Though they’re currently operating at a reduced capacity in line with guidelines, the venue is looking forward to welcoming in even more people in the near future for karaoke, drag and dancing. “I can just feel the hunger,” says Glyn Fussell, co-founder of LGBTQ+ performance collective Sink the Pink and London festival Mighty Hoopla. When NME spoke with a variety of LGBTQ+ organisers last April, early in the pandemic, they were united by hope that the community could pull through this together – hosting everything from virtual club nights held on Zoom to online parties to mark Pride month.Īnd now, after a devastating year for venues, clubs and cultural spaces, the return of our much-loved physical spaces is finally on the horizon. When they collectively shut their doors, the loss felt heavier with each passing month, and venues and organisers quickly rallied to create all manner of alternatives. Pre-pandemic, our spaces served as safe and supportive places to dance, laugh, sing and celebrate. And for those in the LGBTQ+ community, the last year or so has been particularly difficult – a fact that comes starkly into focus today (June 28), 52 years since queer activists led the Stonewall uprising in New York that would eventually inspire Pride. Over the last 15 months, every one of us has suffered from being unable to connect with people in person.
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