๐ Queer City: LGBTQ+ History in the Culture Mile | NEW Date Added
๐ Thursday 18th June | 12:15 – 13:45 ๐
๐ Thursday 25th June | 12:15 – 13:45 ๐
Celebrate LGBTQIA+ Pride Month with us and join one of our walking tours. Queer people have often been hidden from history. This walking tour will take you through 2,000 years of Londonโs LGBTQ+ history whilst exploring the lives of queer Londoners who have often been erased, marginalised or negatively portrayed in the history of London.
๐ On our walk through the Culture Mile footprint, discover some of the oldest Queer spaces in London and their place in the story of the city. Visit Londonโs Roman Walls, built at the time of Emperor Hadrianโs visit to Britannia and examine the Roman approach to same sex desire. Find out where Shakespeare lived in Elizabethan London and explore the Bardโs place in LGBTQI+ history.
Hear the story of Londonโs famous female cross-dresser and see where they were punished. Explore the haunts of Londonโs Georgian Mollies and see where they found fun and frolics, plus witness where the last queer people were hanged and where Oscar Wilde was put on trial.
๐ Further Information
๐ค Led by Patrick Molloy, Official City of London Guide, and a former history teacher with an MA in the History of London – we will explore how, despite the risks, queer people not only survived, but lived and loved and celebrated their lives.
๐ฃ Route Distance: Approximately 2.5km, across mainly flat terrain.
๐ซ Tickets are now on-sale, click below to find out more and reserve your space. Hurry, spaces are limited!
๐ Thursday 18th June | 12:15 – 13:45 ๐
๐ Thursday 25th June | 12:15 – 13:45 ๐