A Queer History Of Britain
Fri 18 Sept
|Social Refuge
A Queer History of Britain is 1000 years of LGBTQ+ life in 90 minutes.
Time & Location
18 Sept 2026, 19:00 – 22:00
Social Refuge, 27 Great Ancoats St, Ancoats, Manchester M4 5AJ, UK
About the event
It's back! The most entertaining history lesson you'll ever see - hosted by Holly Cruise!
A Queer History of Britain is 1000 years of LGBTQ+ life in 90 minutes. Historian Holly Cruise will take you on a journey through the highs and lows, the oppression and the celebration, the fight for equality, and the question of what it means to be queer. Oh, and there will be so so many uses of the word "sodomy".
Was it always a crime to be different? Which kings were queens? Which drag queens were leading the creation of the gay bar? And why did the authorities want to prevent anyone asking what it is lesbians actually do?
A Queer History of Britain was a big hit when it first came to Social Refuge, and this time it is being filmed to capture the live experience. From infamous raids on iconic LGBTQ+ spaces, to…
Tickets
General Admission
Admission to the venue and event dated June 19th
£10.00
+£0.25 ticket service fee
Total
£0.00