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SUMMARY:Chemsex: Where are we and how can I help?
DESCRIPTION:Practical tips to help people on the scene\\, how to reduce h
 arm and a look at the systems failing to catch people when they fall\\nAb
 out this Event\\nChemsex and sexualised drug use: Where are we\\, and wha
 t can I do to help?Join us in person for a live recording of a special ep
 isode of QueerAF's new podcast series 'Catch Us When We Fall'\\, investig
 ating the systems failing gay\\, bi and queer men\\, ten years on from St
 ephen Port's sentencing.\\nThe series 'Catch Us When We Fall' examines th
 e police\\, healthcare\\, dating apps\\, Pr*son and probation services an
 d holds power to account\\, puts lived experience first\\, and talks abou
 t sexualised drug use without stigma\\, shame or judgement.\\nIn this bon
 us episode we'll examine:\\nPractical tips for safety and reducing harm f
 or those using drugs for sex\\, including how to support your friends and
  loved ones\\nWhy there is so little information about Trans+ people and 
 sexualised drug use\\nHave the police learned anything since Port\\, and 
 the evidence that suggests - perhaps very little\\nHow can we talk about 
 chemsex\\, without shame\\, judgement and driving people we care about aw
 ay\\nQueerAF journalist and host of Catch Us When We Fall\\, Rory Boyle\\
 , sits down with:\\nKenna Caldwell - The Love Tank's Sex Drugs and Care F
 or All lead\\nJamie Hakim - Kings College London\\, author\\nSawyer - Mob
 iliser volunteer\\nAfter the discussion\\, we'll open up to questions\\, 
 so come curious!\\nThe event is being run in collaboration with the Love 
 Tank CIC and QueerAF CIC. All ticket sales and donations will be split 50
 /50 between both organisations to support the event remaining free for al
 l.\\nWhat is QueerAF?\\nWe're the UK's only both non-profit and regulated
  LGBTQIA+ publisher. Our award-winning platforms\\, newsletters and podca
 sts are launching the careers of emerging and underrepresented LGBTQIA+ c
 reatives. We're driven by people\\, not advertisers.Our top-rated weekly 
 newsletter is publishing\\, mentoring\\, and building the resilience of q
 ueer creatives\\, and our podcast is helping creatives pick up awards\\, 
 national radio bylines and equipment they keep for life.\\nWe've been giv
 ing creatives their first commissions since 2016 with our . Now we're hel
 ping them build a media career and working with them to change the indust
 ry.\\nThe UK media industry only thrives when it’s bursting with queer 
 talent. Only a media industry that represents hires\\, and understands us
  – can help shift the narrative on being queer in the UK.\\nWe are Quee
 rAF – .\\nArtwork by Ed Firth\\, for podcast QueerAF Uncovered: Catch U
 s When We Fall\\nAgenda\\n🕑: 07:00 PM - 07:30 PM\\nCheck in\\n🕑: 07
 :30 PM - 08:30 PM\\nLive podcast recording: Catch Us When We Fall\\, Quee
 rAF Uncovered\\n🕑: 08:30 PM\\nSupport queer spaces - buy a book at the
  Common Press\\nEvent venue\\nThe Common Press Shoreditch\\, 118 Bethnal 
 Green Road\\, London\\, United Kingdom\\nTickets\\nGBP 0.00 to GBP 11.55\
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LOCATION:The Common Press Shoreditch\\, 118 Bethnal Green Road\\, London\
 \, EN\\, GB
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