Northampton LGBT Social Group (Qmeet)

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QFilm is a group for LGBTQIA film-lovers that has been running in Northampton since 2014 (and is now run under the QStory umbrella). We meet up once or twice a month to watch queer-themed films at the Northampton Filmhouse then move on to a nearby venue to discuss what we thought of it. All are welcome to join us.

You will need to buy your film ticket directly from the filmhouse which you can do here:
Pillion | the Northampton Filmhouse

More about Pillion

Director: Harry Lighton

Starring: Alexander Skarsgård, Harry Melling, Lesley Sharp, Douglas Hodge

Wallflower Colin (Harry Melling) leads a humdrum existence until he meets the impossibly handsome Ray (Alexander Skarsgård), a mysterious biker he is soon desperately devoted to. As Colin submits to Ray and enters an exciting new world of desire, he must decide the limits of his devotion.

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“Pillion is a wonderful film that’s heavy with purpose… All that and it’s also very, very hot.”★★★★★ Time Out

“It’s basically what Fifty Shades of Grey should have been.” ★★★★ The Guardian

“Melling’s high-wire skill at cycling between elation and sadness keeps the film resolutely grounded. It’s a triumphant risk to have taken, and very much the performance of his career to date.” ★★★★ The Daily Telegraph

“It’s knotty stuff for a first film but Lighton finds a delicate balance between disturbing, funny, sweet and sad.” ★★★★ The Times

“Pillion lets audiences encounter every shade of explicit without veering into hardcore territory… Solely shocking viewers is not the point. Instead we’re immersed in a vivid relationship that leaves its mark after the credits roll.” ★★★★ metro.co.uk

Our chosen festive read for December is Make You Mine This Christmas by Lizzie Huxley-Jones.

We’ll be meeting to discuss it earlier in the month than usual due to Christmas. To get into the festive spirit, we will also be having a meal from Zapato’s Christmas menu together.

We have booked a table for this, so please let us know ASAP if you would like to come and haven’t already told us. We need to send our meal choices to the restaurant in advance so please send in your options if you would like to come. You can view the menu here: https://thelounges.co.uk/christmas/ The prices are £23.75 for a starter and main, or £28.75 for three courses. If you would like to join us but order from the ordinary menu or just have a drink, please get in touch and we will see what we can do.

About this month's book:

After the year from hell, Haf is ready to blow off steam at a Christmas party. A no-strings-attached kiss with a stranger under the mistletoe is just what she needs.

But by the next day, rumours have spread. Everyone believes she and Christopher are madly in love and spending the festive season with his family in the English countryside. To save her new friend from embarrassment - and with no better plans of her own - Haf agrees to go along with the ruse.

Until she meets Kit: Christopher's mysterious, magnetic and utterly irresistible sister. She can't possibly fall for her fake boyfriend's sister this Christmas . . . can she?

About QWord:

QWord is a book group for local LGBTQIA people, run by QStory Northampton. We read and discuss literature with queer themes and/or written by LGBTQIA authors. The group was originally founded in 2011 and came under the QStory umbrella in 2021. We meet monthly and read a wide range of books, including novels, short stories, graphic novels and poetry, chosen by our members. New members are always welcome and you don’t need to be an experienced literary critic to come along!

You can sign up to get email reminders about QWord meetings as well as other QStory groups at the following link. Choose which emails you want to received and unsubscribe at any time: https://wordpress.us1.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=d354a1ff1dac1cc953f8e8354&id=3770c4a5a8&fbclid=IwAR1ISC6NokzmujFkrQpJgFRwGGV-po8-6lL4a3uigoPn9aiSEl3-6g0L6ek