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SUMMARY:PRISM Convention
DESCRIPTION:PRISM convention is a brand-new\, multi-fandom event\, celebrating LGBTQIA characters from the worlds of television and film. Along with influencers\, singers\, and comedians. Join us for a weekend of meet and greets\, photo opportunities\, autographs\, and interview panels with your favorite celebrities!\n\n\n\n\nTaking place 27-29 June 2025 in Niagara Falls\, New York.\n\n\n\n\nAnnounced guests include Motherland: Fort Salem actors Ess Hodlmoser and Arlen Aguayo-Stewart\, Buffy the Vampire Slayer actress Amber Benson\, star of The Haunting of Bly Manor\, Amelia Eve\, and the leading ladies from 00s teen drama\, South of Nowhere\, Gabrielle Christian and Mandy Musgrave – with more to come!\n\n\n\n\nTickets on sale now: https://confuzedevents.com/prism-convention/
URL:https://diva-magazine.com/event/prism-convention/
LOCATION:Niagara Falls Convention Center\, 101 Old Falls Street Niagara Falls\, NY 14303\, Nigara Falls Convention Center\, Niagara Falls\, New York\, NY 14303
CATEGORIES:Festival
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SUMMARY:LezBe Mindful Wellness Weekender 2024
DESCRIPTION:The last few years have been wild on this earth plane\, sometimes we all just need a breather. If you’re ready to hit the pause button\, we’ve created the ultimate retreat for you to escape daily life. Allow us to introduce our Wellness Weekenders… \nThis powerful glamping weekend has connection at its core\, be it connection to self\, connection to others or connection to nature. Surrounded by like-minded queer souls\, you’ll be welcomed into a beautiful space of love\, growth and friendship. \nWhatever your intention\, the space is yours to flow and grow. Maybe you’re coming to release trauma\, close a chapter\, heal from a relationship\, to process your grief\, or perhaps you’re looking to make friends\, feel less isolated or simply just need to get away…the space is yours. \nThis year’s location is the perfect hideaway\, with spots for rest and reflection\, communal areas to cook and bond and a stunning lake for our cold water therapy and paddle board enthusiasts. \nWait\, did we mention our wild spa? #lezgetsteamy \nOur mini festival is an extension of our luxury gay women’s retreats\, an intimate\, conscious-connected dream come true\, where you are certain to make friends and get to know each other at a deeper level\, with a capacity of just 30 guests. \nThis is a safe space for lesbian\, bisexual\, trans\, queer\, questioning and non-binary people\, we welcome our tribe of happy glampers… \nFull details can be found on our ticketing platform with a list of three tier accommodation options to suit all budgets – but hurry as tickets are selling fast! \nPlease note\, for safety and exclusivity the exact location is not visible to the public. Full address and directions can be found in your confirmation email. \nGet in touch via email with specific questions lezbemindful@outlook.com.
URL:https://diva-magazine.com/event/lezbe-mindful-wellness-weekender-2024/
LOCATION:Norfolk (Secret Location)\, Norfolk\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Festival
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SUMMARY:Queer Spirit Festival
DESCRIPTION:5 days of communion with nature in her summer glory\, and community with hundreds of open-hearted\, spiritually inclined queers – time for earthing\, for making connections\, for play\, adventure\, exploration\, love\, healing\, homecoming – and\, this year\, for FULL MOON rituals!! \nThe 5th Queer Spirit Festival delivers a few days and moonlit nights in queer paradise\, a unique experience. A celebratory gathering of the LGBTQIA community like no other! There will be dance parties with our cosmic DJs\, lots of live music from singer-songwriters and bands\, comedians\, poets\, drag\, plus cafes\, sauna – and there will also be Fire Ceremonies\, Ancestor Rituals\, dozens of transformational workshops from talented facilitators\, and a Temple of Sacred Sexuality! Plus acres of beautiful Devon nature to play in! There’s camping space for 900 people in the expansive\, luscious setting of Bridwell Park\, among 800 year old oak trees\, with lake and woods alongside\, sharing the space with a herd of deer. There will be accessible camping space\, quiet camping\, womens and family camping areas. Queer families and children are very welcome. \nCome to learn new things\, make discoveries\, make friends\, stretch your boundaries or simply relax in the trees… explore\, expand and let the Full Moon take you to the heights that only QUEER EARTH MAGIC can achieve.  
URL:https://diva-magazine.com/event/queer-spirit-festival/
LOCATION:Bridwell Park\, Uffculme\, Cullompton\, EX15 3BU
CATEGORIES:Festival
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SUMMARY:Out & Wild
DESCRIPTION:Out & Wild\, the UK’s biggest festival for LGBTQIA women and non-binary people\, is back for its third year in 2024. Taking place in Pembrokeshire\, Wales between 31 May – 2 June\, Out & Wild offers queer women and non-binary people a safe space to meet like-minded others as well as enjoy a whole host of activities. This year’s festival will see everything from comedy and DJ sets to wellness workshops and hikes. \nThis year’s Out & Wild is expected to attract nearly 1\,000 attendees\, making it a haven for LGBTQIA women and non-binary people. Notable highlights of the weekend include the opportunity to see acts like The Anchoress whose album The Art Of Losing was rated as one of the albums of the year by the Sunday Times. Award-winning poet and playwright Joelle Taylor will also be making an appearance at the highly anticipated event. \nGet your tickets now: https://www.outandwild.co.uk/book-tickets 
URL:https://diva-magazine.com/event/out-wild/
LOCATION:Lawrenny\, Pembrokeshire\, SA68 0PW\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Festival
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SUMMARY:Cardiff International Lesbian Film & Arts Festival
DESCRIPTION:This weekend (Friday May 17 – Sunday May 19)\, LezDiff returns for its second year of celebrating Lesbian and Queer women in film\, Arts & Music with a packed 3 day programme of events at The Atrium\, Cardiff City and a special event at the Queer Emporium. \nEstablished in 2022 by Film Director Rachel Dax who wanted to champion LGBTQ+ women in creative Arts and film\, along with a space to accurately portray the lives and experiences of modern lesbians and queer women\, LezDiff also hopes to celebrate and educate through discussions\, Q&A and workshops about issues that affect queer women today and in doing so\, ensuring equality of participation and engagement from Lesbians\, Trans Lesbians\, Bisexual Women and Queer Women in all sections of society. \nLezDiff Founder and Festival Curator\, Rachel Dax said: \n“In a TV and cinematic landscape where lesbian lives are often underrepresented \, I’m very proud to unveil our latest LezDiff program—a vibrant tapestry of diversity spanning three days. Our mission: to amplify\, embrace\, and champion lesbian\, bisexual\, and queer women\, as well as non-binary individuals\, across the spectrum. We invite all to join our LezDiff audience\, where we illuminate the narratives and voices of LGBTQ+ women and non-binary individuals and celebrate fresh\, unparalleled stories.” \nHighlights of the festival will in include a screening of feature film ‘Proffesor Marston & The Wonder Women’ about the women who inspired his fictitional character ‘Wonder Woman’\, a series of short films exploring the lives of disabled women navigating love in the modern world – a subject that has been underrepresented in mainstream cinema\, along with screenings of shorts that reflect modern queer women’s lives. \nHisorically Speaking offers a captivating journey into the life of Welsh poet Katherine Philips through a compelling theatre piece performed by Jane Hoy and Helen Sandler\, while Norena Shopland sheds light on Welsh lesbian history\, offering a rich tapestry of stories from her research. \nA festival wouldn’t be a festival without great music and on Friday Evening The Queer Emporium will host a gig by local artists Becky Winfield\, Melda Lois and Asha Jane. \nAs the festival draws to a close on Sunday night\, join us for a dazzling closing party and get ready to dance the night away in a joyous celebration of queer culture and creativity. \nAt LezDiff 2024\, accessibility is at the heart of our event. We’re proud to ensure that our diverse programming is inclusive for all attendees. Whether you have access needs or deaf or hard of hearing\, we’ve got you covered. All films will feature subtitles\, and discussions and talks will be supported by hearing loops and British Sign Language (BSL) interpreters\, guaranteeing an enriching experience for everyone\nJoin us for three days of pure\, queer joy and entertainment in the city that is open to all queer humans and our allies! \nFor further information on events\, tickets\, line up\, organisers & mission statement please visit www.lezdiff.org We look forward to seeing you there!
URL:https://diva-magazine.com/event/cardiff-international-lesbian-film-arts-festival/
LOCATION:The Atrium\, 86-88 Adam St\, Cardiff\, CF24 2FN\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Festival
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SUMMARY:BROWN SUGA // INTERNATIONAL WOMEN CELEBRATION // THE COLOR PURPLE
DESCRIPTION:Powered by Moonlight Experiences X Black to The Future X The Common Press X The Blacker The Berry Project. Saturday 23rd March @ 7:30 pm-1 am | The Common Press\, 118 Bethnal Green Road\, London E2 6DG \nWe will donate some of our profits from the night to Sistah Space. Celebrate March’s International Women’s Day\, led and curated by queer Black and POC folx! For March\, we are highlighting the timeless and impactful work of Alice Walker’s book\, “The Color Purple\,” along with its cinematic and musical adaptations. We will be having a Black to The Future discussion with topics surrounding Afrofuturism and Black women in the film industry with renowned writers\, and actors from 7:30 pm. \nThe evening will transition with an hour of Queer Kizomba class to get dancing (back due to popular demand) followed by DJs until late. For those unable to join us in person\, we’ve got you covered! Tune in for a live stream of the panel discussion starting at 8 pm. We have been cultivating a good vibes-only and welcoming environment where folx can connect\, mobilize\, and nurture relationships. \nThis evening provides the need for more spaces for QTIPOC\, queer women\, non-binary and trans folx. Whether you are arriving with friends\, partner(s)\, or turning up solo. You are invited to our mixer hosted by our friendly team where you can meet some new people. Limited free tickets are available (for those who need it). \nLimited free tickets are available (for those who need it).  \n💙£7 Black + POC Entry Tickets (party only)  \n💙£10 General Entry Tickets (party only)  \n💙£12 Kizomba + Party  \n💙 Free Livestream tickets for panel discussion from 8 pm. \n🦄Dance the night away with incredible QTIPOC DJs or be surrounded by queer books and hang out at The Common Press. \n🔥Non-stop R&B\, Hip-Hop\, Afrobeats\, Afro-Latin\, Dancehall & Soca. DJs X special guests🔥 💡
URL:https://diva-magazine.com/event/brown-suga-color-purple-party/
LOCATION:The Common Press\, 118 Bethnal Green Road\, London\, E2 6DG\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Festival
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SUMMARY:Black Queer AF Music Festival
DESCRIPTION:BQAF 2024’s theme is HOMECOMING. Why? Because The Normal Anomaly will have the grand opening to our NEW drop-in space in the historic Third Ward Houston\, Texas and we have moved our dates to celebrate our anniversary. Yes\, The Normal Anomaly turns THREE Years Old in March. So\, it’s only fitting to have some people you’ve seen work with us throughout the years. Plus\, our Hometown Girl\, LeToya Luckett\, is the Headliner! \nThe BQAF Celebration will be on March 14-17\, 2024\, with the premiere event\, the BQAF Music Festival\, being held on March 16\, 2024\, from 4 PM- 2 AM at Warehouse Live Midtown (formerly Rise Rooftop) at 2600 Travis Street\, Suite 200\, Houston\, Texas 77006. The theme for the 2024 Celebration is Homecoming\, with the Headliner being former Destiny’s Child group member LeToya Luckett.\n\nThe Normal Anomaly Initiative opened Houston’s first Black LGBTQ+ space in March 2021. This is also a celebration that for their third anniversary\, they will open Houston’s only standalone space for Black LGBTQ+ persons in Houston’s Historic Third Ward on BQAF Weekend.
URL:https://diva-magazine.com/event/black-queer-af-music-festival/
LOCATION:Warehouse Live Midtown\, 2600 Travis Street\, Houston\, 77006
CATEGORIES:Festival
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20231113T183000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20231113T220000
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SUMMARY:Martha D Lewis Live At Zédel
DESCRIPTION:In a rare intimate performance that takes in a vast and varied musical journey\, Martha D Lewis presents songs from her acclaimed 2022 release – ALL THAT YOU SEE – as well as a selection of favourites taken from her previous 5 albums. Accompanied by the sublime BBC Jazz Musician of the Year 2022 finalist\, Luke Bacchus. \nPress here for quick link to tickets >: https://efglondonjazzfestival.org.uk/events/martha-d-lewis
URL:https://diva-magazine.com/event/martha-d-lewis-live-at-zedel/
LOCATION:Crazy Coqs – Live At Zédel\, 20 Sherwood Street\, W1F 7ED\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Art,Festival,Music
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SUMMARY:Martha D Lewis curates and performs a mini set at Rich Mix
DESCRIPTION:The third event of UK Jazz Plus sessions is a celebration of new storytelling in jazz and the launch of East  London’s prestigious Rich Mix venue as the new home for UK Jazz Plus. The event will feature four  diverse homegrown Jazz Singer Songwriters: Ese and the Vooduu People\, Xantone Blacq\, Charlotte Lansman\, and Martha D Lewis.   \nGet your tickets here: https://efglondonjazzfestival.org.uk/events/uk-jazz-plus-sessions
URL:https://diva-magazine.com/event/martha-d-lewis-curates-and-performs-a-mini-set-at-rich-mix/
LOCATION:Rich Mix\, 35-47 Bethnal Green Road\, London\, E1 6LA\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Festival,Music
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DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20230709
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SUMMARY:Bristol Pride
DESCRIPTION:An incredible 40\,000 people attended the festival in 2022 at our incredible home on The Downs with lush green surroundings bringing true festival vibes to Pride plus space for 5 stages of amazing performances. \nNot only are we one of the largest UK Pride events\, but we’re one of Bristol’s largest festivals\, winning Best Event in the 2023 Bristol Life Awards and named in the Top 50 World Pride events in 2019. \nWe’re proud to be different\, offering a fantastic host of activities and an amazing line-up while keeping Pride an open and accessible event for all\, not just those who can afford it. Let’s truly showcase and celebrate our LGBTQIA community. \nPride Day starts with the Pride Parade which is followed by ou r massive outdoor multi-stage festival with music and performances\, community and family areas\, silent disco\, bars\, food\, markets and lots more. \nVisit https://bristolpride.co.uk/parade/ for more information.
URL:https://diva-magazine.com/event/bristol-pride/
LOCATION:Lower Castle Street\, Lower Castle Street\, Bristol
CATEGORIES:Festival,Pride
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SUMMARY:SHOUT - Festival of Queer Arts & Culture
DESCRIPTION:SHOUT is the festival of queer arts and culture for Birmingham and the West Midlands. It aims to amplify the voices of lesbian\, gay\, bisexual\, trans and queer people and communities from across our city and region and start new conversations and tell new stories about LGBT+ life.
URL:https://diva-magazine.com/event/shout-festival-of-queer-arts-culture/
LOCATION:Holloway Circus Queensway\, Birmingham
CATEGORIES:Art,Festival,Social
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SUMMARY:Homotopia Festival: Queer Joy is a Protest
DESCRIPTION:We’re tired of being angry. The simple act of living our most fabulous\, out and proud queer lives\, just the act of being ourselves in a cis-heteronormative world\, is a protest. \nYou’re invited to join us for 3 weeks of unadulterated queer joy.
URL:https://diva-magazine.com/event/homotopia-festival-queer-joy-is-a-protest/
LOCATION:Liverpool – Various Venues
CATEGORIES:Festival,Pride,Social,Theatre
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20221011T080000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20221016T170000
DTSTAMP:20220930T143749Z
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SUMMARY:Iris Prize LGBTQ+ Film Festival
DESCRIPTION:Our annual Cardiff based film festival with 25 partners in 20 countries is one of the biggest celebrations of LGBTQ+ film in the UK. We are a BAFTA-qualifying queer film festival and home of the prestigious Iris Prize £30\,000 film award – the world’s largest short film prize. The 16th edition will open on Tuesday 11 through to Sunday 16 October 2022 with most screenings taking place in Premiere Cinemas. Festival Passes are on sale now and the full Box Office opens on Friday 16 September. \nAs Cardiff begins to prepare to host the biggest gathering of LGBTQ+ filmmakers\, the 16th Iris Prize Film Festival’s Opening Night brings you the best of Welsh filmmaking\, with six new short films being premiered on the Opening Night on Tuesday 11 October at 7pm. \nAngharad Mair from S4C’s primetime magazine programme returns as host for the evening\, along with special guests and filmmakers from around the world. This is the moment during the festival when Wales shouts loud and proud to the world – look what we are\, and here are our stories. \nThe international celebration of diversity and visibility of the LGBTQ+ community begins at 7pm with the UK premiere of six short films made in Wales\, four of which were created by women: \n-Cardiff\, directed by Sarah Smith (winner of the 2019 Iris Prize)\n-Blooming\, directed by Efa Blosse Mason and Sophie Marsh\n-I Shall be Whiter than Snow\, directed by Frederick Stacey\n-Queens Cwm Rag\, directed by Lindsay Walker\n-Sally Leapt Out Of A Window Last Night\, directed by Tracy Spottiswoode\n-G Flat\, directed by Peter Darney \nOpening is a night of two halves as guests leave Premiere Cinemas and take a few steps to the Capitol Shopping Centre which is transformed for the night into party central when guest will be entertained by festival partners the Co-op and offered a chance to taste some amazing food created by David Llewellyn from the Co-op’s Delicious Food Team.
URL:https://diva-magazine.com/event/iris-prize-lgbtq-film-festival/
LOCATION:Cardiff\, Various
CATEGORIES:Festival
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DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20220821T213500
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SUMMARY:Eunice Olumide: AfroPolitiCool
DESCRIPTION:From Vogue magazine to putting Piers Morgan in his place and zombifying politicians on Question Time\, come and join Edinburgh-born supermodel Eunice Olumide for a hilarious exploration into the crazy and complicated world of the modern-day political narcissists\, sociopaths and psychopaths running the planet we live on today. Beyonce says\, “Who run the world… girls?”\, “Is this true or is it just Karens?”. From the catwalk to hard talk\, sit back as she fashions a lyrical and hysterical debrief of where we find ourselves in 2022.
URL:https://diva-magazine.com/event/eunice-olumide-afropoliticool-2/
LOCATION:The Stand’s New Town Theatre\, Edinburgh
CATEGORIES:Art,Festival,Politics,Theatre
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SUMMARY:The Sparkle Weekend
DESCRIPTION:The Sparkle Weekend is the world’s largest free-to-attend celebration of gender diversity\, and a safe space for anyone who identifies as gender non-conforming\, their families\, friends\, and allies. In 2019\, we welcomed more than 22\,000 visitors over the weekend. \nThe Sparkle Weekend is a festival-style family event\, featuring live music and entertainment\, talks and workshops\, and an opportunity for our corporate sponsors\, grassroots charities\, and trans-run businesses to engage with our visitors. \nWe also work with local and national charities who support young trans and gender questioning people and their families so that all age groups feel included. \nOne of the charity’s core values is that the event remains free-to-attend in order to be accessible to everyone\, regardless of gender identity\, race\, religion\, or physical ability. \nThe Sparkle Weekend currently costs tens-of-thousands of pounds to deliver and is currently funded by companies who share the charity’s values of equality and inclusion for all gender non-conforming individuals\, and visitor donations. Sponsorship and donations mean that the Charity can also include smaller grassroots groups who support sub-sectional minorities in the event.
URL:https://diva-magazine.com/event/the-sparkle-weekend/
LOCATION:Sackville Gardens\, Whitworth Street\, Manchester\, M1 3HB\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Festival
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ORGANIZER;CN="Sparkle %E2%80%93 The National Transgender Charity":MAILTO:info@sparkle.org.uk
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