On March 20th, the London LGBTQ+ Community Centre will open its doors just for all folk who identify within a community that centres on women. Nonbinary siblings welcome! It will be a day packed with activities to connect with ourselves and our community from 11 am to 5 pm. and will finish with a screening of the film Rebel Dykes
The Queer Women’s Day events will include:
elop (an LGBT mental health and wellbeing charity)presents: Boundaries and Relationships
A group discussion about boundaries and relationships: what they are and why they matter. We will look at what we mean by ‘relationship green and red flags’ and how to become more comfortable with saying no when our boundaries have been crossed.
Pocket Making workshop
An intergenerational open-access workshop for members of the LGBTQI+ community. The workshop will teach participants how to sew or print a historical pocket and learn a new creative hand-skill. This will be an opportunity for people to tell their own personal stories through the mindful process of sewing or lino printmaking.
The pockets are based on those usually worn by women in the C17th and C18th, when pockets were not integral to women’s garments. Pockets were worn either singly or as pairs, tied around the waist between skirts and petticoats for safekeeping or, in the case of traders and workers, on the outside of their skirts for ease of access. The concept of the Pocket as women’s only means of securing their personal possessions or money has inspired this project. Pockets were traditionally exchanged between women and were decorated with personal symbols and tokens.
The pockets created will later be displayed as part of a community exhibition. This project will facilitate connections, provide opportunities for story-telling, bring generations together and teach restorative skills.
‘In The Dreamhouse’
For years Carmen Maria Machado has struggled to articulate her experiences in an abusive same-sex relationship. In this extraordinarily candid and radically inventive memoir, Machado tackles a dark and difficult subject with wit, inventiveness and an inquiring spirit, as she uses a series of narrative tropes—including classic horror themes—to create an entirely unique piece of work that is destined to become an instant classic.
‘Starting a Queer Family’ chat with The Queer Parenting Partnership
Starting a family is such a unique experience for everyone! Nowadays, there are so many different ways you can go about it, that we decided to make an easy-to-read guide to explain your options. We will go through the different ways to start a family, depending on the gametes (sex cells) that are naturally available to you, and further down there are detailed descriptions about what those options mean.
