Dan Glass

The very first event in Dan Glass’ mammoth book tour celebrating Queer Footprints: A Guide to Uncovering London’ Fierce History!

An evening of readings, conversation and queer joy. Walk in our queer elders’ footprints in this guide full of humour, joy, pathos and mischief.

This groundbreaking guide will take you through the city streets to uncover the scandalous, hilarious and empowering events of London’s queerstory. Follow in the footprints of veteran activists, such as those who marched in London’s first Pride parade in 1972 or witnessed the 1999 bombing of the Admiral Duncan pub in Soho.

Accompanied by a chorus of voices of both iconic and unsung legends of the movement, readers can walk through parts of East, West, South and North London, dipping into beautifully illustrated maps and extraordinary tales of LGBTQIA+ solidarity, protest and pride. The shadows of gentrification, policing, homophobia and racism are time and again resisted.

From the Brixton Fairies to Notting Hill Carnival to world-changing protests in Trafalgar Square, Rebel Dykes to drag queen communes, Queer Footprints: A Guide to Uncovering London’s Fierce History celebrates the hidden histories of struggle and joy. Including an accessibility guide and a list of these gems for your pleasure – queer spaces, clubs, networks and resources galore.

Dan Glass is an AIDS Coalition to Unleash Power (ACT UP) healthcare and human rights activist, performer, presenter and writer. Dan has been recognised as ‘Activist of the Year’ with the Sexual Freedom Awards and was announced a ‘BBC Greater Londoner’ for founding Queer Tours of London – A Mince Through Time. His book United Queerdom: From the Legends of the Gay Liberation Front to the Queers of Tomorrow was Observer book of the week. Dan recently founded self-defence empowerment programme Bender Defenders and Queer Night Pride to confront rising hate crime.

Amelia Abraham is the author of Queer Intentions: A (Personal) Journey Through LGBTQ+ Culture and the editor of We Can Do Better Than This: 35 Voices on the Future of LGBTQ+ Rights. She speaks on LGBTQ+ rights and diversity in the media, for cultural institutions and within brands and organisations. She has written for The Guardian, Observer, Sunday Times, ES Magazine, British Vogue and American Vogue, and has previously worked as a Commissioning Editor at VICE, Refinery29 and Dazed Media.

Complimentry refreshments provided. Places are limited as the bookshop is small. Click the link below for tickets.

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