Hosted by Cambridgeshire Libraries Postponed to: Saturday 13th March, 4 – 5pm, Online Are you aged 16 to 18? Then join us for this taster session for a new LGBTQ+ reading and discussion group. The theme of the first session is “Bullies and Allies” and we will be exploring challenges and opportunities to build community as LGBTQI+...
Our popular coffee afternoon – now online! Meeting up is once again becoming more difficult and we are seeing the increased isolation impact the mental health of many of our community. Come and join us, chat to friends old and new, just make sure you bring your own coffee/tea/other drink and cake/biscuits/other snack! Open to all...
Hosted by Cambridgeshire Libraries Postponed to Saturday 27th February Join us online for a watchalong of the Tretter Transgender Oral History Project interview with writer, activist and executive editor of OUT Magazine Raquel Willis, followed by a brief discussion. In this oral history, Willis describes her childhood, relationships with family, religion, dating experiences, and complex relationships to...
Encompass, in partnership with Cambridge University Press (CUP) and the Kite Trust, is hosting an History Month LGBTQ+ Creative Writing Competition on the theme of this year's History Month, "Body, Mind, Spirit". At the prize ceremony, we will hear from our judges about the submissions they received, prizes will be awarded by our sponsors, the...
Queers in Shorts is back! In case you missed our 11th February programme - or you enjoyed it so much you want to see it again - we're streaming it again tonight! Happy History Month! It's still FREE - but you'll still have to book here: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/queers-in-shorts-2021-lgbt-history-month-tickets-137132485957 You can find the films on their YouTube channel,...
Hosted by Encompass Network and Cambridgeshire Libraries Thursday, 25th February 10, 6-7pm Online What are your favourite queer stories? Are they books about real-world fictional LGBTQ+ characters, like Tipping the Velvet or Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe? Sci-fi cultures where gender and sexuality are very different, like Ancillary Justice or Star Wars...
A friendly and informal transgender support and social group based in Cambridge. They now meet via Zoom every Wednesday evening. Ask on their Facebook page for access to the secret group https://www.facebook.com/cambridgediamonds/ or contact them from their website http://www.diamondstgc.org.uk/ to ask for the link to the meetings. Zoom is a video call platform, that allows you to chat and see people in a...
Focusing on books with a queer theme: fiction or nonfiction, by queer and non-queer authors alike, all themes standing under the broad umbrella of the LGBTQIA+ community. They now meet once a month via Zoom, join their Facebook group for links to the meetings. https://www.facebook.com/groups/247246225985809/ Zoom is a video call platform, that allows you to chat and see...
A group for LGBT people over the age of 50 looking for company and support. They are now running weekly meetings via Zoom. If you would like to join their community, ask to join their group on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/groups/268729510783847/ Zoom is a video call platform, that allows you to chat and see people in a group. You...
Sing Out Cambridge is a friendly choir for the LGBT+ community. Whilst meeting online, anyone in the group is invited to lead a musical section, or it can turn into a social event. They meet via Zoom every Monday! Anyone in the LGBT+ community is welcome to join, and there are no auditions. Email cambslgbtchoir@gmail.com for the link...