Satellite of Love returns to Loco! Former Birmingham Poet Laureate Jasmine Gardosi splices poetry and beatbox into lyrical electricity that sparks with wit and vulnerability, Bristol’s Angela Innes crafts sharp, tender lines that lay bare queer identity and intimacy + there's ten open mic slots for new underground-igniting voices. A monthly poetry open mic event with two featured artists.

PWYC! An important community platform for queer voices helmed by journalist Andy Leake, Show Me The Gays returns for its next gathering. In conversation: Istanbul-based artist and activist Akış Ka, discussing the power of community organising in the face of escalating censorship and threats to Istanbul’s LGBTQ+ scene. All proceeds go toward supporting trans individuals in Turkey. Andy Leake invites Akış Ka to discuss Istanbul's Queer Scene

Bristol’s sharpest political podcast, People Just Do Something, brings its restless mind back to the Cube’s Microplex for more live dialogue. In the wake of Pride, this session convenes activist Mose-Issie, creative Lisa Inneh, and academic Teena Lashmore to dig into the erasures baked into mainstream queer spaces. Reclaiming Space: Why Black Queer Voices Must Be at the Heart of Pride

Free entry! Will the toilets flush on Mars? And will the Co-op still shut at 10? Enter the multidisciplinary world of Mother Mars, an exploration exhibition of sci-fi dreams turned into reality, and what this means for our bodies, minds and humanity. Plus there’s a screening of the ultimate irreverent invasion comedy, Mars Attacks! A viewing evening event where the bar will be open with good tunes and even better conversations

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