LGBTQ+ History Month 2025

This February, celebrate LGBTQ+ History Month with a meaningful programme that honours the diverse stories, resilience, and histories of the LGBTQ+ community. Through film screenings, self-care activities, and opportunities for community engagement, the events encourage participants to reflect on their personal journeys, connect with others, and envision a future built on pride and inclusivity.  

Together, these experiences offer a thoughtful exploration of LGBTQ+ lives, inspiring deeper understanding, connection, and unity within the community. 

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Upcoming films & events

Saving FaceF-Rated
LGBTQ+ History Month: Saving Face (20th Anniversary) 15
English and Chinese with English Subtitles
A Chinese-American lesbian and her traditionalist mother are reluctant to go public with secret loves that clash against cultural expectations in this joyful cult rom-com by Alice Wu (The Half of It).
  • Sat 1 Feb
  • 18.00
  • Fri 14 Feb
  • 20.35
tattooed hands making scrapbook
LGBTQ+ History Month: Emotional Wellbeing Workshop
Sun 9 Feb 18:00
A 30-minute Focalising practice followed by a 60-minute creative reflection session, exploring and expressing feelings and experiences.
Close up of drag queen Emma Maezin pouting and looking up
Drag Bingo with Emma Maezin
Wed 12 Feb 19:00
Enjoy an amazing night of Drag Bingo hosted by local drag sensation Emma Maezin.
but i'm a cheerleaderF-Rated
Young Programmers Festival 2025: But I’m a Cheerleader 15
English
Cheerleader Megan’s parents send her to conversion therapy camp. Megan denies that she’s gay until she meets cynical and rebellious Graham. Screening as part of Girls Who Strike Back: A Galentines Day Film Festival.
  • Thu 13 Feb
  • 18.00
moonlight
LGBTQ+ History Month 2025: Moonlight 15
English
Celebrate Valentines Day with a timeless story of human connection and self-discovery. Moonlight chronicles the life of a young Black man from childhood to adulthood as he struggles to find his place in the world.
  • Fri 14 Feb
  • 12.30
  • 20.15
Young Hearts
Family Time: Young Hearts (Preview) 12A
Dutch and French with English subtitles
Celebrate LGBTQ+ History Month with the whole family with this special preview of Young Hearts, a brand-new coming-of-age film which explores crushes and first love between two young boys.
  • Sat 15 Feb
  • 11.00
peoples jokerF-Rated
The People's Joker + Short Film 15
English
This revolutionary DIY parody film and hilarious autobiographical coming-of-age story follows an unconfident, closeted trans girl as she moves to Gotham City to become a comedian in a world where comedy has been outlawed.
  • Fri 21 Feb
  • 18.00
  • Sat 22 Feb
  • 20.30
  • Sun 23 Feb
  • 14.45
  • Mon 24 Feb
  • 20.30
  • Tue 25 Feb
  • 20.30
  • Wed 26 Feb
  • 18.00
  • Thu 27 Feb
  • 20.45
iris prizeF-Rated
Showroom Community: Best of Iris Prize 2024 15
We are delighted to be taking part in the Iris on the Move tour, a showcase of the standout films from Iris 2024, featuring award-winning stories that explore love, identity, and the human experience.
  • Sat 22 Feb
  • 18.45
this is ballroom
DocNights: This is Ballroom 18
English and Portuguese with English subtitles
On the outskirts of Rio de Janeiro, the city’s top ballroom houses convene in a sweaty, euphonic competition, in this electrifying portrait of contemporary queer Brazil.
  • Mon 24 Feb
  • 18.00
summer with carmen
Preview: The Summer with Carmen + Q&A 18
Greek with English subtitles
A special preview screening of this sexy, sun-drenched meta-comedy about two Greek best friends who write a film about their life-changing summer, with in-person Q&A with director and lead actor.
  • Thu 27 Feb
  • 18.00
summer with carmen
The Summer with Carmen 18
Greek with English subtitles
A sexy, sun-drenched meta-comedy about two Greek best friends who write a film about their life-changing summer with break-ups, modern dating dilemmas, nudist beaches and dog co-parenting.
  • Fri 28 Feb
  • 18.15

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