Stories of solidarity and survival.
World AIDS Day | Tuesday 1 December 2026 | The Common Press, London
What does it mean to grow older in a community where so many never had the chance? And how do we find hope, connection and collective power in the stories we share?
This World AIDS Day, The Common Press and author Dr. Paul Taylor-Pitt invite you to QUEER POWER: UNLOCKED, a gathering of queer voices, creativity, community and resistance.
The history of HIV/AIDS is full of silence, stigma and shame, but it’s also a packed withstories of solidarity and survival. Our community came together, refused to be silenced, and demanded dignity. We created extraordinary things in the face of unimaginable loss.
Inspired by this year's World AIDS Day theme of access, QUEER POWER: UNLOCKED explores how sharing our stories can help us access something equally vital: our collective power.
Hosted by Dr. Paul Taylor-Pitt, author of Still Here! Still Queer! Now What? A Guide to LGBTQ+ Wellness and Wholeness in Midlife, the evening brings together five brilliant queer writers and performers:
- Dean Atta, author of Big Man
- Nick Coveney, author of Everything Not Saved
- Raga D'Silva, author of Untold Lies
- Alexis Gregory, writer and performer ofSmoke
- Ellen Jones, author of Outrage
Each will share a piece of their work, offering different perspectives on queer identity, love, loss, resilience, resistance and the possibilities of the future.
For some, the AIDS pandemic is lived experience. For others, it's inherited history. Its legacy belongs to all of us, and so does the responsibility to remember, to challenge stigma and to build a future in which everyone can thrive.
More than just an evening of remembrance, this is a celebration of queer voices, queer community and queer possibility.
From silence to stories. From stigma to solidarity. From shame to strength.
QUEER POWER: UNLOCKED.