QUEERCIRCLE is a LGBTQIA+ led charity working at the intersection of arts, health and social action.

The Queer Community Library — a space dedicated to preserving, sharing and creating queer knowledge in all its forms. Throughout autumn and winter, the library will be open as a warm, welcoming space to gather, read, listen, share and connect with others.

Join us for Away from Watchful Eyes, the third Queer Community Library open day. Curated and led by our Young Artists cohort after a six-month programme with us, the day brings together art installations, creative workshops, a shared lunch and much more. Made by young people, for young people, and open to everyone. Drop in for a bit or stay all day. Full details are coming soon, but you can register your attendance today.

Bare Radicals, in collaboration with Queercircle, presents a participatory workshop on what Carnival is, where it comes from, and how you show up to it. Led by Indira,  a Saint Lucian poet and cultural producer with a background in anthropology. Her work is rooted in Caribbean language, identity and community. She is also founder of Twossaints, a Caribbean arts, culture and education platform. We'll trace Carnival from African migration and masquerade traditions, through the European influences that shaped it, to its life in the UK today, and look at how those threads connect. Along the way, we'll ask what Carnival means to you, how you show up to it, and how resistance and resilience live inside the costumes, the music and the movement.

What else can a library hold besides books? Join artist Tasnim Mahdy to help imagine and build a shared library using recycled cardboard! We’ll take ideas from short readings, including some banned and challenged books, and think about the knowledge we carry in our bodies, from our ancestors, and within our communities. We’ll also consider what happens when stories are silenced. By building, collaging, and playing with colour and texture, we’ll find new ways to experience what we read and feel.

Our Transgenerations group returns for another series of six monthly workshops! Trans people need community now more than ever. Across these sessions, you’ll meet trans people across generations, build connections and learn from the differences in our experiences. Expect creative exercises, art, games and group discussions exploring trans time, community, culture, joy and rage, with plenty of space for playful connection. This is the first workshop of six. New and returning participants aged 18+ are warmly welcome.