50+ years of Islington LGBT History guided walk

Sunday 1 February, 2pm – 3.30pm

Angel Tube Station to Highbury Fields

forum+ is hosting a guided walk to kick off LGBTQ+ History Month. Explore over 50 years of Islington’s LGBT history, including the UK’s first gay mayor, early rights demonstrations and key local activists.

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Islington’s pride talk: one small borough’s big impact on British LGBT+ history

Monday 2 February, 6.30pm – 7.30pm

Islington Museum, EC1V 4NB

Seán McGovern presents a lively talk celebrating Islington’s major role in the fight for LGBT+ equality, highlighting the people, places and organisations that shaped national history.

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Launch of the Log Books: voices of queer Britain and the helpline that listened

Thursday 5 February, 7pm – 8.30pm

Housmans Bookshop, N1 9DY

Join authors Tash Walker and Adam Zmith for the launch of The Log Books, an intimate history of LGBTQ+ life uncovered through decades of handwritten helpline notes.

Standard entry ticket £5

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forum+ LGBT History Month workshop – Polari, the secret queer language

Thursday 12 February, 6.30pm – 8pm

St Luke’s Community Centre, EC1V 8AJ

A fun, interactive workshop with Dan de la Motte exploring Polari, the secret queer language. Learn its rules, decode phrases and create your own sentences and scenes.

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The London Archives LGBTQ+ Collections – document viewing

Friday 20 February, 12.30pm – 2pm

The London Archives, EC1R 0HB

View a curated selection of documents reflecting the lives and experiences of LGBT people, including flagship oral history collections and lesser‑known archives.

Tickets are £5

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forum+ LGBT History Month Sassify Zine workshop

Saturday 28 February, 1.30pm – 4.30pm

Whittington Park Community Centre, N19 4RS

A creative zine‑making workshop and social with forum+ and Sassify Zine. Learn about zine culture in the LGBT community and create your own unique artwork.

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