SHOW YOUR PRIDE!

We’ve reached the sunny month of June, which means one thing … Pride! And while we are yet to see a return of the main Pride festival to the city, it is still going to be a busy month. At the time of writing, quite a few events are confirming last-minute details, so do keep an eye on the Sheffield LGBT+ events page on Facebook (www. facebook.com/sheffieldlgbtevents) for updates as they are announced. Theatre Deli will be hosting a special screening of the film Pride on Wed 14 Jun, followed by a guided discussion by the organisers. Based on a true story, it depicts a group of lesbian and gay activists who raised money to help families affected by the British miners’ strike in 1984, at the outset of what would become the Lesbians and Gays Support the Miners campaign. And there is no shortage of queer films this month as DocFest (Wed 14 – Mon 19 Jun) returns for its 30th edition championing and presenting the breadth of documentary form –film, television, immersive and art. The LGBTQ+ offerings within this year’s festival lineup include A South Asian Queer Pamphlet, an interactive web installation in which each participant creates a unique experience based on letters chosen from a theory-linked queer alphabet; All The Flowers – a tender portrait of Tabaco y Ron, a small brothel in a Bogotá neighbourhood that’s home to many of the city’s trans sex workers; Anhell69 – a genre-busting, transgressive and kaleidoscopic musing on the lives and deaths of a group of queer Colombian twentysomethings; Dalton’s Dream – a moving portrait of Dalton Harris, the final winner of The X Factor UK, as he navigates harassment over his sexuality and representing his home country; Every Body, a heartfelt and urgent call for equality focussing on the lives of three intersex people; and Transition, a film following a genderqueer filmmaker as he navigates life and work as a trans man in Afghanistan. And if that’s not enough queer film for you, then we also have Queer East Presents: Lotus

WE’VE REACHED THE SUNNY MONTH OF JUNE, WHICH MEANS ONE THING … PRIDE!

Sports Club (Wed 21 Jun) showing as part of this year’s Migration Matters Festival, an inspiring coming-of-age documentary about Leak, a teenage trans man who plays football in the under-21s women’s team of Kampong Chhnang.

SAYiT will be hosting their Pride Month Talk: Ways to Be a Better LGBTQ+ Ally on Wed 21 Jun, before also launching their new Working with LGBTQ+ Young People Forum on Mon 12 Jun – a bi-monthly online session for professionals supporting LGBTQ+ young people to gain awareness of current issues affecting LGBTQ+ communities. If you work with or representing LGBTQ+ groups or individuals, you can also head to the Sheffield LGBT+ Multi Agency Network (Wed 7 Jun) co-hosted by SAYiT and LGBT Sheffield: a space where you can network with others in the sector, provide a shared voice on issues affecting our communities and work together to organise joint activities and events.

Andro and Eve are back this month with their Pride edition of The Kingdom Come (Thu 29 Jun) at Crookes Social Club, their drag king cabaret hosted by Richard Energy with some of the UK’s hottest drag talent including Wesley Dykes, Shardeazy Afrodesiak, Prinx Silver and Unknown Amazon! They will also be teaming up once more with Ghetto Fabulous for their Feeling Fabulous Workshop (Tue 20 Jun) at The Montgomery, where through the exploration of queer movement you will learn to werk a runway, whether you sissy that walk or turn out the trade! This session is designed to build the confidence and skills of members of the LGBTQ+ community new to dance and is open to anyone identifying as LGBTQ+.

Emma Maezin is back with A Maezin Pride (Fri 30 Jun) – a camp celebration of Pride with your favourite local drag queen, Emma Maezin, and Pride circuit extraordinaire Smashby, plus one more camp co-star to be announced. You can also catch Emma at Dragoke Thursdays every week at Maggie Mays, Drag Karaoke (Fri 9/Sat 17 Jun) at the Ball Inn, Drag Bingo (Wed 14 Jun) and Bottomless Brunch (Sat 25 Jun) at Revolucion de Cuba and Drag Bingo (Wed 21 Jun) at Hagglers Corner.

If that’s not enough drag for you then, as always, we have plenty of drag action at Malin Bridge Inn, whose lineup this month includes Fireball Friday (Fri 9 Jun) and Sassy Saturday (Sat 10 Jun) with DJ Brooke, The Electric Blue Show (Sat 17 Jun) and Tanya Minge’s Drag Queen Bingo (Fri 23 Jun). And last but by no means least, there’s Grapefruit (Sat 3 Jun) are back at Sheffield Student’s Union for their fruity finale of the year celebrating all things queer with an inclusive, friendly night filled with good vibes. Expect everything from dance, chart, queer anthems and disco, the music that keeps you dancing all night long. Also expect lots of loud, proud décor as they transform the floors of Foundry into their own Grapefruit Disco.

That’s your lot for this month. Until next time, love and Pride!