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Islington’s Pride – A guided walk through the LGBTQ+ History of Kings Cross

11am on 9 Feb, 24 Feb & 17 March Islington has been highly influential in the growth of the LGBT+ community, its organisation and rights through the 20th and 21st century. Join Islington’s Pride on a walk around Kings Cross and celebrate activism and community support from the setting up of London Switchboard in the […]

UAL LGBTQ+ Freshers Fair

We were really excited to be invited by Queer Tours London to join some fantastic organisations at UAL LGBTQ+ Freshers Fair. Our archivist Marlin went down to the Blue Print Cafe to introduce our project to this years new students highlighting our upcoming events events such as our Adult Art Classes at Islington Museum, The […]

Islington’s Pride Walks

Join us on our latest LGBTQ+ Heritage trails. These free walks are led by Clerkenwell and Islington guides and take you on a journey from Angel to Highbury Fields learning about LGBTQ+ heritage along the way. Saturday 6 October 11am Saturday 20 October 11am Saturday 10 November 11am Saturday 24 November 11am These walks all […]

Yours Faithfully, Edna Welthorpe (Mrs)

Islington’s Pride is thrilled to announce that for this years Bloomsbury Festival, The Postal Museum is hosting a special evening celebrating the hilarious letters of complaint sent by Mrs. Edna Welthorpe – a pseudonym of controversial 60s playwright Joe Orton. 19 October 2018 / 18:30 – 21:00 The Postal Museum, 15-20 Phoenix Place, London WC1X 0DA £12 […]

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LGBTQ Film Day at the British Museum

Our brilliant partners Forum+ are hosting a #LGBTQ film day on Saturday 22 September 2018 at the British Museum. The documentaries ‘We We Have Rather Been Invaded’ by Ed Webb-Ingall and ‘Paris Is Burning’ will be screened. The first film, “We Have Rather Been Invaded” looks at the legacy of Section 28, the role of activism, […]