queer/disrupt

Join us for not only the final part of our Queer Joy Workshop series but for our last event for the foreseeable future as queer/disrupt is coming to a close. We'll be celebrating queer joy on Sunday 13 November at 6pm eventbrite.co.uk/e/didnt-gay-me…

Tomorrow is the day of our FINAL event! Please come and join us and Ray for a relaxed creative workshop exploring all things queer and joyful - we would love to see you there at 6pm. Register for free here and join us tomorrow on zoom: eventbrite.co.uk/e/didnt-gay-me…

Take a look at the final installment of Ciaran Hunter's blog post series on suffering - in part four 'A Queer Thealogy of Vulnerability' Ciaran explores the strength to be found in vulnerability. Read it here, and make sure to read the other parts too: queerdisrupt.com/index.php/2022…

Don't miss out on our final event, the last part of Ray's Queer Joy workshop series. Everyone who has supported us has meant so much to us and we'd love to see as many of you as possible at our final event celebrating queer joy on Sunday - sign up here: eventbrite.co.uk/e/didnt-gay-me…

Check out part three of Ciaran Hunter's blog post which explores the Thealogy of Suffering - part three looks at 'Suffering and the Women' queerdisrupt.com/index.php/2022… There's a huge archive of blog posts on our website that we'd love for you to explore after checking out Ciaran's!

It's a week until our last event, part 4 of Ray's queer joy workshop series! It'll be a lovely, joyful farewell event from queer/disrupt where we celebrate all things queer & we'd love to see you there online at 6pm next Sunday 13th! Sign up for free here: eventbrite.co.uk/e/didnt-gay-me…

There's an array of fascinating blog posts over on our website, including this fantastic 4 part-er from Ciaran Hunter. In part 2 'When Suffering Just Isn't Enough' he explores the concept of suffering, particularly focusing on Trans men & AFAB NB's: queerdisrupt.com/index.php/2022…

At the end of next week, it will be our last event - the final part of Ray Abu-Jabar's Queer Joy workshop series. If you've supported us at all it would mean the world if you come and celebrate queer joy with us at our final event on Sunday 13 November! eventbrite.co.uk/e/didnt-gay-me…

Submit submit submit! Exciting keynotes, panels, and concurrent events being announced soon - you won't want to miss this!

Starting from 24 to 26 Oct, Queer East's On the Road Tour continues @warwickarts, where we present a selection of festival highlights showcasing exciting queer storytelling from East and Southeast Asia. Book now: cutt.ly/wac_qe22

It's not too late to register for your free place on our workshop taking place tomorrow at 6pm! Join us and Ray Abu Jabar for part 3 of our series 'Didn't Gay Mean Happy Once? - A Queer Joy Workshop' focusing on self care❤️ eventbrite.co.uk/e/didnt-gay-me…

Check out Mungello's 'Western Queers in China: Flight to the Land of Oz'. He traces the lives of 23 Western homosexual men who saw China as a place of escape from the homophobia of Europe & the US. Mungello explores sexualised & racialised stereotypes, imperialism & orientalism.

Don't forget to register for our next event on Sunday - the third part in our queer joy workshop series with Ray Abu-Jabar focuses on self-care! You don't need to have been to the other parts to come along - please join us! 😊 Find more info here: eventbrite.co.uk/e/didnt-gay-me…

Head over to our website to read our most recent blog post 'Queering the Woman-Widow: Visiting this Gender as an Oxymoron' written by Suparna Roy. She examines Indian cultural framings of widow identity and how this can be viewed through a queer lens: queerdisrupt.com/index.php/2022…

Join us next Sunday 11th September for part 3 of our Queer Joy workshop series with Ray Abu-Jabar! We'll be defining & finding ways of caring for and loving ourselves! For more info & to sign up for free follow the link: eventbrite.co.uk/e/didnt-gay-me…

We recommend the podcast 'A History of LGBT+ Bars and Queer Revolutions' by Brewgooder. Queer bars have gone from police raids to Pride raves and LGBT+ History can be tracked in these venues that are at the heart of the LGBT+ community. Listen here: open.spotify.com/show/0RNmCR9Qr…

There is some really amazing content on our blog, including the post 'Queer Freedoms Online? On the Embodiment of Our Virtual Presence' written by our committee member Wikke Jansen. It explores ways that inequalities can be recreated online: queerdisrupt.com/index.php/2022…

Join us on Sunday 11th September for the third part of our Queer Joy workshop series with Ray Abu-Jabar! We'll look at the importance of self-care, defining & finding our own ways of caring for and loving ourselves! Register here: eventbrite.co.uk/e/didnt-gay-me…

3 panels, a keynote speaker, free, online Queering Desire symposium- sign up to hear Rhea Ashley Hoskin @Femme_inist discuss Femme Frontiers: Tracing the lineage of femmes through to contemporary identities and femme theory. eventbrite.co.uk/e/queering-des… #QueerResearch #LGBT

August's Figure of the Month is Mark Ashton (1960 - 1987) who cofounded Lesbians and Gays Support the Miners, which operated during the UK miners' strike of 1984-85. The bonds forged between miners and LGBTQ+ activists have a lasting legacy - watch the film 'Pride' for more!