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Two Serbian men have been arrested for beating up a man because they thought he was gay. Ilija Vucevis was brutally attacked on Friday because he was carrying a pink dog transporter bag which

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the attackers took to mean he was gay. Police said the two men suspecting of attacking the 39-year-old man shouted

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RED RUN turns 10

VICTORIA PARK PLAYS HOST TO THE 10TH ANNUAL WORLD AIDS DAY RED RUN WITH THE HELP OF DRAG TROUPE DENIM, THE EAGLE, HORSE MEAT DISCO AND SIR IAN MCKELLEN. 30 th November 2019 It’s all too easy to sit behind a keyboard and call yourself an activist - b0etter to get out there and take action! Every year, World AIDS Day (1st December) gives us an opportunity to discuss pressing issues around HIV services in our own communities and around the world. But how do you get involved? For a decade, the Red Run has given us Londoners the chance to get stuck in, make a difference and raise some much needed funds. Taking over Victoria Park and painting it red, this 5/10k charity fun run, and 5k walk draws in thousands looking to take part. It’s a perfect opportunity for the community to get together for a good cause, and build a sense of community around an important issue. Adding a little pizzazz to this year’s proceedings will be British theatre royalty! Grabbing the scissors and sheering the glistening red ribbon this year will be famed thespian and ﬁrst lady ﬁrst lady of us London queers, Sir Ian McKellen CBE. Speaking about this year’s event, Sir Ian shared:

“THE RED RUN IS A JOYFUL EVENT. WHETHER YOU RUN, WALK OR JUST STAND ABOUT, YOU’LL KNOW YOU’RE DOING IT FOR THE ESSENTIAL CASE OF DRAWING ATTENTION AND RAISING FUNDS FOR HIV ORGANISATIONS ACROSS THE COUNTRY. I’M REALLY LOOKING FORWARD TO IT.“ 4 qxmagazine.com

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The only event of its kind in the UK, the Red Run is open to anyone looking to get involved, regardless of age or ability. Also running along side the athletic event is an day of events aimed at bringing some much-needed attention to the HIV sector and creating a platform for HIV organisations across the country to raise awareness and vital funds for their work. The event will be raising funds for over 35 HIV charities who do important work here in London and beyond. In addition to Sir Ian McKellen cutting the start ribbon, the 2019 Red Run will be hosted by iconic drag band DENIM. The glitterdipped queens will be holding court and keeping our runners motivated with shablams for the gods, and the sassy thrust of a hand fan. Over a frantically excited phone call, Denim told us:

“DENIM IS TICKLED RED TO BE HOSTING THIS YEAR’S RED RUN! US GIRLS HAVE BEEN VERY BUSY IN PREPARATION... GLAMROU HAS BEEN FLOATING IN A CRYOGENIC ICE CHAMBER FOR WEEKS NOW AND CRYSTAL HAS BEEN WORKING ROUND THE CLOCK WITH HER NEW TRAINER HOLLY VALANCE. BUT IN ALL SERIOUSNESS WE REALLY ARE HONOURED TO BE AMONGST THE 2000 STRONG CROWD, CHEERING ON THOSE LIVING WITH AND AFFECTED BY HIV, HONOURING LIVES LOST AND CELEBRATING THE MESSAGE THAT U=U.” Also supporting the event are Vauxhall-favourite boozer The Eagle and party collective Horse Meat Disco providing thumping bops for runners to enjoy. Nothing gets the blood pumping like those booming disco tunes. Sweat bands at the ready, and get prepared to push yourself. Or if you’re just heading over for the leisurely walk, you can always take a breather and shake your caboose to some Diana Ross mixes. If you’re not quite clued up on the history of HIV and AIDS here in the UK, there’ll be a pop-up AIDS Memorial featuring panels of the UK AIDS Memorial Quilt. It’s a rare chance to get up close and personal with the history that brought us to where we are today. The Wellcome Collection have also loaned a small collection of HIV and AIDS public health poster campaigns for the afternoon, giving interesting insight into how they keep the public informed. Spectators and runners will be free to browse the stalls from various HIV charities, as well as enjoy a free cup of coffee all afternoon long. One of the charities getting involved is Red Run host Positive East. Talking about the event, Positive East director Mark Santos told us:

“THE WORLD AIDS DAY RED RUN HAS BECOME SO MUCH MORE THAN JUST A CHARITY 10K OR 5K RUN OR WALK. IT’S AN IMPORTANT COMMUNITY EVENT THAT BRINGS TOGETHER PEOPLE AND CHARITIES FIGHTING AGAINST HIV STIGMA, TACKLING ONWARD HIV TRANSMISSION AND PROVIDING MUCH NEEDED CARE AND DIRECT SUPPORT. WE’RE HONOURED THAT SIR IAN MCKELLEN HAS LENT HIS SUPPORT TO THIS ANNUAL COMMUNITY EVENT.” The RED RUN sets off at 11am on Saturday, 30 th November. It’s £18 to enter, open to all ages, abilities, family, friends and spectators are welcome. Find out more at RedRun.org.uk

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Brixton Reel presents… Queerstravaganza Thursday 7th November Brixton Reel Film Festival is putting on a free evening of short ﬁlms, cabaret and music at the Two Brewers this Thursday, all paying homage to POC and LGBT culture. The night will be hosted by incomparable compere Son Of A Tutu (pictured), with guest turns from Heart & Soul, CHIYO, Simon Le Vans, Urban World and Batty Mama. The Two Brewers, 114 Clapham High Street, SW4 7UJ. 7pm – midnight. Free entry.

Circa Soho Stumbling distance from some of our capital’s best hotels and restaurants, is Circa Soho on Frith Street. It’s a great little bar for midweek or daytime drinks, with a casual atmosphere and sofas to lounge on. Plus bar staff who look like they’ve fallen out of a Sean Cody video (don’t pretend you’ve never heard of Sean Cody, we know you’ve heard of Sean Cody). At weekends, head down to their huge sister venue down by Embankment Station, Circa The Club, where you can dance the night away to one of the most sophisticated soundsystems in the city. 62 Frith Street, W1D 3JN. 1pm – 1am daily. Free entry.

Slav 4 U Friday 8th November The Glory over in Haggerston love an international night, and so do we! Respect and appreciation for the many cultures and nationalities within our great city is the sort of thing everyone should be practising right now. In the past, The Glory have put on Jewish, Turkish, Bollywood and Spanish nights to great success and now it’s Poland’s turn! Slav 4 U is to be an appreciation of all things Polish and pop (“P-Pop”

Fitladz – Get Ya Kit On Friday 8th November

as The Glory’s Jack Cullen calls it). On the night there’ll be drag performances paying homage to Polish pop legends like Edyta Górniak, Bajm, Doda, Mandaryna and Maryla. Plus lots of pole dancing (!). The Glory, 281 Kingsland Road, E2 8AS. 7pm – 9pm. £10 standard seats, £12 on the door. Working in conjunction with Metro Charity, who help Polish LGBT+ citizens in London.

Vinegar Strokes at The City Of Quebec Saturday 9th November

The cheeky Fitladz lads are back this Friday with another round of their “scally/trakkie” night which swaggers into Old Street’s Bunker Bar every week. The encourage dresscode is sportswear – footie kit, trainers, silver chains, tracksuits, grey joggers – you know the drill. Get ya kit on!

Eurofest

Bunker Bar, 217 City Road, EC1V 1JN. 10pm – 5am. £10 entry includes ﬁrst drink and cloakroom.

Friday 8th November Are you a Schlager slag? A Melfest Mary? Then head down to Eurofest at the iconic Royal Vauxhall Tavern! It’s the UK’s biggest Eurovision, Europop and Schlager club night, and Friday marks it’s thirtieth night at the RVT! They’re celebrating by ﬂying in Norwegian pop trio KEiiNO (pictured). Plus they’re bringing back their much loved “Second Cherry” content – songs that had a pop at the chance to compete in Eurovision, but just missed out. Audiences will get the chance to vote on which they think are the most deserving of a slot. With DJs Don Grant, John Hagley and Dave Simmons. The Royal Vauxhall Tavern, 372 Kennington Lane, SE11 5HY. 7pm – 3am. Tickets £10.

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The City of Quebec is one of the city’s most established gay venues – it’s been going for DECADES. It’s recently enjoyed a great refurb, which has given things a sparkly new sheen, but still retained the history of the place. They’ve got a great new roster of acts too – this Saturday head over their to see Vinegar Strokes (pictured), one of the stars of Drag Race UK, who came across as one of the sweetest, most caring queens on the show. Aaaw, love ya babes! City of Quebec, 12 Old Quebec Street, W1H 7AF. Show from midnight, closing 3am. Free entry.

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Chanel No. 5 at The Old Ship Saturday 9th November

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Saturday 9th November A steamy cruise party at a Covent Garden spa from the team at fetish party brand Jamie HP. Fully kitted out with private cabins, cruise area, lockers, spa pool and more. It’s always packed with gorgeous guys to whet your whistle on a Saturday night, so you can get your rocks off before you head out clubbing, then there’s no pressure to pull! Ideal. Covent Garden Health Spa, 29 Endell Street, WC2H 9BA. 9pm – 2:30am. £15 inc. ﬁrst drink and cloak room.

Orange Nation’s brand new party for gay men HEAT was a ﬂaming success when it hit Vauxhall for the ﬁrst time last month. It’s all about musclebound men and circuit party vibes. Now it’s back for a second round at iconic club Fire. The music is dirty tech in one room, spun by DJs Michel Mizrahi Tom Stephan and Lee Harris, then in another room it’s hot pop from DJ Dom Topics. Fire & Lightbox Complex, Arch 39-43 Parry Street, SW8 1RT. 11pm – 6am.

The Old Ship in Limehouse is like if someone took a country village pub, made it gay, then dropped it in the middle of East London. And we mean that as a compliment! It’s got a unique, chill community feel. It’s a great winter pub as well, a cosy setting to hunker down in with a Guinness or red wine as the cold months draw in. They have raucous cabaret at weekends too, and this Saturday is the turn of QX Cabaret Award winner, Chanel No 5 (pictured). 17 Barnes Street, E14 7NW. 12pm – 12am. Cabaret from 9:30pm. Free entry.

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Saturday 9th November TRIBE is a fetish night that brings together a bunch of gay fetish’s subcultures under one roof – leather, rubber, underwear, sportswear, skinheads, uniform and naked are all welcome, in a multi-fetish extravaganza! There’s a cruisey vibe too, and the opportunity to get down and get off in a safe, consensual atmosphere. Bunker Bar, 217 City Road, EC1V 1JN. 10pm – 5am. £10 entry including free drink and cloakroom.

From fetish partystarters Jamie HP, SBN is a Sunday afternoon cruise party! They’re on to a winner with this one, because Sunday afternoon is EXACTLY when you want to get your rocks off if you didn’t pull over the weekend. Well, we’re speaking for ourselves but we’re assuming other people are the same. The venue will be fully equipped with fetish props provided by sling connoisseurs UK Red, and there’s a live XXX sex show from Leo Rex and Gabriel Phoenix (pictured). Union Nightclub, 66 Albert Embankment, SE1 7TW. 2pm – 10pm. Members £15, guests £18.

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Kinky Kabaret Monday 11th November

Bombshell

Freedom is a salubrious cocktail bar perched slap bang in the middle of Soho. Its ambient atmosphere and low lighting makes it a favoured haunt of celebs and Sohocialites, and their drinks menu is sophisticated and comprehensive. It’s one of few places left in Central London that facilitates late night debauchery on weeknights – on Monday, head down for Kinky Kabaret, a night showcasing the best cabaret, drag and burlesque on the scene, until the wee hours.

Wednesday 13th November

Freedom Bar, 60-66 Wardour Street, W1F 0TA. 4pm – 3am. Kinky Kabaret from 11pm. Free entry.

Klub, 30 Lisle Street, WC2H 7BA. 10pm – 3am. £5 entry.

Lock up your sons (and your dads) because BOMBSHELL has landed! In a hotly contested ﬁeld, it’s possibly the maddest night on the gay scene. It’s for drag girls, t-girls and their admirers, with whirlwind guest performers, all your fave pop & R&B hits and loads of big personalities. Proceedings are overseen by Lady Lloyd (pictured), who’s had more minor league footballers than you’ve had hot dinners.

Stop Kiss Until 1st December

Jerker Until 23rd November Jerker is the latest gay theatre piece to hit the beautiful King’s Head Theatre in Angel. According to its ofﬁcial synopsis, it’s “a pornographic elegy with redeeming social values”. Well, there we are. Beats watching La La Land on Netﬂix doesn’t it. It follows Bert and JR, two San Francisco men who start having phone sex during the AIDS epidemic. They’ve never met and never touched but explore sexual fantasies in great depth and intensity. Touching, devastating and sensual. King’s Head Theatre, 115 Upper Street, N1 1QN. 8:45pm nightly. Standard tickets £25.50.

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This month Above The Stag, the UK’s only exclusively LGBT theatre, plays host to Stop Kiss, a heartfelt drama that tells the story of two women who unexpectedly fall in love – their ﬁrst kiss provokes a violent attack that transforms their lives in a way they could never anticipate. With clear echoes of stories that have dominated the news this year, Stop Kiss is essential viewing for aﬁcionados of queer theatre. Above The Stag, 72 Albert Embankment, SE1 7TP. 7:45pm Tuesday – Saturday, with performances at 3pm and 6:15pm on Sundays. Standard tickets £22.50.

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Soho Cinders review -

‘one of the gayest things you’ll see this year’

Review By Ifan Llewelyn RATING:

Can you remember the

handing him money, Robbie’s heart is set on mayoral

from our ugly stepsisters. This comedy duo is sure to

excitement of your ﬁrst

candidate James Prince (Lewis Asquith). There’s just

get your sides splitting as they writhe around in their

night out in Soho? The

one thing standing between them: the soon-to-be

onesies. Their sassy drunken sauntering in “I’m So

mythos surrounding that

Mrs Prince.

Over Men” is equal parts hilarious and relatable. These

one little neighbourhood

two are clearly enjoying the roles as much as we are.

is endless. For any young gay kid, it’s this imagined

Loosely based around the familiar story of

There are a few head-scratching plot points, most

haven where community and debauchery go hand

Cinderella, the Stiles and Drewe musical makes for

notably Robbie’s “a-ha!” moment when he realises

in hand. Little do you know that a night out in Soho

thrilling viewing. Packed full of soap-opera plot twists

that his mother actually did probably have him in his

often doesn’t amount to much more than a handjob

and cliches, it’s all you could hope for in the gay run-

will. And running to catch someone before they grab a

in a bar toilet followed by a lap full of soggy chips at

up to Christmas. A musical inspired by the gayest

train to Margate doesn’t quite have that same running

4 am. Soho Cinders at Charing Cross Theatre re-

neighbourhood in Britain? Hold on to your tap shoes.

through the airport, end of romcom feeling.

ignites the excitement of your ﬁrst night in Soho, with

The musical numbers are kitschy and catchy and

every corner vibrating with possibilities. This show

give this talented company more than enough to play

This is one show that is sure to have you gagging

is sure to be one of the gayest things you'll see this

with. Opening number “Old Compton Street” packs

for a drink down Old Compton Street after. Skipping

year.

a real punch which immerses you in this sparkle-

down the neighbourhood’s tarmacked streets,

pink world that they’ve created, where newspaper

you’re sure to have “You Shall Go To The Ball” stuck

We meet the young and handsome Robbie (Luke

headlines take precedence over social media and a

in your head. When you stand queueing half an

Bayer) as he struggles to keep his mother’s Soho

central London laundrette is still a viable business

hour for your post-theatre drink, with a drag queen

laundrette open, especially as his evil step-sisters

opportunity. With so many musicals going for an “it’s

squawking in one ear and a man leering in the other,

Clodagh (Michaela Stern) and Dana (Natalie

okay to be different” message, it’s different to see

you sure wish you could have headed to the Soho

Harman) hike up the rent. Luckily he has the help of

one with a number and a reprise about wanting to be

of Soho Cinders instead.

trusted friend Velcro (Millie O’Connell) to keep his

normal (“Wishing For The Normal”).

spirits up, and a handful of dates with the city’s more

Soho Cinders at Charing Cross Theatre is

well-off older men. Not quite enthused with Lord

Though our main duo sure has a set of pipes on them,

running until 21st December. Tickets available at

Bellingham (Christopher Coleman) who insists on

the evening’s most enjoyable performances come

LondonTheatre.co.uk.

Other bits this week Séayoncé Déjà

Inferno Summit

Voodoo

2019

6th – 9th

Saturday 9th

November

Step aside

A daylong event

Sarah Love

where the queer

Hewitt, there’s

community can

a new ghost

talk about pressing

Igor x Moreno

whisperer in

issues. A seminar

Saturday 9th November

town. Séayoncé

examining the

A Room For All Our Tomorrows. Two people in the

is lubed up to

intersections of nightlife, music, art and technology.

dance performance. The secret lives we all possess

mystic it to you in this dragtastic séance. Are you

Expect artists, writers, thinker, creators and

when we are close to others. A simple room for all

brave enough to let the devil come inside you?

musicians.

our tomorrows.

Soho Theatre, 21 Dean Street, Soho W1D 3NE.

Artsadmin, Toynbee Studios, 28 Commercial

The Place, 17 Duke’s Road WC1H 9PY. Tickets at

Tickets at SohoTheatre.com.

Street E1 6AB. Tickets at ArtsAdmin.co.uk.

ThePlace.org.uk.

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Bookish and Freakish

course will be worked in seamlessly into a dark whirlwind of theatre, dance, magic and original music. Succumb to the alluring tidal rush of the tale’s exploration of desire, desperation and fatal ambition.

Set in a decadent Victorian hotel, The Book Club Cabaret is the immersive experience that’s sure to get under your skin. There’s something undeniably relatable about a young scientist trying to play god. If you could build yourself the perfect lover, why wouldn’t you? The tale of the man who tried to play god and his gruesome

Whether you’re a bookworm or a Frankenstein

creation has captured imaginations for over two

fanatic, there’s so much to enjoy at this decadent

hundred years. This month The Book Club Cabaret

banquet for wayward souls. If you’re interested in

are giving you the opportunity to envelop yourself in

upping the opulence, then perhaps take a gander

this world of romance and grotesque resurrection.

at the Book Club Cabaret’s more deluxe packages.

Halloween may be over, but the spooky vibes just

Bringing an added element of outrageous

don’t stop coming this autumn. When it comes in

indulgence, their more indulgent packages, from

indulging in the macabre, it’s always best to go all-

Phosphorous to Gold, all the way through to

out with an immersive experience. Taking over the

the Elixir of Life, give guests the opportunity to

lavish Victorian interiors of The Gore, the monstrous

embellish their evening with wine pairings, bespoke

creatures of Book Club Cabaret are paying homage

of Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein. Let this multi-

poetry, a ride in a vintage Rolls-Royce and so much

to mother of literary darkness Mary Shelley and her

sensory story consume you.

more. The possibilities are endless. Why not go all

most terrifying creation.

Get dressed and saunter over to be a guest at Dr

out on a horse-drawn carriage and really live la vie

Bringing together the worlds of cabaret, music,

Frankenstein’s wedding feast, where you can sip

Victorienne?

circus and couture, this immersive journey is a

on a salubrious drink on arrival before you sit back

rare and riveting experience. Each detail has been

and enjoy six courses from the twisted mind of

Nothing is too much. Nothing is too decadent.

meticulously crafted to transport you into the world

Michelin-starred chef Daniel Galmiche. Each crafted

Nothing is forbidden at the Book Club Cabaret.

The Book Club Cabaret take over The Gore, South Kensington on the 15th, 21st and 19 th of November. To ﬁnd out more, head over to TheBookClubCabaret.com.

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60-66 Wardour St, Soho W1F 0TA Photos by Zefrograpica If you were looking for a real scare this Halloween, then you should’ve swung yourself around those Freedom silver poles after a few too many cocktails. It’s terrifying. A real trick or treat experience on a Friday night. Will you be going home with a cute boy or a broken ankle? Either way you were walking funny on Saturday morning. As always the downstairs bar was packed full of cuties that we couldn’t help but have a little ﬂ irt with. A tight-ﬁ tting tee and a pair of skinny jeans is one sure way into our heart. Add an adorable wry smile and we go weak at the knees. Actually… that might have just been the tequila shots.

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Electric Brixton, Town Hall Parade, SW2 1RJ Photos by Zefographica We Party can always be relied on for a big bash when there’s any kind of occasion or public holiday, and Halloween is always one of their biggest. There were not so much outfits as LACK OF outfits on show, with loads of guys turning out in their best erm…naked torso look. It was packed out as always, taking over the iconic Electric Brixton with WE Party’s usual high-octane, high-sexy energy. Proceedings were helped along by DJ action from WE’s superstar DJs Lucas Flamefly, Neil Singleton and Arnaldo Novais.

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Fire & Lightbox Complex, Vauxhall SW8 1RT Photos by F D Photo We’re still REELING from this month’s Sex Circus. It was pumping muscled ﬂesh as far as the eye could see. Fire was one bit of sexual depravity, and we were taking in every second of it. It’s clear that the summer body is here to stay in gay London. We spent so much the night gawking at those gogo boys that we almost didn’t grab ourselves a boy to kiss. Almost. The live shows at Sex Circus are truly something else. Gabriel Phoenix and Allen King were on top form, and our chin was sopping wet from the drooling we’d been doing. It was way past ﬁve by the time that we crawled out of Fire and for that, we have to blame those muscle gays. They have nothing but stamina. Dear LORD. A couple were already prepping for an after-party.

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Jungle Kitty: The Monster Ball 01/11/19 Dalston Superstore, 117 Kingsland High Street, E8 2PB Photos by Jesse Nght These kitty cats didn’t come to play, they came to drink the bar dry and shake the house down! Bringing an afrobeat ﬂair to this year’s Halloween, the Jungle Kitty Monster Ball gave us all the ooky spooky vibes we needed. Despite the fact that the dolls came in their ﬁercest fancy dress, and most of us couldn’t help but spend the night with our eyes on Drag Race UK’s “Brit Crew” member Ashraf. He’s just a gorj slice of irresistible cuteness. The night served refreshing beats from Conrad Kira, Jords and Not Just Jade, with even Attitude mag fashion creature Nick Byam getting in on the action. We’re on tenter hooks for their next bash on January 3rd. Bring on the New Year, Kitty! Check out more photos on their Insta: @ junglekittyclub.

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?WWN Storming into the RVT every few months, Woof is a confrontational and effortlessly cool queer collective, with a glittering and gorgeous lineup of performers.

The London queer scene has a kaleidoscopically diverse range of LGBTQ+ parties and events if you know where to look, but there are still some groups who are underrepresented, overlooked and misunderstood. Dylan B Jones spoke to WOOF’s producer Chiyo about the relationship between queerness and society’s idea of what constitutes “sexy”, AND how all that relates to our city’s nuanced sociopolitical structures. Carrie Bradshaw could never.

Hey Chiyo! Tell us about WOOF. As someone who is a QTPOC [queer trans person of colour], but also an immigrant, a drag prinx (as opposed to queen), and someone who faces everyday misogyny, I’m forced to really think about how much space cis white gay men take up in a “community” that claims to be for all. Inspired by platforms like The Cocoa Butter Club, LADS, and Artists who were paving their own way, I decided it was time to have a cabaret night that vowed to platform identities who, in our mere existence, are redefining what it means to be sexy. The folk on our stages are never the forms plastered as desirable all over the media growing up - especially queer media. One of WOOF’s goals is to “redefine sexy” - what do you think society views as “sexy”? In the LGBTQIA+ community, you need to be palatable. Even as a gender non-conforming transboy, I have been made aware on multiple occasions that sometimes I am only the token trans person because I am thin and toned. Sometimes it doesn’t matter that I have a toned physique, because I’m too dark. Or I don’t pass enough. Sometime being pre-surgery and not fitting their mould of transitioning is what ruins it. Sometimes I’m not masc enough. The point is, to be desirable and to be trans, or to be desirable and to be a POC, or disabled, or femme, or a womxn, or an immigrant, you need to be palatable to those who still hold powerful space in this community – the cis gay white man. At WOOF, we do not condone that shit. We only platform bodies who have never fit the cookiecutter mould of what it meant to be sexy. We control our own desirability. Our lineups have included icons like Travis Alabanza, Rhys’ Pieces, Sadie Sinner, Lily Snatchdragon, and Rubyyy Jones. We put the marginalised to the forefront and have sold out every single show. What do you think of the queer and POC communities’ relationship to sex and sexiness? I can’t really speak for the entirety of POC - we’re all from different cultures

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THE QUEER PLATFORM THAT’S REDEFINING SEXY.

and backgrounds. Just like LGBTQIA+ folk, POC are not immune from being assholes and ignorant towards sex/what it means to be sexy just because we’re POC. However, I do feel many POC are more sexually open due to resonating with the experience of knowing you may be a crossed out preference to white folk. We know the “no Blacks, no Asians” mentality within the gay community is alive and well. Usually when a POC follows the same toxic ideologies, it’s due to the internalised racism we have been taught by our White world. I don’t think the issue of orthodox gay desirability in Britain and beyond lies with POC, but rather with the Western standards of what it means to be a both Queer and desirable. It PHOTO BY CORINNE CUMMING

all comes back to that idea of being palatable. Just watch Trans pornography. Have you ever watched trans porn? I have. Why? Because I’m a trans man who likes to bottom. I have never seen a trans porno with a pre-op trans person. Show me a trans man with huge tits and a beard being fucked into oblivion. You can’t. Because the white cis men don’t want to platform that. It’s not what is deemed sexy to them. But you have huge muscular masc White folk like Buck Angel who are palatable, so they’re allowed to be seen. I want my cabaret like I want my porn. Because we are fucking sexy. I want fat black lesbians taking up space and nonbinary people who blur gender lines beyond what is “just enough” for the cis Gay white world. I want the idea of transition to be destroyed, and to bombard spaces full of gay white men snapping their ﬁngers screaming “yaaaaaaas” with herds of queer immigrants creating drag illusions RPDR could never. Finally - what’s next for WOOF? WOOF pops up whenever I feel like it’s time for another WOOF. We’re all out here trying to hustle, and I’m really blessed to be navigating the cabaret community at a healthy pace. I like the idea of WOOF being a rare gem that pops up once every few months. This year we’ve taken over DragWorld, the Southbank Terrace with Pecs, and I even did a special event with it in Ljubljana, Slovenia. Our independent shows, always at the RVT, have sold out every time. The people want diversity. It’s time we take up more space. Hopefully next year we are bigger and better. In the mean time, the UK Queer population needs to support the movement and follow me on social media (lol). If WOOF goes on hiatus for the beginning of 2020, it is actually a cause for celebration. It means I’ll be ﬁnally getting Top Surgery and will be in recovery!

Keep up with all WOOF’s upcoming events on Instagram at @woofcabaret or on the RVT’s ofﬁcial website. Follow Chiyo at @ chiyogomes

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The General Election – A Gay Survival Guide

BY Ifan Llewelyn

It’s upon us once again. “Not another one?” squawks Brenda on that infamous BBC News clip. Yes, Brenda, it’s time to strap yourself in for another election. Hold on to your nylons, it’s going to be a bumpy ride. On Tuesday 29th October, 438 members of parliament backed Boris Johnson’s plan to hold a general election. In just over a month we’ll all be scuttling through the snow to get to the ballot boxes on 12th December. When you’re jutting about town trying to get your early Christmas shopping done, you’re going to be bombarded by Polly Politicos polling your opinions, caved in under political news stories, and inundated with those bastard ﬂyers.

Get LIT Do you ever just stop in your tracks and think “Jesus Christ, it’s been three years since I read something that wasn’t a newspaper or a Facebook post”? If so then get those reading glasses on, Debora! There are so many delicious new books out there. Our pick of the month has to be Amrou Al-Kadhi’s Unicorn. There’s little that

You’re going to need some tips and tricks to keep yourself from pulling your hair out. Here’s our gay guide to getting through this next month of Tory tumult and Labour lollygagging:

can prepare you for the wisdom of a Muslim drag queen.

Avoid Family Functions We all have that one uncle who voted UKIP a few years ago. In other words, we all have that uncle who’s an absolute tosser. In the run-up to the election, it’s best to avoid him at all costs. Your aunt’s 70th birthday party? You can send a card. Your sister’s wedding? You didn’t like her much anyway. Just don’t go. If an encounter is inevitable, stay calm. He feeds on your fury like that clown from IT feeds on fear. Slap him with a dismissive “ok boomer” and walk away.

Hardcore Hookups In times of turmoil, have sex! It’s a winning combination of cardio, reckless abandon and all-consuming distraction. You won’t know your Farage from your frottage when you’re strapped upside-down on a St Andrew’s cross.

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Music Will Get You Through If you’re trying to avoid going completely off the deep end, then maybe ﬂick over from BBC Radio 4 after you’ve had the headlines. We’re thankfully done with John Humphrys’ in-depth political interviews on the Today show, and their radio waves are now ﬁlled up by Women’s Hour discussing faecal incontinence. Nevertheless, if you’re looking to sane, some music is essential in getting you through. Why not get really into a new genre? Perhaps a little smooth jazz or some blackened screamo death metal? Whatever mood you’re feeling. It’s safe to say the closer to December we get, the more relatable the Death Metal becomes.

Stay Off Social Media When a general election was announced, the Facebook ﬂoodgates opened and in came the “Vote Tory”, “Vote Labour” and “Vote Green” picture banners. In a time when politics are dividing the nation more than that white and gold/blue and black dress, why advertise your political proclivities. If you’re overwhelmed by your Facebook feed, then DEFINITELY stay off Twitter. It’s where good news goes to die. Disgrace and outrage (emphasis on the ‘rage’) are the daily specials. Every damn day.

Politically-Inspired Drag Avoid it at all costs. Yes, a drag Theresa May

Getting Down to the Pub

was funny for the ﬁrst few months of her time

Lord knows we’ll all be needing a drink when it all gets going (drinking

in ofﬁce, but she’s long

responsibility, of course). But a trip down to the pub is so much more than just

gone and the last thing

grabbing a drink. It’s getting out there and talking to people face-to-face. You’ll

we need is drag Boris

ﬁnd that folks are a whole lot friendlier when you talk to them in the ﬂesh and

terrorising us when all

not through a computer screen. You could avoid talking politics altogether, but

we want is a quiet pint.

let’s face it, after the third pint that isn’t going to happen. There’s only so much

Drag has always been

Drag Race UK chat to be had. If the chat ever gets prickly, just go order yourself

political:

another drink and get chatting to some other folks who look like they don’t

getting up

know their Lib Dems from their Dua Lipas.

in a pair of heels despite your hairy chest will always be a political act. But listen here draglings, that doesn’t mean we want to see a lipsync performance from “Jizza Corbyn” dry-humping a gourd she grew in her allotment.

Registering to Vote Getting Informed

Just do it. It’s really not that much of a hassle, and you’ll feel better for it. If you don’t bother registering and casting your ballot, you could spend the next

It’s always important to keep yourself up to date on what the main

few years sitting back and watching some madness

parties are running on. Even though there’ll be a lot of Brexit talk

unfold that you had no part in trying to stop from

going on, it’s important to ﬁnd out where each party stands on

happening. People have died for their right to vote,

the issues that are going to impact you and your friends. Don’t

so sitting home and binge watch First Dates instead

let the big fat, ugly elephant of Brexit block your view as to what’s

of getting out there is just plain dumb.

important in your life. One that always seems to slip through the cracks is climate, and if there’s ever been a year to have that guide your thinking, this is it.

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THREE YEARS of working with The Hoist and years

OF JAMIE HP

spent on the gay scene, Jamie was

offer. The role play evening has willing

in popularity. TFN (Totally Fekking

stars to help them celebrate with a

ready to break out and create a trusted

Mares offer themselves up to raging

Nude) on is the most popular naked

live show. They’re opening up the

collection of fetish clubs and private

stallions, all without showing their

men-only event on Saturday night in

back arches, giving you even more

parties. Bucking the trend in gay

faces. It’s truly on another level.

the UK, giving lads a chance to get

playrooms to explore. The dance ﬂoor

venues closing down and queer events

When it comes to fetish events, they

some action in on a weekend after

will be pumping to Aamyko’s tunes,

packing it in, Jamie HP launched their

are bringing an inclusive attitude to

a few pints on Old Compton Street.

with go-go dancers keeping the party

events to great success. Since then

the scene, most recently with their

Then every Sunday SBN (Stark Bollock

going into the early hours. Whether

they’ve developed to be a community

newest fetish night SCrew. The

Naked) takes over Union Nightclub

you’re into bears, bondage, sleaze,

leader within the fetish community, and

multi-room, multi-fetish party aims to

bringing together hundreds of naked

slings or sportswear - whatever it is,

it’s hard to believe they’ve only been

bring everyone together, whatever

men under one roof, all looking for

they’ve got it going on. All in one show-

around for three years. The Jamie

their preferences which make for a

mischief, with the pumping sounds

stopping production to celebrate their

HP community continues to grow,

supremely satisfying night. They’ve

of DJ Aamyko being the perfect

third year. They’ve also teamed up with

with a membership of over 66k men

also been busy getting involved in

soundtrack to their weekly live XXX

Metro GMI Partnership, launching a

internationally, all eager to get in on the

more dance and entertainment events,

shows. Then when Sunday evening

partnership to coincide with National

action when they’re in London.

joining in the fun with Sex Circus along

rolls around, it’s time for underwear

HIV Testing Week, with conﬁdential

From early on they sketched out their

with The Hoist. Keeping that traditional

fetish party NBN (Nearly Bollock

‘on the spot’ tests in a positive

priorities when it came to forming a

Vauxhall clubbing vibe going by getting

Naked) to join in on the fun.

environment.

community: people, conﬁdence and

guys dancing, drinking and socialising

To mark this momentous occasion,

growth. A Jamie HP event is all about

along with watching hot guys put on a

they’re throwing an all-out 3rd

creating a positive environment where

hot and sweaty performance.

Birthday Bash. Taking over the dark

15th November at Union Nightclub

folks can come and socialise, up their

Of course, you can’t talk Jamie HP

dance ﬂoors and cruising spaces of

(Read Entrance), 66 Goding Street,

self-esteem and expand their network

without mentioning their two staple

Union Nightclub, Jamie HP will be

Vauxhall SE11 5AW. 10pm – 4am.

of like-minded guys who are into what

weekly parties which continue to grow

welcoming smoking hot gay porn

Members £16, guests £18.

Jamie HP was born in back in 2016, when London’s fetish scene was calling out for something new to re-

energise it. Armed with their experience

they’re into. Giving an alternative to the hook-up apps, which can often be very disappointing, Jamie jumped at the chance to bring the fetish scene back together and re-imagining the concept of a gay sex party. They’ve broadened the boundaries and made fetish events more accessible to younger guys who are curious to get involved in the scene, though still keeping fetish event regulars happy. Every year, they throw over 180 parties and events. Each of their events draws in guys from across the gay community, from curious young lads to horny regulars who are more than familiar with the fetish scene. Parties like the H-Partyboy’s Pool Party and Sports Party are perfect for curious types looking to dip their toes in the sex party scene. Taking over the Covent Garden Health Spa, their Pool Parties are fun and laid back monthly get together where you’re asked to leave your attitude at the door. The returning Sports Party gives guys a chance to get into their sports gear and meet other lads into getting down to it in their footy kits or wrestling singlets. But don’t be mistaken, they’re still catering for the more hardcore fetish lads out there, most notably with their monthly Horse Fair which is undeniable the most intense underground clubbing experience London has to

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Jamie HP’s 3rd Birthday is on Friday,

Cabaret.

Drag Race UK: Shantay You Can Stay, Dear. By Jason Reid

I’ve been putting off writing about Drag Race UK, not because I’m apathetic towards it but because I had a sense there would be wall-to-wall articles from people who are miraculously all of a sudden experts on drag, and I wasn’t wrong. So far that reason - and because I’m enjoying this ﬁrst season so far - here I am with my thoughts.

BBC / World of Wonder

First off, the girls are all beautiful, talented and brave. Some of them are very

stages of pubs and clubs to the largest broadcaster in the world. Incredible, and

familiar to me, going back almost a decade, and I’ve sat on judging panels

wonderful. As Baga would say: “That’s what you call campness, dear.”

in front of them admiring their work. I think we can all agree that we’re proud of what they’re achieving right now and how positively they’re representing

Following the girl band episode - which by the way is deﬁnitely one of THE best

LGBTQ+ cabaret, in spite of our respective reservations about the show.

episodes of any Drag Race ever - the Frock Destroyers (Baga, Blu, Divina) made history by being the ﬁrst drag group to score a UK chart hit. It was sitting at

Because I didn’t set my expectations high I’ve been pleasantly surprised at how

number 3 in the iTunes chart at one point. This is a major milestone for UK drag,

many standout moments there have been: the beautiful bond between Sum Ting

and the show. Could it be that Drag Race UK is already being received better

Wong and Vinegar Strokes (both should have remained in the competition longer;

than its US counterpart, or is this just the honeymoon period? Expectations will

Vinegar brought so much heart), Divina De Campo nailing every single runway

now be higher than ever for future seasons.

look, The Vivienne as Donald Trump and Pete Burns, “take it to the hodgepodge, hodgepodge”, Sum Ting as HRH The Queen on an actual stamp, Jade Thirlwall

Amongst all the challenges and successes, it’s worth noting the social issues

as a judge, “overconﬁdence is not cute”, Baga Chipz in Downtown Draggy,

that the show has touched upon. Many of which have been articulated rather

“who put 50p in Cheryl”, Divina’s maniacal laugh, The Vivienne’s veneerers, Sir

beautifully by Divina De Campo. Maybe we should just make Divina Prime

David Attenborough in Snatch Game (!!), Baga dropping a dramatic ‘dear’ into

Minister and not bother with all this general election nonsense? The segments

conversations, Cheryl casually wearing her wigs in the workroom in boy mode,

about section 28 and growing up gay ‘back in the day’ hit home with me,

Crystal using an angle grinder on her crotch as Geri looked on like a horriﬁed Daily

and I’m glad they were spoken about to a large audience because straight

Mail reader from the shires and THE FROCK DESTROYERS!

people and young LGBTQ+ people need to hear it. And those that do know, mustn’t forget because the mistakes of the past can quite easily be replicated

But my absolute favourite (comedy) moments have been RuPaul trying to

through complacency...and letting the country slip into the hands of a far-right

decipher the British slang - the bemused expressions as Cheryl talks about

government for ﬁve more years.

shitting her knickers or something. The thing is, they seem to think us Brits drink tea 24/7, talk exclusively in Cockney rhyming slang and curtsy to Her Maj when

Drag Race UK has proven its critics wrong. It’s a huge hit, but it’s far from

in fact we obsess over the Cock Destroyers, swear like troopers and are now

perfect as a representation of LGBTQ+ UK drag in 2019.

teaching the world what camp really is. The foundations have now been laid and I hope they decide to listen to us who When the show was ﬁrst announced many people were concerned

work in this great industry and open the show up to everyone, no matter how they

that it would be lacking in British ﬂair. But it’s transpired to be quite the

identify. Coming off the back of such a successful ﬁrst season would be the ideal

opposite. Quintessential bawdy British humour has shone throughout. These

time for RuPaul to make history again and show that she truly stands with everyone

big characters have taken their ﬁnely crafted gay wit and sensibilities from the

in the LGBTQ+ community. Then the sky will be the limit for Drag Race UK.

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Quote of the season: “Your belief is your belief, my existence is my reality” - Divina De Campo

Your guide to the week’s best bar, club & cabaret events in London 6th - 13th Nov

musts

WEDNESDAY 6TH NOVEMBER

and maybes

Penny’s Play Your Cards Right from

doubles for singles until 11pm.

7NW. Local gay bar in East London’s

8:30pm.

RuPaul’s Drag Race UK Viewing

Limehouse.

Cabaret Roulette at Royal Vauxhall

The Light Lounge: 1 Newport Place,

Party at CIRCA: The Club at

Circa: 62 Frith Street, Soho, W1. 4pm-

Tavern: 372 Kennington Lane,

WC2H 7JR. 5pm-11:30pm. Enjoy the

Hungerford House, Victoria

4am. Thursdays are the new Fridays

Vauxhall, SE11 5HY. 8pm – midnight.

beautiful environment and artwork

Embankment, WC2N 6PA. From 7pm.

at Soho’s intimate bar/club spot with

Tickets £15. Dealer’s choice! Cabaret

with some beats in the background

Tickets £8 hosted by Baga Chipz with

the most amazing DJ booth in town.

Roulette returns to the tavern. With

and award winning cocktails in hand.

performances and free cocktail on

Admiral Duncan: 54 Old Compton

Crayola, Kiki Mellek, Onyx, Mysti Vine

Circa: 62 Frith Street, Soho, W1D

arrival.

Street, W1D 4UD. Fab gay boozer in

and Miss Oopsie Ooohh.

3JN. Open ‘til 1am. Soho’s intimate

RuPaul’s Drag Race UK Screening

the heart of Soho. Tonight: Throwback

Non Binary Cabaret – 5th Birthday

but packed-out bar/club spot with the

at Two Brewers: 114 Clapham High

Thursday with Sandra from 9:30pm.

at The Glory: 281 Kingsland Road,

most amazing DJ booth in town.

Street, SW4 7UJ. 7pm – 9pm. The

Village: 81 Wardour Street, W1V

E2 8AS. Doors 5pm, show at 7pm.

George & Dragon: 2 Blackheath Hill,

British reality drag show spin-off

3TG, 5pm-2am. Happy hour 5-9pm,

Tickets £8/£10, £12 OTD. Wotever

SE10. 4pm – 4am. Free entry before

hits the big screens at 7pm, hosted

followed by DJ action, with a swanky

World presents Non Binary Cabaret

11pm. Greenwich’s raucous, fun

by Tia Koﬁ and Gothy Ken Doll.

glittering cocktail lounge upstairs.

5th Birthday Celebrations. Non Binary

gay boozer. Tonight: Kevin Walsh’s

FOLLOWED BY Queerstravaganza

Ku Bar: 30 Lisle St, WC2H 7BA. 12pm

Cabaret is a place for performers to

Karaoke.

7pm – midnight. Free. Queer short

– 11:30pm. The walls of ﬂat screen

tell their individual stories.

The Old Ship: 17 Barnes Street,

ﬁlms, spectacular cabaret and DJs.

TV’s play nonstop chart-topping

Quiz Night with Sum Ting Wong

Limehouse, E14 7NW. Quiz from

FOLLOWED BY Thursday Club 5pm

music videos, whilst behind the bar,

& Tia Koﬁ at Two Brewers: 114

9.30pm. Local gay bar in East

– 3am. Heart and soul on stage at

the KU boys are a visual themselves.

Clapham High Street, SW4 7UJ.

London’s Limehouse.

midnight.

The Light Lounge: 1 Newport Place,

8:30pm – 10pm. A quiz, plus drag

City Of Quebec: 12 Old Quebec

G-A-Y Porn Idol at G-A-Y Heaven:

WC2H 7JR. 5pm-11:30pm. Bartenders

fun. £1 to enter, win £50 bar tab and

Street, Marylebone W1H 7AF. 11am –

Villiers Street, WC2N 6NG. 10pm –

mix up a blend of the classics and

rollover cash.

2am. Free Entry. London’s oldest gay

5am. Amateur strip night with £100

some bespoke seasonal creations,

Klub 30 Lisle Street, Leicester Square

bar, serving pizzas until 10pm.

prize money with special guest

while there’s also plenty for fans of

WC2H 7BA. 10pm – 3am. £5 entry.

King’s Head Theatre: 115 Upper

celebrity judges Shea Coulee. To

premium beers, wines and spirits to

Bombshell night! A drag fash mag

Street, Angel N1 1QN. A Prayer For

enter, email info@g-a-y.co.uk.

get stuck into.

slag explosion! Gird your loins!

Wings 7pm. A rare chance to see

CLUBS & EVENTS

City Of Quebec: 12 Old Quebec BARS & CABARET & THEATRE

Street, Marylebone W1H 7AF. 11am –

screen director Sean Mathias revive

Student Takeover at CMYK Bar:

3am. Free Entry. London’s oldest gay

Lip Sync For Your Life at Freedom

his award-winning play. Jerker

105-109 The Broadway, Wimbledon

bar, Karaoke from 9pm in the main

Bar: 60-66 Wardour Street, Soho,

8:45pm. A pornographic elegy and

SW19 1QC. Party at 9pm, Drag Race

bar. WITH Overtures Piano Bar. 8pm.

W1F 0TA. Club doors 11pm. Free.

a hymn to the queer men of San

Screening at 7pm and Lip Sync Battle

For lovers of all things West End, sing

With Crystal Lubrikunt. Pucker up

Francisco in twenty telephone calls –

at 11pm. £3 entry. Every Thursday

along to our favourite show tunes

show Crystal what you’ve got and you

many of them dirty.

with Monroe Adams. Happy hour

around the piano.

prices all night.

King’s Head Theatre: 115 Upper

BJ’s White Swan: 556 Commercial

Street, Angel N1 1QN. A Prayer For

Road, E14 7JD. 8pm – 2am. Free

Wings 7pm. A rare chance to see

internationally renowned stage & BARS & CABARET & THEATRE

could win a £50 bar tab to enjoy on THURSDAY 7TH NOVEMBER

the night!

CLUBS & EVENTS

Eagle London: 349 Kennington Lane SE11 5QY. 8pm – 2am. Free Entry.

LADS at Royal Vauxhall Tavern:

entry. One of East London’s most

internationally renowned stage &

Beer garden and pool table and £3 on

372 Kennington Lane, Vauxhall,

established and best-known gay

screen director Sean Mathias revive

selected pints and doubles for singles

SE11 5HY. 7pm – midnight. Tickets

watering holes.

his award-winning play. Jerker

until 11pm.

£15. Created by three award-winning

George & Dragon: 2 Blackheath Hill,

8:45pm. A pornographic elegy and

CMYK Bar: 105-109 The Broadway,

international female artists: Lolo

SE10. 4pm – 4am. Free entry before

a hymn to the queer men of San

Wimbledon SW19 1QC. Wimbledon’s

Brow, Lilly Snatchdragon and Scarlett

11pm. Greenwich’s raucous, fun gay

Francisco in twenty telephone calls –

ﬁrst ever gay bar, serving a swanky

O’Hora. Stop, shout and dnace on the

boozer. Tonight: The Duchess’s Drag

many of them dirty.

yet relaxed vibe. On Wednesday, we

patriarchy’s grave.

Factory and Drag Race UK viewing

wear pink. Live DJs and games.

RuPaul’s Drag Race UK Screening

party.

Ku Bar: 30 Lisle Street, Leicester

at The Glory: 281 Kingsland Road,

G-A-Y Bar: 30 Old Compton Street,

Square WC2H 7BA. 12pm – 11:30pm.

E2 8AS. Doors 5pm, screening 8pm.

12pm – midnight. Free entry. Popular

Eurofest at Royal Vauxhall Tavern:

As always open as early as 12pm KU

Free. Meet likeminded Drag Race

pop music bar with non-stop hits on

372 Kennington Lane, Vauxhall, SE11

is a vibrant environment for chatting

fanatics – work your way through our

the video screens and frenetic, fun

5HY. 7pm – 3am. Tickets £10. The

and mingling.

cocktail menu and bop about to some

vibes!

UK’s biggest Eurovision and schlager

Admiral Duncan: 54 Old Compton

tunes.

Halfway To Heaven: 7 Duncannon

club night is back. This week they

Street, W1D 4UD. Fab gay boozer

RuPaul’s Drag Race UK Screening

Street, WC2N 4JF. Midday – midnight.

welcome the “people’s choice” of

in the heart of Soho. Tonight: Tanya

at Eagle London: 349 Kennington

Free entry. Fun boozer slap bang

Eurovision 2019, KEiiNO.

Hyde or Mrs Moore at 9pm.

Lane SE11 5QY. 6pm – 2am. Free

in the middle of London! Tonight:

Slav 4 U at The Glory: 281

Halfway To Heaven: 7 Duncannon

Entry. Free screening hosted by

RuPaul’s Drag Race UK screening

Kingsland Road, Haggerston E2

Street, WC2N 4JF. Midday – midnight.

Poppycock. Followed by Throwback

from 7pm and Karaoke with Kevin

8AS. Doors 7pm, show 8pm. Tickets

Free entry. Fun boozer slap bang in

Thursday! Deejays play disco, pop

Walsh.

£10/£12/£13.50. Polish Themed

the middle of London! Tonight: Miss

& house. £3 on selected pints and

The Old Ship: 17 Barnes Street, E14

Cabaret Show. Celebrating Polish

FRIDAY 8TH NOVEMBER CLUBS & EVENTS

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QX Cabaret Awards Catch Up: Bar Wotever By Jason Reid Cabaret devotees will be happy to read that we WILL be bringing the QX Cabaret Awards back for 2020. To tide us over, I’ll be catching up with the class of 2019 in the coming weeks. Starting with the winners of Best Ongoing Cabaret, Bar Wotever, and their manager and curator Lysander Dove... Hello Lysander, how’s it all going at London’s current Best Ongoing

us and we always hope

Cabaret night?

to provide a welcoming

Bar Wotever is doing wonderfully, thank you! We’ve had a great October

space for all, plus to

celebrating Black History Month and our audiences continue to be as lovely as

put on an entertaining

ever.

and eclectic show every week.

How did you feel when Bar Wotever was announced as the winner? We were all so thrilled to win Best Ongoing Cabaret. After almost 15 years of

What’s coming up at Bar Wotever?

weekly shows, it meant so much to everyone who has ever been involved with

We have some rather fantastic shows shows lined up for the rest of the year,

us. The congratulations from various folks are also very much appreciated.

including a very exciting dance special, Queerlesque showcases and our supertalented resident performers featuring a lot, so keep an eye on our Facebook

It’s a real family affair, isn’t it?

event page! In January, we’ll be welcoming back some of our favourite hosts,

We are very much a family affair at Bar Wotever, from crew, resident performers,

such as Travis Alabanza and Mark Anthony, and then in March we’ll celebrate

guest performers and DJs. It’s important to us to have that feeling, and we hope

our 15th birthday with special shows and hosts each week that represent Bar

it generates out to our audiences. Our LGBTIQ+ community means so much to

Wotever’s rich history.

Bar Wotever is every Tuesday at the Royal Vauxhall Tavern, 372 Kennington Lane, London SE11 5HY.

F U L L L I S T I N G S AVA I L A B L E AT W W W.Q X M AG A Z I N E .C O M pop divas and P-Ppop drag queens.

Circa: 62 Frith Street, Soho, W1D

Vauxhall, SE11 5QY. 9pm – 4am. £4

FOLLOWED BY TROUBLE with

3JN. 4pm-1am. Soho’s intimate but

advanced entry. Free before 10pm, £6

Cassandra Doors 5pm, 10pm – 2am.

packed-out bar/club spot.

after. Delicious pop and dance music

Free before 10pm. £6 after. A coalition

Halfway To Heaven: 7 Duncannon

anthems. If you can sing and dance

of chaos as Cassandra struts the

Street, WC2N 4JF. Midday – 3am.

along to it, they will be playing it.

stage to the sounds of John Sizzle

Free entry. Fun boozer slap bang in

Miss Penny’s Birthday Party at

and Jon Arnold for a 2-ﬂoor dance

the middle of London! Tonight: Myra

Two Brewers: 114 Clapham High

party.

Dubois at 8pm and Scotland’s ﬁnest

Street, SW4 7UJ. 5pm – 4am. Show at

Carpet Burn – Spreadable at

export Mary Mac at 10pm.

11:30pm. Free before 10pm, £8 after.

The Eagle: 349 Kennington Lane,

Admiral Duncan: 54 Old Compton

It’s Miss Penny’s birthday bash and

Vauxhall, SE11 5QY. 8pm – 4am. Free

Street, W1D 4UD. Fab gay boozer in

you’re all invited.

before 10pm, £5 after. Pop. House.

the heart of Soho. Tonight: Mary Mac

G-A-Y Heaven: Villiers Street,

Dance. Bang and feel the Burn. With

from 8pm and rotating cabaret at 9pm

WC2N 6NG. 10pm – 5am. £1 entry

DJs Chris De Lurpak and Chaka

and 10pm.

wristbands available from G-A-Y

Khan’t. £3 on selected pints and

George and Dragon: 2 Blackheath

Bar. London’s biggest and gayest

doubles for singles until 11pm.

Hill, SE10. 4pm-4am, free entry before

club, playing commercial pop hits

Mary Mac: Birthday Extravaganza

11pm. Raucous late-night cabaret pub

until the early hours.

at The Two Brewers: 114 Clapham

in Greenwich. Tonight: Dave Lynn.

Klub: 30 Lisle St, WC2H 7BA. 10pm

High Street, SW4 7UJ. 5pm – 4am.

Ku Bar: 30 Lisle St, WC2H 7BA.

-3am. £5 entry before 11pm. £8 after.

Free before 10pm, £7 after. Show at

12pm – 11:30pm. Music all day long,

DJs from 10pm all the way through

10:30pm. Tartan queen Mary Mac

multiple DJs from 9pm and Topless

3am. Pop and commercial tunes

celebrates her birthday with Sandra

bartenders from 10pm.

mixed with the best beats!

and Miss Jason.

City Of Quebec: 12 Old Quebec

Beyond at Protocol: 6A South

Klub 10pm – 3am. £5 entry before

Street, Marylebone W1H 7AF. 11am –

Lambeth Place, SW8 1SP. 4am –

11pm, £8 after. The LGBTQ dungeons

3am. Free Entry. London’s oldest gay

10am. All night. Hard-hitting partying

of central London! Low-lit.

bar. Happy hour from 4pm – 6pm, 3

at London’s most notorious Saturday

Camp Attack at G-A-Y Heaven:

for 2 gins. The latest music to dance

night/Sunday morning after hours

Villiers Street, WC2N 6NG. 11pm –

to until the early hours. TONIGHT:

destination.

4am. £1 entry wristbands available

Sandra. WITH Overtures Piano Bar.

Power House at CIRCA: The Club

from G-A-Y Bar. Four rooms of music

8pm. £5 Entry. Take centre stage and

at Hungerford House, Victoria

at the UK’s most famous gay venue,

sing your heart out with the biggest

Embankment, WC2N 6PA. 10pm -

with music videos, drag and 80s, 90s

hits from west end musicals.

4am. £10, £5 concession wristbands

and 00s hits.

CMYK Bar: 105-109 The Broadway,

from Circa Soho. Saturday night all-

YASS! Party at CIRCA: The Club

Wimbledon SW19 1QC. Wimbledon’s

out rager takes over the mirror walls of

at Hungerford House, Victoria

ﬁrst ever gay bar, serving a swanky

Circa the Club.

Embankment, WC2N 6PA, 10pm-

yet relaxed vibe.

The WayOut Club with Mandy Gap

4am, concession wristbands from

King’s Head Theatre: 115 Upper

at The Minories: 64-73 Minories,

Circa Soho. The best of Pop & Hosue

Street, Angel N1 1QN. A Prayer For

Tower Hill EC3N 2HT. 9pm – 3am.

directly from Spain from DJs James

Wings 7pm. A rare chance to see

£10/£7 before 11pm, £12 after.

Lee Dawkins, Ari Korrales and Peter

internationally renowned stage &

An evening for London’s trans folk

Darling.

screen director Sean Mathias revive

featuring a sensational crop of trans

A:M Afterhours at Protocol: 6A

his award-winning play. Jerker

and drag performers. This week

South Lambeth Place, SW8 1SP. 1am

8:45pm. A pornographic elegy and

celebrating the talents of Mandy Gap.

– 10am. £8 before 6am with ﬂyer/

a hymn to the queer men of San

TFN at Covent Garden Health Spa:

concession. all night. Hard-hitting

Francisco in twenty telephone calls –

29 Endell Street, Covent Garden

partying at London’s most notorious

many of them dirty.

WC2H 9BA. 9pm – 2am. Entry £16 includes ﬁrst drink and coat check.

Friday night/Saturday morning after hours destination. Line Up: Fabio Luigi, Dave Hunt, Darren Bewsher, Nik

CLUBS & EVENTS

Saturday night’s biggest naked bash taking over the gorgeous central London spa.

Denton and Yvette Lindquist.

Duckie at The Royal Vauxhall

Soho Sound Session at Freedom

Tavern: 372 Kennington Lane,

Bar: 60-66 Wardour Street, Soho,

Vauxhall, SE11 5HY. 9pm – 4am. £5

W1F 0TA, 4pm-3am, £5 After 10pm.

before 10:30pm, £8 after. Duckie’s

CMYK Bar: 105-109 The Broadway,

Swanky, sexy cocktail destination in

ﬂag ship rock ‘n’ roll honky tonk.

Wimbledon SW19 1QC. Wimbledon’s

the heart of Soho.

Queer heritage, performance art and

ﬁrst ever gay bar, serving a swanky

honky-tonk, every Saturday for twenty

yet relaxed vibe.

one ﬂippin’ years.

The Old Ship: 17 Barnes Street,

The Light Lounge: 1 Newport Place,

Anxious and Dangerous at The

Limehouse, E14 7NW. 8pm-12am.

WC2H 7JR. 5pm-12am. Enjoy the Ku

Glory: 281 Kingsland Road, E2 8AS.

Free. Local gay bar in East London’s

Group’s newest venue; a boutique

Doors 5pm, show 7:30pm. £15 tickets.

Limehouse. Tonight: Chanel No.5

cocktail bar. 2-4-1 cocktails 5-8pm

Nadya Ginsburg, the woman of a

from 9:30pm.

Wednesday to Saturday.

thousand voices, lands in London.

Halfway To Heaven: 7 Duncannon

Bridge Bar: 8 Voltaire Road, SW8

Queer-centric, female midlife crisis

Street, WC2N 4JF. Midday – 3am.

6DH, 4pm-12am. Free. Snug gay bar

with special guests Madonna and

Free entry. Fun boozer slap bang in

in a railway arch, offering cocktails,

Cher. FOLLOWED BY Glory Lates

the middle of London! Tonight: Mrs

wines and light meals, plus outdoor

with Leah Shelton 9pm – 2am. Free

Moore at 4pm, Rose Garden at 5pm,

seating.

before 10pm, £8 after. Saturday

Miss Penny at 8pm and The Vixens

Old Ship: 17 Barnes Street,

night rager featuring Australian

10pm.

Limehouse, E14 7NW. 8pm-12am.

performance artist Leah Shelton.

The Light Lounge: 1 Newport Place,

Free. Local gay bar in East London’s

Cheer Up Presents: Popalicious at

WC2H 7JR. 5pm- Midnight. A chilled

Limehouse.

Eagle London: 349 Kennington Lane,

classy but sassy afternoon followed

BARS & CABARET & THEATRE

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SATURDAY 9TH NOVEMBER

BARS & CABARET & THEATRE

F U L L L I S T I N G S AVA I L A B L E AT W W W.Q X M AG A Z I N E .C O M by top DJs every Friday and Saturday,

Klub: 30 Lisle St, WC2H 7BA. 10pm

yet relaxed vibe.

– 3am. Free. West End Performers

9pm-12am.

-3am. Free entry. DJ Lloyd on the

City Of Quebec: 12 Old Quebec

take to the stage to entertain their

Admiral Duncan: 54 Old Compton

decks with the best and party faves.

Street, Marylebone W1H 7AF. 11am –

peers.

Street, W1D 4UD. Fab gay boozer in

The Power of Four at Two Brewers:

2am. Free Entry. London’s oldest gay

Klub: 30 Lisle St, WC2H 7BA. 10pm

the heart of Soho. Tonight: Cabaret

114 Clapham High Street, SW4 7UJ.

bar. Happy hour from 4pm – 6pm, 3

-3am. Free entry. In the hidden gem

with Wilma Ballsdrop from 8pm.

5pm – 2am. Free before 8pm, £5

for 2 gins. The latest music to dance

under KU Bar’s ground ﬂoor, DJ Raul

Circa: 62 Frith Street, Soho, W1D

after. Cabaret marathon with four of

to until the early hours.

Villa’s pop mixing sets for a perfect

3JN. 1pm – 1am. Stylish gay bar with

London’s favourite acts. With Myra

King’s Head Theatre: 115 Upper

start of the week.

leather seats, exposed brick walls and

DuBois, Miss Jason, Mary Mac and

Street, Angel N1 1QN. A Prayer For

a huge, glittering disco ball DJ booth.

Sandra. DJ Demon with camp pop

Wings 3pm. A rare chance to see

George and Dragon: 2 Blackheath

and chart hits.

internationally renowned stage &

Old Ship: 17 Barnes Street,

Hill, SE10. 8pm-4am, free entry before

JOXXX at Bunker Bar: 217 City Road,

screen director Sean Mathias revive

Limehouse, E14 7NW. 8pm-12am.

11pm. Greenwich cabaret and club

Shoreditch EC1V 1JN. 6pm – 1am.

his award-winning play. Jerker

Cabaret at 8pm. Free. Local gay bar in

joint. Tonight: Mary Mac.

£10 entry includes free drink and bag

4:45pm. A pornographic elegy and

East London’s Limehouse.

Ku Bar: 30 Lisle St, WC2H 7BA. 12pm

check. Sunday afternoons hottest

a hymn to the queer men of San

Comptons of Soho: 51-53 Old

– 11:30pm. Free entry in a central

cruise party, now open from 6pm -

Francisco in twenty telephone calls

Compton Street, Soho, W1D 6HN.

London venue on a Friday - hooray!

1am! Dresscode: jocks, underwear,

– many of them dirty. Clouds 7pm.

3pm-11.30pm. Happy hour 5pm till

Village: 81 Wardour Street, W1V

sportshorts, singlets or naked!

Amidst the ﬂock of pioneers ﬁghting

close!

3TG, 5pm-3am. One of Soho’s most

SBN & NBN at Union NIghtclub:

to rule the skies, Winifred Baxter

Ku Bar: 30 Lisle St, WC2H 7BA.

notorious drinking spots!

66 Albert Embankment, Vauxhall

is determined to become the ﬁrst

12pm – 11:30pm. Non-stop music and

City Of Quebec: 12 Old Quebec

SE1 7TW. SBN 2pm – 10pm. SBN

Englishwoman to enter an air race.

videos in our screens.

Street, Marylebone W1H 7AF. 12pm

Members £15, guests £18. Includes

– 3am. Free Entry. 90’s disco from

ﬁrst drink and coat check. Naked

9pm. Tonight: Vinegar Strokes. WITH

cruise party with a special XXX

Overtures Piano Bar. 8pm. £5 Entry.

performance from Leo Rex and

The Bingo Show at The Royal

Soho. Sum Ting Wong’s Karaoke

Life is a Cabaret, come and sing

Gabriel Phoenix. FOLLOWED BY NBN

Vauxhall Tavern: Royal Vauxhall

Showdown form 7pm.

along to musical numbers from the

at 6pm- 10pm. Join the fun in your

Tavern, 372 Kennington Lane,

Halfway To Heaven: 7 Duncannon

greatest shows from Broadway.

pants or jock for the last 4 hours.

SE11 5HY. 7pm – midnight. Free. A

Street, WC2N 4JF. Midday – 3am.

bing-cabaret evening of mayhem

Free entry. Fun boozer slap bang in

by Timberlina with cutie Neil Prince

the middle of London! Tonight: Early

King’s Head Theatre: 115 Upper Street, Angel N1 1QN. A Prayer For

BARS & CABARET & THEATRE

Admiral Duncan: 54 Old Compton MONDAY 11TH NOVEMBER CLUBS & EVENTS

Street, W1D 4UD. Raucous old school gay watering hole in the heart of

Wings 7pm. A rare chance to see

Old Ship: 17 Barnes Street,

behind the deck. Songs, rants,

Doors cabaret from Passionella from

internationally renowned stage &

Limehouse, E14 7NW. 8pm-12am.

banter and a Cher doll.

8:30pm.

screen director Sean Mathias revive

Cabaret at 8pm. Free. Local gay bar

The Gold Rush at The Glory: 281

Village: 81 Wardour Street, W1V 3TG,

his award-winning play. Jerker

in East London’s Limehouse. Tonight:

Kingsland Road, E2 8AS. 7pm –

5pm-1am. Happy hour 5-9pm with half

8:45pm. A pornographic elegy and

Tiffaney Wells from 9:30pm.

11pm. £5 entry. The super-popular

price cocktails.

a hymn to the queer men of San

Ku Bar: 30 Lisle St, WC2H 7BA. 12pm

Monday night drag contest is back

CMYK Bar: 105-109 The Broadway,

Francisco in twenty telephone calls –

– 11:30pm. The nice hangout place

for a third season! Hosted by Taylor

Wimbledon SW19 1QC. Wimbledon’s

many of them dirty.

to be - best place for hangovers! Soft

Trash.

ﬁrst ever gay bar, serving a swanky

Above the Stag Theatre: 72 Albert

drinks and light alcoholic beverages

Mrs Moore’s Rock N Roll Bingo

yet relaxed vibe.

Embankment, Vauxhall SE1 7TP. Stop

for the Saturday-night fevered ones,

at Two Brewers: 114 Clapham

City Of Quebec: 12 Old Quebec

Kiss 7:45pm. After Callie meets Sara,

unlimited drink options for the rest.

High Street, SW4 7UJ. 5pm – 2am.

Street, Marylebone W1H 7AF. 11am –

the two unexpectedly fall in love. Their

G-A-Y Bar: 30 Old Compton Street,

Madcap bingo from Mrs Moore.

2am. Free Entry. London’s oldest gay

ﬁrst kiss provokes a violent attack that

12pm – midnight. Free entry. Popular

Kinky Kabaret at Freedom: 60-66

bar, Happy Hour drinks 4pm-6pm,

transforms their lives in a way they

pop music bar with non-stop hits on

Wardour St, London W1F 0TA. 11pm

and 3 for 2 Summer Gins all day.

could never anticipate.

the video screens and frenetic, fun vibes!

SUNDAY 10TH NOVEMBER CLUBS & EVENTS

George & Dragon, 2 Blackheath Hill, SE10 8DE 4pm – 2am. Free. SUPER

Sunday Social Presents - Queens

SUNDAY with Miss Jason, Tony

of Cabaret at The Royal Vauxhall

Sinclair and Tanya Hyde.

Tavern: 372 Kennington Lane, SE11

Admiral Duncan: 54 Old Compton

5HY. 4pm - 10:30pm. Members £5,

Street, W1D 4UD. Fab gay boozer in

guests £7. A hangover session of

the heart of Soho. Tonight: Chipz for

cabaret and shaking your caboose,

Tea with Baga Chipz from 8:30pm.

this week brought to you by Charlie

Halfway To Heaven: 7 Duncannon

Hides and DJs Simon Le Vans and

Street, WC2N 4JF. Midday – 11pm.

Phil Marriott.

Free entry. Fun boozer slap bang in

Princess Julia LOVES… Ratty Bye

the middle of London! Tonight: CK

Bye at The Glory: 281 Kingsland

Remembrance Sunday with Crystal

Road, E2 8AS. Doors 1pm, show 7pm.

d’Canter and Kelly Mild with special

Sunday night salon with East London

guest Delighted Tobehere.

royalty Princess Julia. This week with

Circa: 62 Frith Street, Soho, W1D

guest performance from fab resident

3JN. 1pm-1am. Soho’s intimate but

Kevin Le Grand.

packed-out bar/club spot with the

Horse Meat Disco – 16 th Birthday

most amazing DJ booth in town.

at The Eagle: 349 Kennington Lane,

Village: 81 Wardour Street, W1V 3TG,

Vauxhall, SE11 5QY. 8pm – 3am. £6.

5pm-1am. Happy hour 5pm-9pm with

Underground, queer Sunday night

half price cocktails.

disco with resident DJs Jim Stanton,

CMYK Bar: 105-109 The Broadway,

James Hillard, Luke Howard. With a

Wimbledon SW19 1QC. Wimbledon’s

special guest TBA.

ﬁrst ever gay bar, serving a swanky

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F U L L L I S T I N G S AVA I L A B L E AT W W W.Q X M AG A Z I N E .C O M King's Head Theatre Wednesday

Halfway To Heaven: 7 Duncannon

Miss Scarlett Fever at Freedom:

Street, WC2N 4JF. Midday – 3am.

60-66 Wardour St, London W1F 0TA.

Free entry. Fun boozer slap bang in

11pm – 3am. Free. She’s Red Hot and

the middle of London! Tonight: Tanya

Fabulous with the voice of an angel

Hyde from 9pm.

and humour from the devil. Drag,

Admiral Duncan: 54 Old Compton

song and dance!

Street, W1D 4UD. Raucous old school gay watering hole in the heart of

BARS & CABARET & THEATRE

Soho. Tonight: See You Next Tuesday

The Glory: 281 Kingsland Road, E2

with Martha d’Arthur from 9pm.

8AS. 5pm – midnight. Convivial gay

The Old Ship: 17 Barnes Street,

super-pub, East London drag mecca.

Limehouse, E14 7NW. 9.30pm. Local

CMYK Bar: 105-109 The Broadway,

gay bar in East London’s Limehouse.

Wimbledon SW19 1QC. Wimbledon’s

Happy Hour deals 8pm – 11pm.

ﬁrst ever gay bar, serving a swanky

King’s Head Theatre: 115 Upper

with non-stop music mixing from

CMYK Bar: 105-109 The Broadway,

yet relaxed vibe. On Wednesday, we

Street, Angel N1 1QN. Clouds 7pm.

the best female DJs in London’s gay

Wimbledon SW19 1QC. Wimbledon’s

wear pink. Live DJs and games.

Amidst the ﬂock of pioneers ﬁghting

scene.

ﬁrst ever gay bar, serving a swanky

Ku Bar: 30 Lisle Street, Leicester

yet relaxed vibe.

Square WC2H 7BA. 12pm – 11:30pm.

BARS & CABARET & THEATRE

Village: 81 Wardour Street, Soho,

As always open as early as 12pm KU

Eagle London: 349 Kennington Lane,

W1V 3TG, 5pm-1am. Happy hour

is a vibrant environment for chatting

Vauxhall, SE11 5QY. 6pm – 2am. Free.

5pm-9pm with half price cocktails.

and mingling.

Eagle Tuesday. Pool table and beer

City Of Quebec: 12 Old Quebec

Admiral Duncan: 54 Old Compton

garden. £3 on selected pints and

Street, Marylebone W1H 7AF. 11am –

Street, W1D 4UD. Fab gay boozer

Bar Wotever at The Royal Vauxhall

doubles for singles until 11pm.

2am. Free Entry. London’s oldest gay

in the heart of Soho. Tonight: Tanya

Tavern: Royal Vauxhall Tavern, 372

G-A-Y Bar: 30 Old Compton Street,

bar. Grab a pizza and enjoy 3 for 2

Hyde or Mrs Moore at 9pm.

Kennington Lane, SE11 5HY. 7pm –

Soho. 12am – 12am. Free entry.

gins all day, Happy Hour 4pm-6pm.

Halfway To Heaven: 7 Duncannon

Midnight. £7/£5 OTD, £6 advanced

Popular pop music bar with non-stop

King’s Head Theatre: 115 Upper

Street, WC2N 4JF. Midday –

tickets. Live music, cabaret, drag,

hits on the video screens and frenetic,

Street, Angel N1 1QN. A Prayer For

midnight. Free entry. Fun boozer

performance art, burlesque and

fun vibes!

Wings 7pm. A rare chance to see

slap bang in the middle of London!

spoken word. Expect the unexpected!

Ku Bar: 30 Lisle St, WC2H 7BA. 12pm

internationally renowned stage &

Tonight: Martha D’Arthur’s One

Werk in Progress Festival at The

– 11:30pm. A KU chilled day setting up

screen director Sean Mathias revive

Armed Wednesdays from 8:30pm.

Glory: 281 Kingsland Road, E2

the mood for lesbian Ruby Tuesdays -

his award-winning play. Jerker

The Light Lounge: 1 Newport Place,

8AS. Pub doors 5pm, show at 8pm.

ladies & their guests.

8:45pm. A pornographic elegy and

WC2H 7JR. 5pm-11:30pm. Enjoy the

Free, donations welcome. Open mic

The Light Lounge: 1 Newport Place,

a hymn to the queer men of San

beautiful environment and artwork

evening for all performance styles and

WC2H 7JR. 5pm-11:30pm. Cocktails,

Francisco in twenty telephone calls –

with some beats in the background

queer artist. Showcasing new queer

wines, beers, spirits. Hidden between

many of them dirty.

and award winning cocktails in hand.

work.

Leicester Square & Chinatown, it’s a

Above the Stag Theatre: 72 Albert

Circa: 62 Frith Street, Soho, W1D

Karaoke with Kevin Walsh at Two

ﬁrst ﬂoor hidden treasure with the feel

Embankment, Vauxhall SE1 7TP.

3JN. Open ‘til 1am. Soho’s intimate

to rule the skies, Winifred Baxter is determined to become the ﬁrst Englishwoman to enter an air race. TUESDAY 12TH NOVEMBER CLUBS & EVENTS

Brewers: 114 Clapham High Street,

of an exclusive member’s bar.

Stop Kiss 7:45pm. After Callie

but packed-out bar/club spot with the

SW4 7UJ. 5pm – 2am. Karaoke with

Freedom: 60-66 Wardour Street,

meets Sara, the two unexpectedly

most amazing DJ booth in town.

Kevin Walsh from 10pm.

W1F 0TA. 10pm – 3am. Free entry.

fall in love. Their ﬁrst kiss provokes

George & Dragon: 2 Blackheath Hill,

Klub: 30 Lisle St, WC2H 7BA.

Champagne for you to live out your

a violent attack that transforms

SE10. 4pm – 4am. Free entry before

10pm -3am. £2 entry. Hello RUBY

Pretty Woman fantasy at Soho’s

their lives in a way they could never

11pm. Greenwich’s raucous, fun

TUESDAYS! The Ladies Night to be

glitziest cocktail bar!

anticipate.

gay boozer. Tonight: Kevin Walsh’s Karaoke.

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WEDNESDAY 13TH NOVEMBER

The Old Ship: 17 Barnes Street,

CLUBS & EVENTS

Limehouse, E14 7NW. Quiz from

Drag Graduation Showcase

9.30pm. Local gay bar in East

at Royal Vauxhall Tavern: 372

London’s Limehouse.

Kennington Lane, Vauxhall, SE11

City Of Quebec: 12 Old Quebec

5HY. 7:30pm – midnight. £8 tickets,

Street, Marylebone W1H 7AF. 11am –

limited OTD. The thrilling climax to

2am. Free Entry. London’s oldest gay

the RVT’s Art of Drag course. Meet

bar, serving pizzas until 10pm.

the scintillating talent of the class of

King’s Head Theatre: 115 Upper

2019.

Street, Angel N1 1QN. A Prayer For

The Big Gay Comedy Show at Two

Wings 7pm. A rare chance to see

Brewers: 114 Clapham High Street,

internationally renowned stage &

SW4 7UJ. 7:30pm – 11pm. Free.

screen director Sean Mathias revive

Comedy showcase featuring up-and-

his award-winning play. Jerker

coming comedians “straight” from

8:45pm. A pornographic elegy and

London’s stand-up circuit.

a hymn to the queer men of San

Klub 30 Lisle Street, Leicester

Francisco in twenty telephone calls –

Square WC2H 7BA. 10pm – 3am. £5

many of them dirty.

entry. Bombshell night! A drag fash

Above the Stag Theatre: 72 Albert

mag slag explosion! Gird your loins!

Embankment, Vauxhall SE1 7TP.

Too Latinx, Too Queer at Eagle

Stop Kiss 7:45pm. After Callie

London: 349 Kennington Lane SE11

meets Sara, the two unexpectedly

5QY. 7pm - midnight. Free Entry.

fall in love. Their ﬁrst kiss provokes

Celebrating the Latin LGBTQ+

a violent attack that transforms

community, screening of new

their lives in a way they could never

movies, live cabaret and DJs.

anticipate.

Your guide to the week’s best sex and fetish parties

Get your

rocks off Jamie HP Birthday Friday 15th November Jamie HP are celebrating three years on the fetish scene later this month with an absolute stomper of a birthday party at Vauxhall den of debauchery, Union. They’re making things extra special, with the addition of extra backroom arches, plus their usual state-of-the-art playroom which Jamie created with fetish experts UKRed. Beats will be served by DJ Aamyko, plus there’ll be gyrating gorgeousness from the city’s most notorious gogo boys. Oh and a cast of some of the biggest names in gay porn. Union Nightclub, 66 Goding Street, Vauxhall SE11 5AW. 10pm – 4am. Members £16, guests £18.

WEDNESDAY 6TH NOVEMBER

City Road, Shoreditch EC1V 1JN.

SUNDAY 10TH NOVEMBER

Teds Place: TV/TS/Gay at 305a North

Vault 139: Cruise/Underwear at

BUFF+ 5pm – 10pm. Come as you

Vault 139: Underwear/Cruise at

End Road, Fulham, W14 9NS. 7pm

139b-143 Whitﬁ eld Street, W1T

are, and get yourself some action.

139b-143 Whitﬁeld Street, W1T 5EN.

-midnight. £4, free for TVs/TSs. A

5EN. Cruise, 1pm - 7pm, £9. Get

Strip down or stay in your civvies.

Underwear, 1-7pm, £9. Cruise, 7pm -

horny night in the cruisey basement

social in your civvies. Followed by

Fitladz 10pm – 5am. £5 for members

1am, £9, free drink, cloakroom and re-

club in West London.

Underwear, 7pm - 1am, £9 includes

before 11pm, £10 after. Includes free

entry, just pants b4 7pm, then cruise

Bunker Bar: London Jack-Off Club at

free drink, cloakroom and re-entry.

drink and coat check. Meet other

‘til late. Under 25’s go free.

217 City Road, Shoreditch EC1V 1JN.

Get down to your underwear.

‘str8’ and bi ladz at this special

Teds Place: TV/ TS/ Chill Out at 305a

6pm – 10pm. The Birthday! A night for

Bunker Bar: Buff at 217 City Road,

event from the UK’s no.1 scally, chav

North End Road, Fulham, W14 9NS.

lads into jerking around other guys.

Shoreditch EC1V 1JN. 5pm – 11pm.

& sportsgear party!

7pm - 2am, £3 before 10pm, £5 after A horny night in the cruisey basement

TUESDAY 12TH NOVEMBER

club in West London.

Vault 139: Cruise at 139b-143

Vault 139: Cruise/All or Nothing at

Bunker Bar: BUFF/JOXXX at 217 City

Whitﬁeld Street, W1T 5EN. 1pm - 1am.

Vault 139: Cruise at 139b-143

139b-143 Whitﬁ eld Street, W1T 5EN.

Road, Shoreditch EC1V 1JN. BUFF

£9. Cruising session at this horny hot

Whitﬁ eld Street, W1T 5EN. Cruise,

All or Nothing 7pm – 1am. £9. If

2pm – 6pm. Get naked and get down

spot.

1pm - 7pm, £9. Get social in your

you’re into keeping it on or taking it

to it. JOXXX 6pm – 1am. £10 entry

Teds Place: Underwear & Naked at

civvies. Followed by Stripped 7pm

off. Clothed, underwear or stripped.

includes ﬁrst drink and coat check.

305a North End Road, Fulham, W14

- 1am £9 includes ﬁ rst drink and coat

Ted’s Place: BOLD at 305a North

A Sunday afternoon men-only cruise

9NS. 7pm-12am, entrance £5. Plenty

check. Naked only.

End Road, Fulham, W14 9NS. 6pm -

party, with 3 cruise zones, cabins

of action in the cruise/ darkroom with

Bunker Bar: Buff at 217 City Road,

midnigth. Where clothing is optional.

and glory holes. A naughty afternoon

an relaxed Very friendly atmosphere

Shoreditch EC1V 1JN. 5pm – 11pm.

For the uninhibited.

in your undies or less. Dresscode:

and unpretentious guys.

Members £8. Naked only, strip

Bunker Bar: Boys and Sirs/BUFF+/

Jockstrap, Undies, Sportshorts,

Bunker Bar: ClubCP at 217 City

down and get social with some like-

TRIBE at 217 City Road, Shoreditch

Singlet or Naked.

Road, Shoreditch EC1V 1JN. 5pm –

minded lads.

EC1V 1JN. Boys and Sirs 2pm –

SBN & NBN at Union Nightclub, 66

10pm. Where bad boys head for a

7pm. Have you been a naughty boy?

Albert Embankment, Vauxhall SE1 7TW.

spanking.

Time for Sir to punish you. BUFF+

SBN 2pm – 10pm. The UK’s largest

Vault 139: Cruise at 139b-143

7pm – 10pm. Come as you are, and

naked party this week with XXX live

Whitﬁ eld Street, W1T 5EN. 1pm

get yourself some action. Strip down

show at 5pm. Followed by NBN 6pm –

Vault 139: Cruise/Underwear at

- 1am, £9 includes free drink,

or stay in your civvies. Tribe 10pm

10pm. The underwear fetish party.

139b-143 Whitﬁeld Street, W1T 5EN.

cloakroom and re-entry. Horny cruise

– 5am. Bringing together London’s

spot minutes from the West End.

fetish scene under one roof. Multi-

Ted’s Place: Punishment Block at

room, multi-fetish party.

Vault 139: Cruise/ Stripped at Vault,

7pm - 1am, £9 includes free drink,

305a North End Road, Fulham, W14

TFN at Covent Garden Health Spa,

139b-143 Whitﬁeld Street, W1T 5EN.

cloakroom and re-entry. Get down to

9NS. 7pm – midnight. For men into

29 Endell Street, Covent Garden

Cruise, 1pm - 7pm, £9. Stripped, 7pm

your underwear.

getting their arses spanked, or into

WC2H 9BA. 9pm – 2am. Get totally

- 1am, £9, free drink, cloakroom and

Bunker Bar: Buff at 217 City Road,

spanking. It’s time to be punished.

friggin’ nude at this central London

re-entry, horny cruise session ﬁrst,

Shoreditch EC1V 1JN. 5pm – 11pm.

Bunker Bar: BUFF+/Fitladz at 217

horny rager.

before naked time (except footwear).

Get naked and get down to it.

Get naked and get down to it. SATURDAY 9TH NOVEMBER THURSDAY 7TH NOVEMBER

FRIDAY 8TH NOVEMBER

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Cruise, 1pm - 7pm, £9. Get social in MONDAY 11TH NOVEMBER

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your civvies. Followed by Underwear,

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of age. £13 with QX advert.

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relieving the pressures and stresses

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of modern life. A discreet environment

24 hours Friday – Sunday (closes

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where guests can really unwind.

midnight Sunday). £14 entry,

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£23 weekend pass.

hot crowd with its ambient lighting

Midday – 11:30pm Monday to

and under 25 discounts. There’s even

Saturday, until 10pm on Sunday

a mirrored room! Scintillating.

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Discerning scene musings from the princess of East London

#JUL I A

S AY S By Princess Julia

Up off the beaten track Lobotomy

Revlon, Aisha Mirza, and Gin

Room Dance Party at Fontaine’s,

under the theme ‘The Many Faces

176 Stoke Newington Road. A

Of Safe(r) Spaces’, curated by Erkan

cocktail lounge with a difference with

Affan. Starts at 11.30am ‘til 9.15pm

a real niche selection of rock-a-billy

at Artsadmin, Toynbee Studios, 28

style sleazey inspired beats on Friday

Commercial Street E1 Saturday 9th

Are we in the time of year when

Selden who is presenting his

8th. Free to get in, 10pm ‘til 1.30am

November! This is a really great event!

seemingly everything merges

painterly and modernistic works. Also

and lots of fun!

Tickets artsadmin.co.uk More info at

together? Feel like you’re on a party

on ‘til 21st November.

comedown but the disco round is

newartsprojects.com

inferno.com.

calling? Feel like you’ve got proper things to do but you’re just saving them ‘til the New Year??? Oh ma gawd, so do I...

William Farr

Then there’s the ofﬁcial Inferno after-

William Selden Lobotomy Room Dance Party Well, after all that it seems like every

party at The Yard, Hackney Wick, E9 from 10pm... Day event ticket holders only so grab a ticket now!

weekend I start things off with a jaunt

The ground-breaking trans pole

Back for a session at A Man To Pet’s

down to The Karaoke Hole. LOLs!

dancing disco Harpies is now on

Basic Boys at Dalston Superstore

Country Fried Karaoke with the

every Friday at the Metropolis Club,

on Saturday 9th November. A raucous

fabulous and much loved performer

234 Cambridge Heath Road, E2. This

and sexy night as Pet takes care

known as The Crossy who will

late night party from 10pm ‘til5am

of proceedings! DJ’s Pet Piss, Nic

be performing fave’s of country &

presents the stars of our scene

Fischer, Leo Kotelis, J. Aria. VIP

western music all night long! It’s on

hosted by Lucia Blayke and Jeanie

Go Go boys Gent by Name, Maryer

Thursday 7th November from 9pm

Crystal.

Callas, Past Make Present. 9pm ‘til

‘til 2am!

5am! OMG! I went to this last year... This year

Moving on to Friday night and a

Inferno Summit 2019 a day seminar

This week at Princess Julia Loves

cabaret treat for you at The Glory...

curated by Lewis G. Burton and

resident performer Kevin Le Grand

Slav For You - Polish Themed

hosted by Emily Crooked where

joins us! Sunday 10th November

Cabaret Show on Friday 8th

talks, performance and discussions

7-11pm. Free!

Fancy a bit of art? You know I do! On

November. It’s a ﬁrst - but not the

run throughout the day. Catch David

Thursday 7th November there are

last of an evening celebrating Polish

Hoyle in conversation with Travis

two things to peruse... a group show

Divas with shows from ‘P-POP’ drag

Alabanza, creator Fecal Matter

entitled DRAWING at M.Goldstein,

queens! Edyta Góniak, Bajm, Doda,

chatting with Lewis. Performance

67 Hackney Road. Artists William

Mandaryna and Maryla take to the

including Mikey and Kaai-Isiah

Farr, Louise Gray, Liz Johnson

stage from 7.30pm.

Jamal. A club promoters debate

Artur, John Maybury, Matthew

theglory.co

chaired by Jim Warboy. And an

William Farr

insightful discussion with Jay Jay

Stone and Julie Verhoeven are cramming their works into DJ and curator Pippa Brooks small but perfectly formed gallery space. It’s on ‘til 21st November. mgoldstein.co.uk

Back this month Homostash who present a Lovers Edition at Dalston Louise Gray

Superstore. On Friday 8th November get ready for a gorgeous time dancing around to the music of DJ Bad Mix,

Then I’m thinking a trip to a private

Kasey Riot and Taftkanik in the ‘lazer

view at New Arts Projects which

pit’ yes that’s the basement, and in

is Soul DJ Fred Mann’s gallery at

the bar Pavliné, James aka Jimmy

6D Sheep Lane, E8. A solo show

and Danny Campbell-Fox. 9pm ‘til

from multi disciplinary artist William

3am.

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Inferno Summit 2019

Kevin Le Grand