Look back through all of the events that took place as part of our Queer Between the Covers season.
Events
Queer Between the Covers Lunchtime Film Showing - Victim (1961)
Join us for an exciting series of free lunchtime film showings from January to June. ...
17 January 2018
An Evening of Poetry and Music with Carol Ann Duffy
Join Britain's poet laureate Carol Ann Duffy and renowned musician John Sampson for an evening of poetry readings and music. ...
18 January 2018
Queer Between the Covers Lunchtime Film Showing - Killing of Sister George (1968)
Join us for an exciting series of free lunchtime film showings from January to June. ...
14 February 2018
Polari Literary Salon with Neil Bartlett, VG Lee, Alexis Gregory & Paul Burston
An exclusive evening of literary performances with the Polari Literary Salon ...
22 February 2018
Queer Between the Covers Lunchtime Film Showing - Sunday, Bloody Sunday (1971)
Join us for an exciting series of free lunchtime film showings from January to June. ...
21 March 2018
Queer Bloomsbury Walking Tour - Queer Tours of London
Join us for a queer walking tour of the local area to explore the rich LGBTQ history found in Bloomsbury. Hosted by Queer Walking Tours of London. ...
3 April 2018
Queer Creative Writing & Polari Workshop
'Nish the chat and pin back your aunt nells' - A Queer Creative Writing and Polari workshop with special guests from the Gay Liberation Front. ...
5 April 2018
Queer Between the Covers Lunchtime Film Showing - Paris is Burning (1990)
Join us for an exciting series of free lunchtime film showings from January to June. ...
18 April 2018
BFI Britain on Film: LGBT Britain - now on 8 May!
Join us to view the BFI's LGBT offering for their Film on Tour programme. ...
26 April 2018
Representing LGBTQ Online: An Introduction to Editing Wikipedia
Your chance to become a Wikipedia Editor and contribute to live entries about queer literature in the online encyclopedia. ...
27 April 2018
Queer Between the Covers Lunchtime Film Showing - Tangerine (2015)
Join us for an exciting series of free lunchtime film showings from January to June. ...
16 May 2018
Love is Love - Queer Music and Poetry with the Fourth Choir
Join us to hear one of London's top LGBT+ Choirs in a live performance at Senate House. ...
19 May 2018
Culture under Pressure: Rianna Jade Parker on Caribbean Queer Literature
Join an informal guest lecture by researcher and archivist, Rianna Jade Parker, reflecting on the social and political realities of LGBT life in the Caribbean....
30 May 2018
Queer Between the Covers Lunchtime Film Showing - Moonlight (2016)
Join us for an exciting series of free lunchtime film showings from January to June. ...
6 June 2018
Saving Gay's the Word and Being Gay in the 80s
Join Jim MacSweeney, manager of London's leading LGBT bookshop, in conversation with Graham McKerrow, journalist and campaigner, on the raid of the shop in 1984. ...
14 June 2018
Meet the artist: Theresa Easton on her book art for Queer Between The Covers
QBTC inspired book art created by Theresa Easton (c) David Lawson Photography Book art, inspired by the works in Queer Between The Covers, by artist Theresa Easton is displayed on the first flo...
28 June 2018
Queering Dickens: Copperfield and Great Expectations - The Friends of Senate House Library Book Club
Following Senate House Library's recent Queer Between the Covers exhibition, the Friends of Senate House Library are thrilled to welcome Professor Holly Furneaux and Professor Michael Slater MBE to le...
11 September 2018
Publishing Queer/Queer Publishing: a Senate House Library Conference
Join us for talks and discussion on the world of queer publishing. This event is part of the Queer Between the Covers exhibition. ...
11 October 2018
Simon Callow's Fifty Shades of Dorian Gray
The Friends of Senate House Library present… Simon Callow's Fifty Shades of Dorian Gray Following the Library's recent Queer Between the Covers exhibition, the Friends of Senate House Library are t...
14 November 2018
Polari - London's Award-winning LGBT Literary Salon with Paul Burston
Polari, London's award-winning LGBT literary salon, returns to Senate House Library on 18 July 2019....
18 July 2019