BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//GayOut//Event Export//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH BEGIN:VEVENT UID:130567@gayout.com DTSTAMP:20260722T141438Z DTSTART:20261001T180000Z DTEND:20261001T200000Z SUMMARY:Queer Diary: Zine-Making Evening DESCRIPTION:Grab a pritt-stick and join the Queer Diary team for an even ing of nostalgia\\, crafting &\\; chance to create your own personal Queer Teenage History Zine!\\nDesign the teen mag you wish you’d read\\ nCollage your fantasy prom-night\\nCreate a fanzine for your first crush\ \nWrite a letter to your younger self\\nDraw a coming-of-age cartoon\\nOr  simply sit and doodle with a friendly queer crowd\\, to a throwback sou ndtrack.\\nBring your pals\\, your date\\, or come alone to meet some new friendly faces.\\nAll crafting materials are provided by us: \\nPaper + pritt stick + scissors + felt-tips + gel pens + pencils + stencils   \\n+ a load of old teen mags to cut up &\\; re-cycle into your own queer-tastic zine ✂️✂️\\nWe also provide instruction (how to fold a basic zine) and zine-spiration in the form of some zines we’\\; ve enjoyed\\, and some we’ve made before\\, along with a collaborative playlist\\, where you can add your own fave throwback tracks from your te enage years.\\nIf you wanna use your own life as inspiration\\, we invite you to bring something you’\\;ve kept from your past: a favourite object\\, a picture\\, a song\\, or treasured memory* to use as inspirati on on turning them into a Queer-tastic Zine (this is not required – \\; just if you want to!)\\n🎟 All tickets to this event are Pay What You Can –\\; booking is essential and spaces are limited\\, if you can no longer make it\\, please let us know in advance so we can free up a place for somebody else.\\nThis event is brought to you by the team beh ind Queer Diary (the night where LGBTQIA+ adults read their teenage dia ries on stage). Find out more about us here: Instagram | TwXtter | Fa cebook | Linktree | TikTok\\nIf you have any questions\\, concerns\\, or access needs you’\\;d like us to know about\\, please email Beth &\\; Josie at: hello@queerdiary.org.uk (we often miss messages sent through Outsavvy).\\nQueer Diary Zine-making sessions at the LGBTQ+ Com munity Centre are supported by funding from Southwark Council.\\n*Non-tr easured memories also welcome! Teenage troubles\\, angst &\\; cringe a re all part of life.  Please look after yourself &\\; consider others  if choosing to explore or share anything difficult or sensitive. \\nLo cation and access:\\nThe LGBTQ+ Community Centre is in Central London\\, near the Tate Modern. The nearest stations are Blackfriars\\, Waterloo\\ , London Bridge\\, and Southwark tube.\\nLGBTQ+ Community Centre has a  quiet room with weighted blankets and sensory toys.\\nLGBTQ+ Community Centre cafe serves non-alcoholic drinks only\\, with Pay What You Can o ptions available.\\nThere is blue badge parking a few metres from the e ntrance.\\nThe venue is step-free\\, and entirely on the ground floor wi th a wide entrance and a lowered counter in the cafe. However\\, the toi let is not wheelchair accessible. The Centre has an agreement with severa l nearby venues (less than 2 min away) that guests can use accessible toi lets at Blackfriars Station\\, Starbucks\\, and the Founders Arms\\, and staff can provide an escorting service for anyone using these.\\nDogs ar e welcome.\\nThe LGBTQ+ Community Centre is a shared community space. D uring our session there may be other visitors using the centre\\, or othe r activities going on –\\; you’\\;ll find us by the Queer Diar y signs &\\; table of craft materials.\\nFull information about acces s at the LGBTQ+ Community Centre is on their website\\, and we recommend contacting the Centre directly if you have any specific questions about physical access to the building.\\nCovid safety:\\nEvent organisers are f ully vaccinated and use lateral flow testing regularly.\\nWe also welcome the wearing of masks.\\nDo not attend this event if you have either C ovid symptoms or a positive test result.\\nInclusivity and community saf ety:\\nPlease note this event is themed around memories of teenage years  gone by\\, and is aimed at adult audiences.\\nThis is an-LGBTQIA+ cen tred space. As hosts of this workshop\\, we will not assume your gender o r sexuality\\, or apply gendered pronouns or honourifics (until we learn which ones you use). To make sure everyone feels welcome in this space\\ , we ask attendees to do the same.\\nToilet signage will be gender-neutra l.\\nDiscriminatory language or behaviour will not be tolerated (includin g –\\; but not limited to –\\; transphobia\\, biphobia\\, homop hobia\\, sexism\\, racism\\, xenophobia\\, classism\\, ableism\\, fatphob ia).\\nIf anyone makes you feel uncomfortable in the space\\, please tell the event organisers.\\nWe may take a few photos at this event\\, to p ublicise future workshops like this –\\; if you’\\;d prefer not to be in photos\\, or want to be anonymised in any pictures we publish o n our social media\\, etc\\, please let us know\\, we want to make sure we respect your privacy.\\nhttps://www.gayout.com/europe/united-kingdom/l ondon/events/queer-diary-zine-making-evening-2026-10-01 LOCATION:London LGBTQ+ Community Centre URL:https://www.gayout.com/europe/united-kingdom/london/events/queer-diary-zine-making-evening-2026-10-01 STATUS:CONFIRMED END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR