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 (4+)
See all- Virtual Pub QuizLink visible for attendees
See 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.
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Donate: Kingston LGBTQ+ Forum is run by unpaid volunteers and funded by the generosity of the local community. If you'd like to donate to Kingston LGBTQ+ Forum, please click here.
- Kingston LGBTQ+ Forum does Bushy ParkrunDiana Car Park Coffee Kiosk, Hampton Wick
Join us for a free 5km timed run, walk or jog around Bushy Park. The event starts at 9:00 am sharp, so meet and Lewis and Chris near the coffee shop by the Diana car park in Bushy Park for 8:45 am (by the gate from the nearby car park), then we will walk over to the starting line together. Afterwards, we'll head to the Pheasantry for a coffee and some well-deserved breakfast.
If you would like to be timed, make sure you register on the Parkrun website, here: https://www.parkrun.org.uk/bushy/
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Donate: Kingston LGBTQ+ Forum is run by unpaid volunteers and funded by the generosity of the local community. If you'd like to donate to Kingston LGBTQ+ Forum, please click here.
- LGBTQ+ Queer Fiction Book Club - Friends of Dorothy - Sandi ToksvigWaggon and Horses, Surbiton
QUEER FICTION BOOK CLUB!
Our next read will be ‘Friends of Dorothy’ by Sandi Toksvig
Synopsis:
** After much searching, the happily married young couple, Amber and Stevie think they have found the perfect spot in Grimaldi Square. Despite the rundown pub across the way, the overgrown garden and a decidedly nosy neighbour, number 4 is the house of their dreams. Stevie, a woman who has never left anything to chance, has planned everything so nothing can spoil their happiness. But upstairs in their new home, seated on an old red sofa is the woman they bought the place from - eighty-year-old foul-mouthed, straight-talking, wise-cracking Dorothy - who has decided that she's not going anywhere. It turns out that Dorothy will be only the first in a line of life-changing surprises.
Friends of Dorothy is a touching, funny novel about a family that is not biological, but logical; a story close to Sandi Toksvig's heart.**
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.
Donate: Kingston LGBTQ+ Forum is run by unpaid volunteers and funded by the generosity of the local community. If you'd like to donate to Kingston LGBTQ+ Forum, please click here.
- LGBTQ+ Women's Social EveningThe Victoria, Surbiton
If 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.
Accessibility information about the Victoria can be found here.
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Donate: Kingston LGBTQ+ Forum is run by unpaid volunteers and funded by the generosity of the local community. If you'd like to donate to Kingston LGBTQ+ Forum, please click here.
