London's Queer History
Hosted by Julian Worricker with Dan Glass, Professor Pippa Catterall and Dr Kate Graham
Julian Worricker (he/him) is an award-winning journalist and broadcaster with more than thirty years' on-air experience, both in radio and television. He presented on the BBC News Channel for more than ten years and currently presents 'Weekend' on the BBC World Service. He appears regularly on Radio 4, presenting The World Tonight, Last Word and Any Answers.
Dan Glass (he/him) is an AIDS Coalition to Unleash Power (ACT UP) healthcare and human rights activist and writer. In 2017 he was recognised as an 'Activist of the Year' at the Sexual Freedom Awards. Dan was announced a 'BBC Greater Londoner' for founding Queer Tours of London - A Mince Through Time. His new book ‘Queer Footprints - A Guide to Uncovering London’s Fierce History' is out now.
Professor Pippa Catterall (she/her) is Professor of History and Policy at the University of Westminster, Co-Chair of Westminster LGBT Forum and Chair of AIDS Memory UK. Her extensive publications include the co-authored report on Queering Public Space (2021) and her current research focuses on the history of and public policy toward LGBTQ+ inclusion in public space.
Kate M. Graham (she/her) is a Senior Lecturer in English Literature at the University of Westminster, where she is also the co-director of the Queer London Research Forum. Kate is the author of several chapters and articles considering revenge in Early Modern theatre and is co-editor of ‘Sex, Time and Place: Queer Histories of London, c.1850 to the Present’. Her chapter in Sex, Time and Place considers queer London, queer time, and queer pubs. Kate is currently writing a memoir about grief and queerness tentatively titled, ‘Let’s Not Be Deterred by the Need for a Linear Narrative’.
A celebration of trans and non-binary joy
With Ben Pechey, Nay Francis and Tash Oakes-Monger
Ben Pechey (they/them) is a writer, presenter and LGBTQ+ advocate. They are a TEDx speaker and have written for The Guardian, Cosmopolitan, Women’s Health, Refinery 29 and Diva Magazine. Ben also works as a diversity & inclusion consultant and has supported brands such as Condé Nast and the NSPCC. They are the author of ‘The Book of Non-Binary Joy’ and ‘Your Gender Book’, which will be released in November 2023.
Nay Francis (they/them) is a non-binary educator, spoken word artist and socio-economic commentator. They are an active member of the non-binary and black educators’ network. As a director of learning, they oversee the faculty of economics, business, accounting and T Levels in a secondary state school in London.
TC Oakes-Monger (they/them) started writing as a “means of survival”. After growing up as a closeted queer in a rural village they came out as trans and started working to improve healthcare for LGBTQ+ people. Tash's first book ‘All The Things They Said We Couldn’t Have' brings into focus the power joy can bring.
In conversation with Orwell Prize winner Tom Crewe, The New Life
Julian Worricker interviews Tom Crewe
Set in London in 1894, Tom Crewe's first novel tells the story of John Addington and Henry Ellis and their search for social and sexual freedom. Published in January ‘The New Life’ has won the Orwell Prize for Political Fiction and the South Bank Sky Arts Award for Literature.
Tom (he/him) has a PhD in nineteenth century British history from the University of Cambridge. Since 2015, he has been an editor at the London Review of Books, to which he contributes essays on politics, art, history and fiction.
Ending HIV in the UK
Hosted by Marc Thompson with Lloyd Russell-Moyle MP, Eli Fitzgerald and Kemi Agunbiade
Marc Thompson (he/him) has been at the forefront of HIV activism in the UK for over 30 years. He is a co-founder of PrEPster and a co-director of The Love Tank CIC, a community interest company that promotes the health and wellbeing of under served communities through education and research.
Lloyd Russell-Moyle (he/him) has been the MP for Brighton Kemptown since 2017. He is the Treasurer and Vice Chair for the All Party Parliamentary Group on HIV and AIDS and has been a constant voice in Parliament on issues relating to HIV. In a bid to tackle stigma associated with the condition, Lloyd was the second MP to publicly announce he was HIV positive.
Eli Fitzgerald (he/him) is a human rights activist and LGBTQ+ campaigner. He is a Youth Project Co-Ordinator at Positively UK. Eli works to ensure the voices of young and transgender people living with HIV are recognised.
Kemi Agunbiade (she/her) is a Policy and Campaigns Officer at National AIDS Trust. She has been at NAT for a year leading and contributing to work around health inequalities. Her main policy areas are centred around the needs of migrant communities, the needs of Black African & Caribbean communities and the roles of mental health services in supporting people living with HIV. Before this, she worked in student representation with a focus on sexual and relationship based violence, LGBTQ+ issues and sexual health.
This is a mixed seating/standing event.
Accessibility
The RVT is accessible via the main double doors which have a flat floor, there are no steps into the RVT and the inside is almost fully flat except for a small balcony area at the back. The toilets are not fully accessible and wheelchair users may require assistance to use the toilets.