This month, we’re excited to share events with a focus on Transgender Awareness Week (13-19 November). Culminating in the Transgender Day of Remembrance on November 20th, Trans Awareness Week celebrates the lives, work and creativity of transgender people, and remembers those who have come before. You can find out more about the week, and its history, here.
Get Creative while surrounded by Nature
Allen’s Community Garden in Hackney is hosting a ‘Nature is Queer!’ event on November 15th. Featuring poetry readings, embroidery workshops and talisman making all inspired by the surrounding garden, wrap up warm and enjoy some cosy crafting. You can book a ticket here.
Celebrate Trans Voices in Music
In celebration of Trans Awareness Week, the Barbican is hosting its annual Transpose Pit Party, featuring trans musicians from across the country. Blending poetry, storytelling, music and powerful vocal performances, this night celebrates those who defy binary expectations and challenge dominant narratives in the music industry. All students can get 50% off tickets to Wednesday’s performance, while members of Young Barbican can get £10 tickets throughout the week. You can find out more and book your tickets here.
Explore Black Trans History through Game Environments
Artist Danielle Brathwaite-Shirley's current exhibition The Delusion at the Serpentine North Gallery is a powerful reflection on their own experience as a Black Transgender person. Designed to provoke conversation with fellow visitors, this immersive exhibition sends you through various collaborative game environments, completing challenges while all the time reflecting on the art around you. Open until January, this free exhibition makes for an experience you won’t forget.
Queer Curation at one of London’s most Iconic Galleries
If you’re looking for something to do from the comfort of your sofa (perhaps with a mug of hot chocolate?), Queerate TATE has you covered. Featuring works from across the TATE’s different locations, Queerate brings together photographs, paintings, and sculptures and takes a fresh look at their meanings from a LGBTQIA perspective. And if you’re feeling adventurous, you can always head out and hunt down some of the pieces in the TATE’s iconic galleries (which are free to visit!)
To wrap up, as always there's so much to do in London and this is just a small fraction of the events out there. If you happen to find something in your travels that you think we should include next time, please let us know. In the meantime, stay warm, and happy exploring!