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With the frosty gloom of January thankfully behind us, February is here, bringing with her sunshine, rainbows, and LGBT+ History Month — and a whole kaleidoscope of events. Why not embrace the Cambridge queer scene this term? LGBT+ History Month is a great opportunity to give it a go. Maybe you’ve been at home over Christmas vacation and have been missing the community vibe of the city. Or maybe it’s your first time checking out LGBTQ+ spaces and you’re looking for a more accessible or alcohol-free environment to get comfortable. Or maybe you think you’ve ticked off everything queer that Cambridge has to offer, and you’re looking for something fresh and new. Whatever your needs are, Cambridge can provide: there’s a jam-packed calendar of LGBTQ+ events over the next few weeks, with opportunities to reflect on our past, bring a sense of connection, and feel the love. So without further ado, here are our top picks for LGBT+ History Month.

St Edmund’s queer nights:

Eddie’s is throwing LGBTQ+ bar nights every Tuesday with £1 Jagerbombs, £12 Prosecco bottles, and the best queer playlist ever made. Venture up the hill and get yourself to Eddie’s for some booze and a boogie. Contact cr-lgbt@st-edmunds.cam.ac.uk for more information or accessibility details. Every Tuesday night in February

Chris Bryant MP in conversation:

Chris Bryant MP will be discussing his recent book with Dr. Isaias Fanlo at Fitz. Chris’s book, The Glamour Boys, documents the history of several gay MPs who rebelled against Neville Chamberlain’s reluctance to go to war and commemorates their courage in both their personal and political lives. Free, tickets available here. Thursday 10th February 6.00-7.00pm

Newnham LGBTQ+ seminar series:

The first of three seminars held by Newnham MCR to celebrate the wide reach of LGBTQ+ research in college. The talks will conclude with a trip to The Granta to continue discussion and socialise. This week, come and hear Ilaria Michelis’s talk “Later is a *cis-hetero* patriarchal time zone”, which covers progress and resistance in the inclusion of people with diverse SOGIESC in humanitarian response, and Ellie Piper’s lecture “A City of One’s Own: Gendered Spatial Commoning, Caring and Repairing in Istanbul”. Lucia Windsor Room, Newnham College. Thursday 10th February 6.30-7.30pm

Magdalene LGBTQ+ mixer:

Magdalene is throwing a traffic light LGBTQ+ party in the College Bar to celebrate love and St. Valentine’s, open to all Cam MCR and JCR students. Friday 11th February

Butch/Femme Bar Culture Night at Clare Cellars:

All sexualities and genders are welcome at this bar night inspired by the lesbian butch/femme bar culture of the 50s, 60s, and 70s in aid of Mermaids. Facebook event here. Sunday 13th February, 8pm-late

Anti-Heteronormativity Party:

Head to the Iris Bar at Newnham College for a night of celebrating radical revolutionary love in all its different forms; all sexualities and genders are welcome. Facebook event here. Monday 14th February, 8pm-midnight

Dragtime! presents: Unhinged:

Dragtime!’s “kings, queens and inbetweens” are presenting a night of entertainment including “singing, lip sync, spoken word, pole dance, burlesque, live music, and more!” £8.50 for students, tickets available here. Wednesday 16th February to Saturday 19th February 11.00PM

A full calendar of events which are open to the public this month is available here.


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