BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//sebbo.net//ical-generator//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VEVENT UID:22987@demo.gancio.org SEQUENCE:0 DTSTAMP:20261106T181258Z DTSTART:20261212T150000Z DTEND:20261212T170000Z SUMMARY:Queer Book Club LOCATION:60-62 Hopton Street - Blackfriars\, London\, SE1 9JH GEO:51.5083088;-0.1025268 DESCRIPTION:Monthly book club focused on queer authors. Monthly book club focused on queer\nauthors on a range of topics. Each month we’ll discuss a title and offer readers\nthe chance to suggest the next month's read. T here’s also the opportunity to\nhave a non-alcoholic drink\, make new fr iends and socialise after the book\ndiscussion. ****Upcoming dates**** * J anuary 2026 - Queer Palestine and the\nEmpire of Critique by Sa'ed Atshan * February 2026 - Queer Footprints - A Guide\nto Uncovering London's Fierc e History by Dan Glass * March 2026 - After Sappho\nby Selby Wynn Schwartz * April 2026 - The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller *\nMay 2026 - Nigh twood by Djuna Barnes * June 2026 - My Cat Yugoslavia by Pajtim\nStatovci * July 2026 - Exile and Pride: Disability\, Queerness and Liberation by\nE li Clare * ****August 2026**** - Kitchen by Banana Yoshimoto * September 2 026 -\nDisoriental by Negar Djavadi * October 2026 - Here Again Now by Oke chukwu Nzelu\n* ****November 2026**** - What It Feels Like for a Girl by P aris Lees *\n****December 2026**** - Carmilla by Sheridan Le Fanu ****Prev ious books read****\n* Ready to Catch Him Should He Fall by Neil Bartlett * Fun Home by Alison\nBechdel * Stone Butch Blues by Leslie Feinberg * Her Majesty's Royal Coven by\nJuno Dawson * Ace: What Asexuality Reveals Abou t Desire\, Society\, and the\nMeaning of Sex by Angela Chen * The Bell by Iris Murdoch * Hijab Butch Blues by\nLamya H * Being Ace: An Anthology of Queer\, Trans\, Femme\, and Disabled Stories\nof Asexual Love and Connecti on by Madeline Dyer (editor) * All Men Want to Know\nby Nina Bouraoui * Ne on Roses by Rachel Dawson * Go Tell It to the Mountain by\nJames Baldwin * This Arab is Queer by Elias Jahshan (editor) * Our Wives Under\nThe Sea b y Julia Armfield * January 2025 - Our Lady of the Flowers by Jean Genet\n* February ****2025**** - Maurice by E.M. Forster * ****March 2025**** - Or anges\nAre Not The Only Fruit by Jeanette Winterson * April 2025 - The Les biana's Guide\nTo Catholic School by Sonora Reyes * May 2025 - On Earth We 're Briefly Gorgeous\nby Ocean Vuong * June 2025 - Burning My Roti: Breaki ng Barriers as a Queer\nIndian Woman - Sharan Dhaliwal * July 2025 - Femin ist\, Queer\, Crip by Alison\nKafer * August 2025 - Rosewater by Liv Littl e * September 2025 - You Made a Fool\nof Death With Your Beauty by Akwaeke Emezi * October 2025 - The Color Purple by\nAlice Walker * November 2025 - Gender Euphoria: Stories of Joy From Trans\,\nNon-binary and Intersex Wr iters by Laura Kate Dale * December 2025 - The Price\nof Salt/Carol - Patr icia Highsmith ****Accessibility at the London LGBTQ+\nCommunity Centre*** * The Centre's accessibility statement is[ here.][1]\n****Covid safety at the Centre**** To keep our community safe\, we ask that all\nvisitors do n ot visit the Centre if they are feeling any Covid-19 symptoms\nincluding h eadache\, fever\, sore throat\, consistent cough and chills. You can\nwear a mask if you feel more comfortable. We also have masks and hand sanitise r\navailable at the Centre. For current information on Covid please [visit the NHS\nwebsite][2]. ****Donate to the Centre**** We rely on donations t o ensure that\nthe London LGBTQ+ Community Centre can keep its doors open for years to come. To\ndonate or become a Friend of the Centre\, visit our [website][3]. [1]:\nhttps://londonlgbtqcentre.org/accessibility-at-the-ce ntre/ [2]:\nhttps://www.nhs.uk/conditions/covid-19/ [3]:\nhttps://londonlg btqcentre.org/eventbritedonate\nhttps://transdimension.uk/events/416240 X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:Monthly book club focused on queer authors. M onthly book club focused on queer authors on a range of topics. Each\nmont h we’ll discuss a title and offer readers the chance to suggest the\nnex t month's read.\n\nThere’s also the opportunity to have a non-alcoholic drink\, make new\nfriends and socialise after the book discussion.\n\n**** Upcoming dates****\n\n* January 2026 -\n Queer Palestine and the Empire of Crit ique by Sa'ed\n Atshan\n* February 2026 - Queer Footprints - A\n Guide to Uncovering London's Fierce History by Dan Glass\n* March 2026 - After Sappho by Selby\n Wynn Schwartz\n* April 2026 - The Song of Achilles by\n Madeline Miller\n* May 2026 < /strong>- Nightwood by Djuna Barnes\n* June 2026 - My Cat Yugoslavia by\n Pajtim Statovci\n* July 2026 - Exile and Pride:\n Disability\, Queer ness and Liberation by Eli Clare\n* ****August 2026**** - Kitchen by Banan a Yoshimoto\n* September 2026 - Disorien tal by\n Negar Djavadi\n* October 2026 - Here Again Now by\n Okechukwu Nzelu\n* ****November 2026**** - What It Feels Like for a Girl by Paris Lees\n* ****December 2026**** - Carmilla by Sheridan Le Fanu\n\n\n\n****Previous books read****\n\n* Ready to Catch H im Should He Fall by Neil Bartlett\n* Fun Home by Alison Bechdel\n* Stone Butch Blues by Leslie Feinberg\n* Her Majesty's Royal Coven by Juno Dawson \n* Ace: What Asexuality Reveals About Desire\, Society\, and the Meaning of\n Sex by Angela Chen\n* The Bell by Iris Murdoch\n* Hijab Butch Blues by Lamya H\n* Being Ace: An Anthology of Queer\, Trans\, Femme\, and Disab led Stories\n of Asexual Love and Connection by Madeline Dyer (editor)\n* All Men Want to Know by Nina Bouraoui\n* Neon Roses by Rachel Dawson\n* G o Tell It to the Mountain by James Baldwin\n* This Arab is Queer by Elias Jahshan (editor)\n* Our Wives Under The Sea by Julia Armfield\n* < strong>January 2025 - Our Lady of the\n Flowers by Jean Genet\n* February ****2025**** - Mauric e by\n E.M. Forster\n* ****March 2025**** - Oranges Are Not The Only Frui t by Jeanette\n Winterson\n* April 2025 - The Lesbiana's Guide\n To Catholic School by Sonora Reyes\n* < strong>May 2025 - On Earth We're Briefly\n Gorgeous by Ocean Vuong\n* June 2025 - Burning My Ro ti:\n Breaking Barriers as a Queer Indian Woman - Sharan Dhaliwal\n* July 2025 - Feminist\, Queer\, Crip by\n Al ison Kafer\n* August 2025 - Rosewater by Liv\n Little\n* September 2025 - You M ade a Fool of\n Death With Your Beauty by Akwaeke Emezi\n* October 2025 - The Color Purple by\n Alice Walker\n* November 2025 - Gender Euphoria:\n Stor ies of Joy From Trans\, Non-binary and Intersex Writers by Laura\n Kate D ale\n* December 2025 - The Price of\n S alt/Carol - Patricia Highsmith\n\n****Accessibility at the London LGBTQ+ C ommunity Centre****\n\nThe Centre's accessibility statement is[ here.][1]\ n\n****Covid safety at the Centre****\n\nTo keep our community safe\, we a sk that all visitors do not visit the\nCentre if they are feeling any Covi d-19 symptoms including headache\,\nfever\, sore throat\, consistent cough and chills.\n\nYou can wear a mask if you feel more comfortable. We also have masks and\nhand sanitiser available at the Centre.\n\nFor current inf ormation on Covid please [visit the NHS website][2].\n\n****Donate to the Centre****\n\nWe rely on donations to ensure that the London LGBTQ+ Commun ity Centre\ncan keep its doors open for years to come.\n\nTo donate or bec ome a Friend of the Centre\, visit our [website][3].\n\n\n\n[1]: https://l ondonlgbtqcentre.org/accessibility-at-the-centre/\n[2]: https://www.nhs.uk /conditions/covid-19/\n[3]: https://londonlgbtqcentre.org/eventbritedonate \n\nhttps://transdimension.uk/events/416240 BEGIN:VALARM ACTION:DISPLAY TRIGGER:-PT1H DESCRIPTION:Queer Book Club END:VALARM CATEGORIES:transdimension URL;VALUE=URI:https://demo.gancio.org/event/queer-book-club STATUS:CONFIRMED LAST-MODIFIED:20261029T110548Z END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR