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The UK's first national LGBTQ+ museum.
Registered charity.
PROUD ALL YEAR! 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️
2 Granary Sq, Kings Cross, N1C 4BH.
Open Wed-Sun 12pm-6pm.

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COMING SOON: EVERYONE INVOLVED 🎵

We’re excited to host Everyone Involved by Ian Giles at Queer Britain.

Featuring A Gay Song, recorded in 1972 and widely regarded as the first LGBTQ+ protest song on vinyl, Ian has reformed the original band to re-record the song 52 years later.

This immersive exhibition is a celebration of queer history, collective memory and the living legacy of gay liberation.

📅 23 October – 21 November
📍Queer Britain
🎟️ £10/Pay What You Can donation
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#queerbritain #lgbtq #gay #queer @iangiles A textile wall installation with various patterns and a black-and-white photo serves as the backdrop for two televisions on blue carpeted steps, featuring text promoting Ian Giles' exhibition "Everyone Involved," opening October 23 at Queer Britain. by @queerbritain

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TRANS IS HUMAN

“The truth, identity and the beauty of being yourself.” - Jake Graf

Opening 5 August at Queer Britain, Trans Is Human features 13 striking portraits by world-renowned photographer @marianovivanco giving visibility to trans+ people from across the UK and celebrating the people beyond the narratives so often imposed upon them.

Created and produced by @jake_graf5 and @hannahw253

📍 Queer Britain Museum
📅 5 August – 29 November
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Image credit - Mariano Vivanco
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#queerbritain #lgbtq #lesbian #gay #bisexual #trans #queer by @queerbritain

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PRIDE YEAR 🏳️‍🌈

It may be the first day of pride month - but we’re proud all year long.

At a time of rising homophobia and transphobia, we’re asking LGBTQ+ people, allies and organisations to support queer people, history and culture all year round - not just during Pride.
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Images from Queer Britain
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#PROUDALLYEAR by @queerbritain

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STRATEGIC REVIEW

We’re proud to share the findings of our strategic review and our vision for Queer Britain Museum over the next four years.

Read more about our plans for the future and subscribe to our new Substack via the link in our bio.
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#queerbritain #lgbtqhistory #lgbtqcommunity #museums #culturalheritage by @queerbritain

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CLUB KALI 🪩

From Chutney Queens to the DIVA Awards, Sakib shares stories from Club Kali, telling us more about the history we celebrate in our Queer Britain display.
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#queer #lgbtq @clubkali by @queerbritain

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Behind the scenes of a week in the life of artist Ian Giles 🎬💜🌞 Ian spent the summer making a 20-metre curtain from 1970s fabric for his next exhibition ‘Everyone Involved’ at Queer Britain.

Come and see it in person when the exhibition opens at the end of October!

📍 Queer Britain, King’s Cross
📅 23 October – 21 November 2026 by @queerbritain

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QUEER NIGHTLIFE 🌙
A glimpse inside Sex, Clubs, Dissent - a celebration of queer nightlife and the people who documented it.

Join Amelia Abraham and Sunil Gupta at Queer Britain to explore the stories behind the images.

📅 Wednesday 14 October 6:30 pm
📍Queer Britain, 2 Granary Square, London N1C 4BH
🎟️ £15/PWYC

Book your tickets via the link in our highlights.

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Photos from Sex, Clubs, Dissent: Visualising Queer Nightlife by Amelia Abraham (MACK, 2026). Courtesy of the artist and MACK.

Kary Kwok, Alternative Miss World, London, 1995. ©Kary Kwok.

Del LaGrace Volcano,Shane & Dred: East VillageKings, New York City, 1997. © Della Disgrace/DelLaGrace Volcano

Roxy Lee,Miss Touche, 2020. © Roxy Lee.
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#queerbritain #lgbtq #lesbian #queerlondon @mack_publishing by @queerbritain

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NEW EVENTS 📚
We've got three new Meet the Author events coming up:

📖 Deviants and Trailblazers: A History of Trans Activism in Britain - Rebecca Jane Morgan
🗓 Wednesday 11 November, 6:30pm

📖 The Queer Thing About Sin: Why the West Came to Hate Queer Love - Harry Tanner
🗓 Saturday 28 November, 2:30pm

📖 How Queer Bookshops Changed the World - A.J. West
🗓 Saturday 12 December, 2:30pm

Book now via the link in our highlights!
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#queerbritain #lgbtq #lesbian #gay #bisexual #trans #queer by @queerbritain

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'The narrative force of [Sunil] Gupta’s work – its cinematic momentum – allows him to condense some key themes: the protagonist encounters romance, eroticism, diaspora, exile, and community'⁠
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— Sita Balani (@sita_akb) on Sunil Gupta from 𝘚𝘦𝘹, 𝘊𝘭𝘶𝘣𝘴, 𝘋𝘪𝘴𝘴𝘦𝘯𝘵: 𝘝𝘪𝘴𝘶𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘴𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘘𝘶𝘦𝘦𝘳 𝘕𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵𝘭𝘪𝘧𝘦, edited by Amelia Abraham
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📌 On Wednesday 14 October, join us for a special conversation between @sunilgupta7402 & @amelia_abraham at Queer Britain Museum. Tickets available via @queerbritain⁠
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Can't make it? Order a copy of 𝘚𝘦𝘹, 𝘊𝘭𝘶𝘣𝘴, 𝘋𝘪𝘴𝘴𝘦𝘯𝘵 via link in bio 🔗⁠
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📸 Image Credits:⁠
1. Sunil Gupta, Lakshmi, 1987, from the series 𝘌𝘹𝘪𝘭𝘦𝘴
2. Sunil Gupta and Charan Singh, Rizwan #2, 2015, from the series 𝘋𝘪𝘴𝘴𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘋𝘦𝘴𝘪𝘳𝘦⁠ by @queerbritain

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TRANS IS HUMAN 🏳️‍⚧️

One of the most special parts of having @transishuman on our walls has been meeting the people behind the photographs.

We’re so honoured to share their stories at Queer Britain and to meet some of those featured in the display.

And @hannahw253 and @jake_graf5, the minds behind Trans Is Human.
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Photos 1-5 by Jonathan Phang
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#queerbritain #lgbtq #queerhistory A person in a floral dress stands smiling between two framed portraits on a wall, each with text describing personal stories and achievements. by @queerbritain

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TOUR & POUR 🍷

Fancy a glass of wine with a side of queer history?

Join us for our monthly Lates at Queer Britain, with a volunteer-led tour of the museum and a glass of Madame F wine included with your donation.

Our Lates take place on the third Thursday of every month, with the next one on 22 October.

🕕 6–8pm
🏛️ Volunteer-led tour at 7pm
🍷 Glass of wine or soft drink with every donation
🎟️ £10 recommended donation
🔗 Link in our highlights
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#queerbritain #queerhistory #lgbtq #queerlondon Two people stand in front of an exhibit display case, with one smiling at the camera, in a museum setting featuring educational text about queer experiences related to health and disability. by @queerbritain

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PRIDE IN LONDON: THROUGH THE ’90S
Documented by our volunteer Peter, these photographs capture an ever-changing Pride in London, across the 1990s.
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#lgbtq #lesbian #gay #prideinlondon A group of people march during London Pride in the 1990s holding a banner that reads "Campaign for Homosexual Equality" with text below stating that in 1991 around 25,000 people participated. by @queerbritain

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