About us
Hi gay!
Waverley Library is calling all members of the LGBTQIA+ community who are interested in joining Queer Reads monthly book club or Queer Cinema monthly film screenings.
Celebrate diversity and difference and make new friends in the queer community. Each month in Queer Reads we will discuss a different book chosen by group consensus.
Queer Cinema's goal is to highlight the history and joy of positive representation for our community.
Queer Reads meets on the 3rd Wednesday of the month.
Queer Cinema meets on the 3rd Friday of the month.
Drinks and snacks provided.
Reading list for 2026:
- Feb: Queer Heroes of Myth and Legend by Dan Jones
- Mar: Everyone In This Room Will Someday Be Dead by Emily Austin
- Apr: Invisible Boys by Holden Sheppard
- May: In the Dream House by Carmen Maria Machado
- Jun: Just by Looking at Him by Ryan O'Connell
- Jul: Pageboy by Elliot Page
- Aug: Milk Fed by Melissa Broder
- Sep: Jack Charles: Born-again Blakfella by Jack Charles
- Oct: We Are Never Meeting In Real Life by Samantha Irby
- Nov: Martyr! by Kaveh Akbar
- Dec: Carol by Patricia Highsmith
Upcoming events
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Joyland (2022)
Waverley Library, 32-48 Denison St, Bondi Junction, NS, AUJoin us for a special Trans Day of Remembrance film screening
November's film is: Joyland (2022)Amanullah, the patriarch of the Rana family, yearns for the birth of a grandson to continue the family line. However, the youngest son, Haider, secretly lands a job as a backup dancer at a Bollywood-style burlesque theatre. Where he falls for an ambitious and strong-willed trans woman, Biba. Their love story slowly illuminates the entire Rana family’s desire for a sexual rebellion.
Set in inner city Lahore, PakistanLanguage: Urdu with English subtitles
Run time: 2h 7m
MA 15+You need to be a library member to attend this event, if you haven't joined yet, we value your membership and would love you to join. Discover everything the library has to offer including free e-books, audiobooks, e-magazines, movie streaming and so much more. Access our e-library 24/7. Join our library here
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Chuck Chuck Baby (2023)
Waverley Library, 32-48 Denison St, Bondi Junction, NS, AUDecember's film is: Chuck Chuck Baby (2023)
Chuck Chuck Baby is a Welsh musical romance film, written and directed by Janis Pugh, winning two BAFTA Cymru awards in 2024 for Best feature and Breakthrough.
Helen lives with her ex-husband, his 20-year-old girlfriend, their new baby and his dying mother. Her dreary life is interrupted when her schoolgirl crush arrives back in town.
Run time: 1h 41m
MA 15+ CCYou need to be a library member to attend this event, if you haven't joined yet, we value your membership and would love you to join. Discover everything the library has to offer including free e-books, audiobooks, e-magazines, movie streaming and so much more. Access our e-library 24/7. Join our library here
2 attendees
Past events
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