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The Sheffield culture guide written by in-the-know locals

LGBTQ+ History Month in Sheffield

February marks LGBTQ+ History Month in the UK. A time to shine a light on lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer people – their history, the impact they've had on the world, and their struggles for equality in the face of discrimination and injustice.

Read on for a roundup of events to celebrate LGBTQ+ History Month 2025 in Sheffield.

Are you hosting an LGBTQ+ History Month event in Sheffield that isn't in our roundup? Let us know!

FLAW DJ Workshop & Social

Tue. 4 February 2025

Gut Level

Join FLAW at Gut Level for a DJ workshop and social for LGBTQ+ people, women and gender minorities. A space to learn DJ skills or just share music and hang out with like-minded people in a welcoming space. Gut Level membership required.

Andrew O’Neill

Tue. 4 February 2025

The Leadmill

Cult comedian and "nonbinary whirlwind" Andrew O’Neill presents a surreal, occult, political stand-up show with a hopeful and practical message.

Andro & Eve: Gender Awareness Training

Multiple dates

These interactive sessions from Andro and Eve are designed to pass on knowledge, helping freelancers and organisations who want to build more equitable and inclusive policies and practices for trans and non-binary clients and customers.

Jake Hall: Shoulder to Shoulder

Wed. 5 February 2025

Sheffield Central Library

A love letter to pioneers of solidarity, looking at moments when marginalised voices came together to say 'enough is enough' – from the Black Panthers' coalition with the Gay Liberation Front in the US to LGBTQ+ support for miners' strikes in the UK.

Mariposa

Mon. 10 February 2025

Drama Studio

In a Caribbean port, a local rent boy and a foreign sailor fall ominously in love in this operatic dance drama. A reimagining of Madame Butterfly from choreographer Carlos Pons Guerra. With a free pre-event talk on Dancing Queer History, open to all.

No & Other Stories – Kirsty Logan in conversation with Molly Aitken

Tue. 11 February 2025

Juno Books

Join Juno Books to hear Kirsty Logan discuss her latest collection of short stories. These stories navigate the cruelties and complexities of desire across time and place – featuring wartime ghosts, sapphic lovers, 90s high school drama, and more.

Valentine's Drag Bingo with Emma Maezin

Wed. 12 February 2025

Showroom

This Valentine's season, celebrate in style at Showroom with a special Drag Bingo night, hosted by local drag sensation Emma Maezin.

Jane Cholmeley: A Bookshop of One’s Own

Wed. 12 February 2025

Sheffield Central Library

Silver Moon was a bookshop promoting female writers, creating a safe space for women. Founded in 80s London against a backdrop of homophobia and misogyny. Feminist and lesbian icon Jane Cholmeley shares the struggle and joy of the underdog business.

LGBTQ+ Over 50s Group

Thu. 13 February 2025

Weston Park Museum

A welcoming group in a safe environment where the agenda is set by the members.

Sophie Duker: But Daddy I Love Her

Sun. 16 February 2025

The Leadmill

Taskmaster champ Sophie Duker is back on tour with a new stand-up show. But Daddy I Love Her sees Sophie take the stage with her trademark naughtiness, in an intentionally unhinged hour of comedy.

Sarah Keyworth

Tue. 18 February 2025

The Leadmill

Comedian Sarah Keyworth adds an extra date to their tour due to demand. With a brand new, joyous show "about family, acceptance and a pair of big (well, not super big) losses."

QTIBPOC Cinema Club

Tue. 18 February 2025

Gut Level

A monthly meet up at Gut Level for those who identify as QTIBPOC (Queer Trans Intersex Black and People of Colour). With a film that disrupts colonial and straight narratives, or uplifts QTIBPOC stories. Plus bring-and-share food and space to chat.

Quacks

Multiple dates

Showroom

A monthly queer comedy open mic night. Head down to their next event to join in the laughs or even take to the mic yourself.

My Mind on Paper

Wed. 19 February 2025

Sheffield Central Library

Join SAYiT and Sheffield Libraries' panel of LGBTQ+ readers and writers. They'll talk about LGBTQ+ writing across many genres – from diaries and letters, through to novels, scripts, poetry and fan fiction – and the need to both consume and create it.

Trans Film Club

Mon. 24 February 2025

Gut Level

"This is ones for the dolls, transmasc icons and non-binary divas." A monthly film night for the trans community at Gut Level – February's screening to be confirmed.

Lunchtime Talk: Queer Sheffield

Tue. 25 February 2025

Weston Park Museum

Explore the city's queer past with Fiona Moorcroft from SAYiT – taking a glimpse of the bars, the events, and the lives of the LGBTQ+ community in Sheffield from the late 1800s to the late 1990s.

Nussaibah Younis: Fundamentally

Wed. 26 February 2025

Juno Books

Nussaibah Younis comes to Juno Books to talk about her hilarious, thoughtful debut novel. Fundamentally is about academic Nadia, who winds up in Iraq leading a chaotic UN scheme to deradicalise ISIS brides, after she’s dumped by her lover Rosie.

The Notts Queer History Archive: Radical Queer Pasts, Radical Queer Futures

Wed. 26 February 2025

Sheffield Central Library

Journalist CJ De Barra presents findings from their Nottingham-based LGBTQ+ oral history project and talks about grassroots queer archiving. Alongside an exhibition of LGBTQ+ materials from Sheffield City Archives and Steel City Queer History.

Quentin Crisp: Naked Hope

Thu. 27 February 2025

The Library Theatre

A depiction of the legendary Quentin Crisp performed by Mark Farrelly. Taking the audience from the 60s in a filthy Chelsea flat, rejected for being flamboyantly gay, to New York in the 90s, where a much older Quentin is finally embraced by society.

Showroom: LGBTQ+ History Month 2025

Sat. 1 February 2025 — Fri. 28 February 2025

Showroom

Screenings and self-care activities encouraging us to reflect, connect and envision a future built on pride and inclusivity. With Saving Face, But I’m a Cheerleader, ​​​​​​​Moonlight, The People's Joker and more. Plus an emotional wellbeing workshop.

Film Unit: LGBTQ+ History Month

Wed. 12 February 2025 — Sat. 1 March 2025

Film Unit

Student-run cinema Film Unit present a fortnight programme showcasing the diverse world of LGBTQ+ cinema. Films include 1930s German drama Mädchen in Uniform, 80s John Waters satire Polyester, iconic 90s romantic comedy The Watermelon Woman and more.

Proud! Telling LGBT+ stories in Sheffield

Tue. 1 October 2019 — Sun. 30 March 2025

Weston Park Museum

A display within Weston Park Museum, co-curated by LGBT+ people living in Sheffield. Exploring the city’s LGBT+ history – some of which can seem hidden, but it’s all around us and part of who we are.