QX PRIDE PREVIEW: Trafalgar St James Pride Brunch
A special brunch on one of London’s most coveted rooftops To celebrate Pride in London, The Trafalgar St James Hotel is offering up the chance to both line that stomach and get tipsy with a spectacular...
View ArticleQX PRIDE PREVIEW: Pride & Prosecco Party @ Bucket London
There’s a bougie fish restaurant in Notting Hill celebrating Pride in style! Ever wanted to go to a beach-themed prosecco Pride party at a restaurant called BUCKET? Well you’re in luck, because exactly...
View ArticleQX PRIDE PREVIEW: Five star glamour for Pride at the LaLit Hotel
Amanda Lepore to host a star-studding evening of fabulousness Where do we START with LaLit? Well, for a start, it’s LIT (see what we did there? Ugh, cringe, sorry). LaLit is a concept, a destination…a...
View ArticleBoho cabaret duo Bourgeois & Maurice are taking over Wilton Music Hall
They’re back for Pride week! After bursting out of the womb of the mundane into the glittering reality that is show business back in 2017, delinquent duo Bourgeois & Maurice return to the stage of...
View ArticleQX PRIDE PREVIEW: Croydon Pride
Lady Leshurr, David McAlmont and more to play Croydon’s fourth Pride festival Often pegged as London’s little brother, Croydon has a community spirit all its own. For the fourth year, they’re showing...
View ArticleFetch are teaming up with Circa for a big camp summer party!
When two gay brands collide Two of London’s brightest scene brands are partnering up for a fabulous, sun-drenched (and perhaps lube-drenched) summer party this Saturdaay! Fetch are a shiny...
View ArticlePRIDE – CLASS OF 2019
We meet five individuals who hold their heads high and live fearlessly, unapologetically and visibly It’s a beautiful breezy summer day, and we’re at the rooftop bar of the Trafalgar St James Hotel...
View ArticleQX meets… Teddy Edwardes
The founder of women’s night LICK talks pride parties, gay male misogyny and what’s like for gay girls on the scene today Hey Teddy! Describe yourself in three gorgeous words. Honest, impulsive and gay...
View ArticleJULIASAYS
Discerning scene musings from the princess of East London! This weekend, we march. Gay Pride is a protest – remember the Stonewall Riots where it all kicked off and consider the injustices that still...
View ArticlePRIDE CABARET
QX cabaret editor Jason Reid muses on what Pride and its relationship with cabaret mean A Pride without cabaret and drag would be like a one-day heatwave without Brits moaning about how unbearably hot...
View ArticleQX PREVIEW: KU Pride
Soho venue collective KU is pulling out all the stops for Pride! When it comes to celebrating pride, there really is nothing like heading to some of London’s most popular venues. Sure to be a day...
View ArticleCorporates and Pride: a never ending dilemma that divides the community
Is there any real support coming from big brands or is it just another marketing stunt? LGBTQ+ activist and popstar, Andrea Di Giovanni, discusses their thoughts on the monetisation of the Pride flag,...
View ArticlePride weekend at the Royal Vauxhall Tavern
One of the UK’s most beloved queer venues has loads going on over Pride! The Lipsinkers – Friday, 5th July 9pm – 3am Gay Christmas Eve! Also known as the night before Pride. The RVT are kicking off...
View ArticleQX Pride Anthems
Our pick of the best tunes for Pride! It’s Pride season, and there are a select few songs that you just can’t avoid around this time. Everywhere you turn it’s Gloria Gaynor surviving and Gaga declaring...
View ArticleThe Pride in London Hangover Survival Guide
The post-Pride hangover can be a doozey, so here’s your guide to getting through it The day after Pride is very much the queer Boxing Day. You wake up having overindulged the night before, surrounded...
View ArticleTHEATRE PREVIEW: The Last Song of Oliver Sipple
The story of an unsung gay hero who changed the world The Kings Head Theatre in Angel is a space in the back of the gorgeous, ornate Kings Head Pub. They’re always great with original, often subversive...
View ArticleQX Meets… Do It London
The HIV charity aiming for zero new diagnoses Pride weekend saw the launch of a new Do It London campaign, promoting the many ways to prevent HIV and challenging stigma. The campaign also challenges...
View ArticleCabaret: Evie Lake
The sparkling songstress on the people who shaped her We all have those special people in our lives who have been there at just the right time to positively impact our journey through life, almost as...
View ArticleTop ten insane storylines from Glee’s first season
Glee fever is back, ladies and gentlemen. The US comedy-drama musical series won our hearts back in 2009 and had that god-awful cover of ‘Don’t Stop Believing’ playing on a loop. It’s now up on Netflix...
View ArticleAcid House, Acid Home – we meet rave revolution artist Chelsea Louise Berlin
The archivist and artist talks being at the forefront of British cultural shift There are very few moments of British nightlife culture that linger in the imagination quite like the rave revolution of...
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