We’ll be going back to London’s East End next month to see the latest event from our friends at Naked Boys Reading. Yes, you read that right. They are actually queer men who …..how can we put this nicely(?) ….. who are bollock naked whilst they read to the Audience.
At this Event, they are presenting a cavalcade of naked queers reading from books that were ripped off the shelves of Gay’s the Word bookshop in the homophobic ‘Operation Tiger’ raids in 1984. And now, it’s exactly forty years since they stood up against state censorship –and won following a European Court ruling in 1986!
They will lead through a selection of texts curated by Adam Zmith and Brian Mullin, guided by your ever-so-fancy host Alfie Ordinary.
Over 800 books were seized. from lesbian teen romances to S&M manuals, erotic novels to feminist herbal tea remedies. So expect some lascivious, historical, and charming cuts from a collection thattheynever wanted you to see.
And for the icing on our cakes? Our curators are writing a new musical about the story with composers Tom Rasmussen and Finlay Henderson. So, come celebrate this historic community victory and maybe be party to a sneak preview of the most anticipated musical on the block!
PS If you’re reading this from any country other than UK, we should maybe explain about the venue. Working men’s clubs are British private social clubs first created in the 19th century in industrial areas, particularly to provide recreation and education for working-class men (i.e. blue collar.) and their families. You know us queens, we cannot wait to ‘gentifry ‘ wherever we can ….lol
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Bethnal Green Working Men’s Club
42-46 Pollard Row, London, E2 6NB Thursday 11th June 2026 at 7:00 PM
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