Queens & Jeans: A Festive LGBTQIA+ Clothes Lock-In (18+)

Low key festive vibes? ✅

Games with fab prizes? ✅

Mince pies and some festive treats ✅🥧

Come along to this festive edition of Queens and Jeans: A LGBTQIA+ Clothes Lock-In at Sue Ryder Vintage for those aged 18 and over.

Whether you’re on the lookout for that festive gift, or you’re looking for some community cheer, you’ll be able to find it here. Browse the rails of vintage clothes and have a space to discover new finds. Who knows, you might find cassettes of your favourite artists, a glittery skirt, or a say something hat from the 90s.

Hosted by artist and local queer Gloria (artist and youth worker Jack Wilkin), the evening will be filled with music and games, complete with quirky prizes. Plus the fab folk at Sue Ryder are giving everyone who attends 10% off their purchases.

The event will also be raising funds for The Kite Trust who’s work supports the wellbeing and creativity of LGBTQ+ young people in Cambridgeshire, Peterborough and surrounding areas through information, support and groups. You can donate through Eventbrite and there will be donation tubs at the venue. Find out more about the fab work of The Kite Trust here

This event is part of a series of sober events for LGBTQIA+ folks in Peterborough.

Gloria is Jack’s camp, sequin wielding persona who finds power in laughter and holding safer spaces for LGBTQIA+ young people. When the sequins are packed away, Jack is an artist, youth worker and facilitator based in Peterborough.

Icebreaker questions and rule bending are key to Jack’s work as a facilitator, youth worker and performer. Using play, workshops and a sprinkling of camp, they connect with communities and young people to challenge restrictions and traditional expectations. Jack wants audiences to discover how fun and joy can be used to provoke and question, and how laughter can be used as a radical act.

We want to create an inclusive society where LGBTQ+ young people are healthy, successful and celebrated. Our work supports the wellbeing and creativity of LGBTQ+ young people in Cambridgeshire, Peterborough and surrounding areas through information, support and groups. We build inclusive communities to tackle inequalities through consultancy, training and education.

Host or Publisher Gloria Jack