BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//GayOut//Event Export//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH BEGIN:VEVENT UID:199059@gayout.com DTSTAMP:20260824T081729Z DTSTART:20260903T193000Z DTEND:20260903T193000Z SUMMARY:Friend of Dorothy Presents An Evening With Matt Cain MBE DESCRIPTION:Join Friend of Dorothy for an evening with Matt Cain MBE\\, w here every penny of ticket revenue will be donated to Not A Phase to supp ort their crucial work with trans and gender-diverse adults across the UK .\\nAuthor\\, broadcaster\\, and former Editor-in-Chief of Attitude. Awar ded an MBE for services to LGBTQ+ culture\\, he is also the man who crowd funded The Madonna of Bolton in just seven days after publishers rejected it for being “\\;too gay.”\\;\\nMatt joins us to celebrate his brand-new novel\\, The Castle of Stories — the first title from Pansy\ \, a queer independent publisher he founded with his husband — and to r eflect on his extraordinary life and career.\\nJames Wallis will join Mat t for a live interview covering a range of topics\\, including Matt’ \\;s writing and broadcasting career\\, his time at Attitude\\, his advoc acy for queer stories\\, and his MBE. The interview will be followed by a question-and-answer session with the audience.\\nAfterwards\\, join ever yone for drinks\\, a book signing\\, and a proper Friend of Dorothy socia l. There will also be a pop-up bookshop on site where you can pick up a c opy and have it signed by Matt.\\nYOUR TICKET INCLUDES:\\nA complimentary welcome drink\\nAn exclusive Friend of Dorothy gift bag\\nLive interview + audience Q&\\;A with Matt Cain MBE\\nPop-up bookshop &\\; book s igning\\nPost-event drinks and social\\n100% of ticket revenue donated to Not A Phase\\nREAD BEFORE YOU COME\\nMatt has also given the Friend of D orothy community exclusive FREE access to the first three chapters of The Castle of Stories\\, so you can start reading before the night.\\nFollow the link to read:\\nhttps://pansybooks.co.uk/FODexclusive/\\nDoors open at 7:00pm. \\nWho is it for?\\nAnyone who loves queer stories\\, meaningf ul conversations and meeting new people.\\nWhether you’\\;ve read ev ery one of Matt’\\;s novels\\, you’\\;re discovering him for th e first time\\, or you simply want a brilliant LGBTQ+ night out while sup porting Not A Phase\\, you’\\;ll be very welcome.\\nhttps://www.gayo ut.com/europe/united-kingdom/london/events/friend-of-dorothy-presents-an- evening-with-matt-cain-mbe-2026-09-03 LOCATION:London URL:https://www.gayout.com/europe/united-kingdom/london/events/friend-of-dorothy-presents-an-evening-with-matt-cain-mbe-2026-09-03 STATUS:CONFIRMED END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR