What we’re about
Activities for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer and intersex (LGBTQI+) people in Kingston upon Thames.
Join us if you'd like to hang out, take part in some interesting events and make a difference to the lives of local LGBTQI+ people.
More:
This is the Meetup group of Kingston LGBT Forum, operating under the name 'Kingston LGBTQ+ Forum'. Our charity number is 1184645.
Upcoming events
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Pub Quiz at The Grove pub in Surbiton
The Grove, 9 Grove Road, Surbiton, GBJoin us at The Grove in Surbiton for their Sunday night pub quiz. Look out for Lisa and Lewis.
The quiz starts at 19:30 and is £2 per person to enter, payable to the quiz master.
This is a fun general knowledge quiz so anyone can take part.
Teams of up to 6 people are put together on the night depending on how many people attend.
The Grove also serve food during the quiz so you can have dinner there too.
Address: 9 Grove Road, Surbiton KT6 4BX
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LGBTQ+ Queer Fiction Book Club - Notes of a Crocodile by Qiu Miaojin
Waggon and Horses, 1 Surbiton Hill Road, Surbiton, Surrey KT6 4TW, Surbiton, GBQUEER FICTION BOOK CLUB!
Our next read will be ‘Notes of a Crocodile’ by Qiu Miaojin, translated by Bonnie Hiue’
Synopsis:
Book Description
The English-language premiere of Qiu Miaojin''s coming-of-age novel about queer teenagers in Taiwan, a cult classic in China and winner of the 1995 China Times Literature Award.
An NYRB Classics Original
Set in the post-martial-law era of late-1980s Taipei, Notes of a Crocodile is a coming-of-age story of queer misfits discovering love, friendship, and artistic affinity while hardly studying at Taiwans most prestigious university. Told through the eyes of an anonymous lesbian narrator nicknamed Lazi, this cult classic is a postmodern pastiche of diaries, vignettes, mash notes, aphorisms, exegesis, and satire by an incisive prose stylist and major countercultural figure.
Afflicted by her fatalistic attraction to Shui Ling, an older woman, Lazi turns for support to a circle of friends that includes a rich kid turned criminal and his troubled, self-destructive gay lover, as well as a bored, mischievous overachiever and her alluring slacker artist girlfriend.
Illustrating a process of liberation from the strictures of gender through radical self-inquiry, Notes of a Crocodile is a poignant masterpiece of social defiance by a singular voice in contemporary Chinese literature.
Purchase the book here:
Amazon Link
At the end of the meeting we will set the next book, based on ideas and feedback from the group, giving everyone two months to read the book. All the books will be LGBTQ+ themed, by LGBTQ+ writers, or with themes likely to be of interest to LGBTQ+ people and communities.
Please read the book ahead of the meeting and come with a view to share your opinions and views.
If you would like to attend but are unable to afford the book, please email Chris on cwray@kingstonlgbtforum.org.uk who will be able to help out.
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Virtual Pub Quiz
•OnlineOnlineSee you on Zoom for our virtual pub quiz. There will be general knowledge questions, picture rounds, music rounds, mystery voices, and spot questions. No prizes, it's just for fun.
You must have a working microphone to take part.
If you would like to join, please be ready by 8pm. Once the quiz is started, the room will be locked and you may not be allowed in.
Click here to join the quiz
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LGBTQ+ Women's Social Evening
The Elm Tree, 64 Victoria Rd, Surbiton KT6 4NQ,, Surbiton, GBIf you would like to come and meet up with some LGBTQ+ Women who enjoy a get together then do come along to our LGBTQ+ Women's Social Night.
While this is a Women’s social, we don’t want to be too prescriptive for these events as some people who are, for example, non-binary, gender-fluid or questioning may wish to come along. If this event is something you fancy, we’d love to see you there.
Don't worry if you haven't been along before this is a warm & friendly group and we all enjoy getting to know each other.
We know it can be a bit unnerving coming to an event for the first time, especially if the bar is busy, so we will always make sure the bar staff know where we are.
If you would like some introductions, ask for either Lianne or Emma and say hello.
We're looking forward to seeing you there.
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Past events
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