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The LGBTQ+ New Comedian of the Year Competition is back for 2026 featuring some of the most exciting emerging talent on the LGBTQ+ comedy scene! Guided by the lovely MC Sam See, and with headliner Kate Sharp (LGBTQ New Comedian Finalist 2024), this will be a perfect night of queer comedy! Now entering its fifth year, the competition has become one of the UK's leading platforms for emerging LGBTQ+ stand-up comedians. Previous finalists and winners have gone on to secure comedy

The West London Perinatal Mental Health Service is inviting healthcare professionals, community organisations, parents, carers and anyone with an interest in inclusive perinatal care to attend a free online event exploring Gender Diversity and Perinatal Mental Health. The event, hosted by the services LGBTQIA+ Working Group, will focus on understanding the experiences of gender-diverse people during the perinatal period and how services can better meet the mental health needs

Queer Minds is an annual not-for-profit festival of ideas spotlighting LGBTQ+ writers, artists, and activists. Now in its fourth year, it remains a unique space in the UK’s queer cultural landscape. The festival of ideas for the LGBTQ+ community is back for its fourth year. Join us on Saturday 5 September 2026 at 21 Soho for a day of powerful conversation, radical thought, and collective imagination. Following last year’s sold-out event, Queer Minds 2026 brings together lead

At West London Queer Project, we love connecting people with talented LGBTQ+ artists who can bring something special to events, celebrations and community spaces. One of the brilliant people we’re proud to call a friend of the organisation is Susie Wilkins. Susie is a queer, London-based singer-songwriter, composer, producer and teacher and a seriously accomplished performer. For organisations, businesses and event organisers looking to include brilliant LGBTQ+ talent in thei

Linford Christie Stadium, White City - Monday 10th August There was something quite beautiful about tonight’s football session. As we played, the leaves had already started to appear across the pitch, perhaps a little earlier than we’d like, but a gentle reminder that the seasons are beginning to change. 🍂⚽ It also made us realise that we’re now eight months into our football programme. Eight months of people turning up, friendships forming, confidence growing and a group of

Get your tickets now! Looking to meet new people in a relaxed, welcoming LGBTQIA+ space? We'd love for you to join West London Queer Project at Brunch Without Binaries this Saturday, 8 August at Turtle Bay in Hammersmith. Created by Spectrum Community Projects CIC, Brunch Without Binaries is all about moving beyond apps and bringing people together through genuine, face-to-face connection. The evening promises great food, cocktails, live entertainment, music, interactive expe

Follow LGBeeTs on Instagram LGBeeTs (the Brentford FC's LGBTQ+ Supporter Group) is celebrating their 10th Birthday - and they've invited WLQP members to join in the festivities. In 2016, the LGBeeTs were formed as a support group for LGBTQ+ Bees fans & allies. Their goal was simple, to support and follow Brentford FC's games safely, without fear, and without hearing homophonic, biphobic, or transphobic abuse. They believe that with better visibility and support for LGBTQ fans

This Sunday, West London will be bursting with colour, community and celebration as Middlesex Pride returns to Gunnersbury Park and we can't wait! Pride season is about so much more than a single day of celebration. It's about building community and creating spaces where LGBTQ+ people feel seen and valued. That's why we're delighted to celebrate the work of Middlesex Pride, a grassroots, volunteer-led Pride that has become an important fixture for LGBTQ+ communities across We

There Is A Light That Never Goes Out The UK Aids Memorial Quilt, part of the largest arts project in history, helps us to remember and celebrate lives lost to HIV from the beginning of the pandemic in the 1990’s to the present. This is a rare opportunity to see this film, a rediscovered 50-minute documentary about the 1994 ‘Quilts of Love’ display of the UK AIDS Quilt at Hyde Park Corner. The film was never broadcast, screened only once privately and was presumed lost for thi

"There’s so much I haven’t done. Haven’t lived." New play The Quietening explores the long-term impact of conversion practices through an unlikely queer romance. Images provided by Lilwen Faulkner Jacob is a librarian who has spent years rebuilding his life after being subjected to conversion therapy as a teenager. When his estranged mother dies, he unexpectedly finds himself drawn into a relationship with Ethan. The Quietening examines a subject rarely explored on stage: not

Our banner made in partnership with Studio Flox and sponsored by the George IV in Chiswick WLQP Stands with the Trans Community at London Trans+ Pride On Saturday, we were proud to attend London Trans+ Pride, where a record-breaking 150,000 people came together in an incredible show of solidarity, visibility and support. It was truly inspiring to see so many people standing alongside our trans siblings and celebrating the strength, resilience and diversity of the trans commun

You know the music, but how much do you really know about the man who wrote it? This August, Opera Holland Park stages Tchaikovsky: Child of Glass and it promises to be one of the most exciting theatre events of the summer. Written and performed by Tama Matheson, this extraordinary production explores the life of Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky through a thrilling fusion of drama, live music and dance, revealing the deeply personal story behind some of the world's best-loved classic

West London Queer project is excited to announce our collaboration with Eats & Beats Street Food Market to present the Pride Edition, happening at Greenford Quay Friday 26th & Saturday the 27th of June. Event Overview: Celebrate Pride at Greenford Quay with Eats & Beats – a vibrant, free-to-attend weekend of street food, music and community-led experiences by the water. This June, the event is all about celebrating identity, inclusivity and self-expression, bringing people to

Holistic mental health and wellbeing services. Image provided by NAZ Sexual Health Charity About NAZ Sexual Health Charity Naz is a sexual health charity working to address sexual health inequalities in Black, Brown and Global Majority and LGBTQ+ communities. They have over 30 years of experience working across London to provide culturally specific interventions to communities disproportionately impacted by poor sexual, reproductive and HIV outcomes. They have national and g

You Choose. Flow or Restore? Just Come As You Are At WLQP, we know how powerful it is to find your people, and now, we want to help you find your practice too. We believe movement should feel like freedom, so we're overjoyed to offer TWO WEEKLY YOGA CLASSES because this community deserves a space to breathe, flow, and just be. No experience needed. No perfect poses required. Just you, a mat, and a breath. Vinyasa Flow This is simply the art of linking breath to movement. You

Images provided by Ladyboys of Bangkok Ladyboys of Bangkok - Full Moon Set during a vibrant Full Moon beach party, this theatrical cabaret production follows a glamorous celebration that spirals into chaos after a magic trick goes disastrously wrong. Through music, choreography, comedy and visual storytelling, The Ladyboys of Bangkok take audiences on an immersive journey filled with mystery, spectacle and unforgettable characters. Exclusive Discount for WLQP Members Ladyboys

Exclusive Discount for WLQP Members! Writer Natalie Ekberg is offering an exclusive discount to WLQP members for her new play HIM, running 10 & 12 June at 7PM at Union Theatre. Members can use the code Him20 – 10% off tickets prices. Natalie Ekberg is an intuitive and versatile writer with a flair for highly commercial projects across film, TV and theatre. She creates strong and memorable characters, particularly female leads, while exploring current and relevant issues. Her

Exclusive Discount for WLQP Members! Our friends at Riverside Studios are offering WLQP members an exclusive discount for their new co-production RON, running from 13 June to 5 July at Riverside. Members can use the code QUEER10 – £10 tickets for all other performances throughout the run (13 June - 5 July). Written and performed by Ted Walliker, RON is an absurd, violent, genre-bending queer odyssey exploring the nature of unrequited love; how far would you go to show someo

By taking the new survey by LGBT HERO's, in association with Stop Smoking London, you will help them find out more about attitudes to smoking and vaping now, as well as helping inform future stop smoking campaigning and messaging. The survey is for everyone who is part of the LGBTQ+ community. Whether you smoke, vape, used to, or have never tried smoking or vaping: your experiences matter and they want to hear from you. It’s anonymous, and open to everyone in the LGBTQ+ commu

We're looking for a Volunteer Coordinator (this is a volunteer position) to join the West London Queer Project Team. Overview The West London Queer Project (WLQP) is a non-profit Community Interest Company (CIC) driven by the desire to connect, support and give voice to Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer and other sexual and gender identifying (LGBTQ+) people in West London. ​Our organisation aims to improve the lives of LGBTQ+ people in West London and beyond. We off