About this event
Queer Spaces: Behind the Scene is a photography and podcast series focusing exclusively on contemporary LGBTQ+ spaces.
In the series, photographer Tim Boddy (he/him) and journalist and author Alim Kheraj (he/him) profiled individuals and collectives in what is a rapidly-changing landscape in London.
Journalist Alim Kheraj (he/him) will host the discussion, featuring those involved with the creation of queer spaces, with a Q&A to follow.
On the panel are Gal Pals (Xandice + Scarlett), Lip Wieckowski from the LGBTQ+ Community Centre, and Āliyah Husna aka THEMPRESS (they/them).
The series highlights those in the LGBTQ+ community that are treading new ground, celebrating diversity within the community, finding space for voices that have been marginalised in the past, and those that are queering heteronormative spaces. The series offers an insight into the joyful and necessary tactics being used to queer social spaces and nightlife in London.
Guests:
Alim Kheraj (he/him)
Alim is a freelance writer and editor from London, whose work has focused on the intersection of queerness and popular culture. His writing has appeared in The Guardian, GQ, the i, The Observer, i-D, Vice, Gay Times, and Time Out. His first book, Queer London, is a guide to LGBTQ+ London past and present and was published in 2021.
Lip Wieckowski (they/them)
Lip is the Centre Manager of the London LGBTQ+ Community Centre. They have spent the past ten years working in the charity sector with a focus on environmental protection and social justice. Lip believes queer spaces are important to grow into our community and ourselves, to share and learn from past traumas and celebrate the joy of being queer. They want to create more spaces for LGBTQ+ folks to feel welcome, safe, loved and valued.
Xandice Armah (they/he)
Xandice Armah aka DJ Xzan is a queer and trans Brighton-based DJ and co-founder of @galpalsclub, an LGBTQ+ club night centering queer women, trans and non-binary people.
Scarlett Shaney (she/her)
Scarlett is an events producer, DJ and co-founder of Gal Pals, a queer club night centring queer women, trans and non-binary people. In addition to her work in nightlife Scarlett works in the charity sector for an LGBTQ charity in Brighton.
Āliyah Husna aka THEMPRESS (they/them)
DJ & Radio Producer / Event & Creative Producer / Educator & Facilitator
Queer Spaces: Behind the Scene is supported through a Mead Fellowship awarded by University of the Arts London
C heck out the London LGBTQ+ Community Centre on the podcast!
A ccessiblity:
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Covid and mpox safety at the London LGBTQ+ Community Centre:
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You can wear a mask if you feel more comfortable. We also have masks and hand sanitiser available at the Centre.
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