To celebrate LGBT History Month 2019 and for this years 50th anniversary of the Stonewall Riots that led to the formation of the 'Gay liberation Front' (GLF) that started Pride we are honoured to be joined by Andrew Lumsden from the 'Gay Liberation Front (GLF). Andrew was in his twenties when he decided to explore the gay world of Sixties London, as he puts it. Decades later, he is regarded as one of the pioneering figures in the fight for LGBT rights in the UK who brought about the partial decriminalisation of homosexuality some fifty years ago.
Inspired by the Black Power and Womens Liberation Movements throughout the 1960's and 1970's the Gay Liberation Front initiated an anarchic campaign that permanently changed the face of this country. The GLF was a movement that was started in New York following the Stonewall riots and adopted in London and San Francisco. On this one-of-a-kind tour you will get first-hand information about the areas rich history of LGBTQIA+ arts, activism, sass, cabaret and more.
'Lumsden may be a septuagenarian, but he is no less defiant or devoted to the cause.' The Independent, 2017
Tickets are– £5 unwaged, £10 waged, £15 solidarity – profits go to 'Lesbians and Gays Support the Migrants (LGSM)'. We have some free tickets for LGBT+ migrants and for LGBT+ people struggling with housing. If this is you and / or you have any issues being able to afford the ticket please email us ASAP on queertoursoflondon@gmail.com. All press requests please email queertoursoflondon@gmail.com. Facebook page here
‘QUEER TOURS OF LONDON – A Mince Through Time’ exist to bring forth the visibility of our incredible community at large and the journey to how we became who we are today. Against the backdrop of the mass closure of LGBTQI (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, Intersex) cultural spaces and support services, ‘QUEER TOURS OF LONDON’ are being developed to support London’s current queer activism, culture and performance in all its glory.