for updates and announcements.
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