It’s December, the festive season is finally upon us, and kicking off the celebrations we have Sheffield’s own drag cabaret troupe The Funky Beavers with their show It’s Christmas B*tches! at Spirit of Sheffield (Fri 3 Dec). Drag DJ Anna Kissed also makes two festive appearances at Spirit this month for Spirit Xmas Party (Fri 17 Dec) and their New Year Spectacular (Fri 31 Dec) to let you know that glitter is for life not just for Christmas. DJ Gail will be back behind the decks for LIPS (Sat 4 Dec), LGBT Sheffield’s Disco for Womxn and Nonbinary people. facebook.com/spiritofsheffield
Over to sport now and Rainbow Blades, Sheffield United’s Official LGBT+ supporters club, will be back for their pre-match socials for the Queens Park Rangers (Mon 13 Dec) and Hull City (Wed 29 Dec) games. If you prefer your balls a different shape (take your minds out of the gutter!), then head over to Sheffield Tigers Rugby Club where the city’s LGBT+ inclusive rugby team, Sheffield Vulcans, will be taking on Manchester’s Village Spartans (Sat 4 Dec). facebook.com/spiritofsheffield
The season of drag continues at Revolution with a bottomless festive drag show brunch (Sat 11 Dec) hosted by Cherry Pops. revolution-bars.co.uk/bar/sheffield
That night we have Drag Queens in Winter Wonderland at Malin Bridge Inn (Sat 11 Dec) with performances from Miss Tish Ewe, Gayle Force, Electric Blue and your host DJ Benji. malinbridgeinn.co.uk
The latest group of RuPaul’s queens sashay their way to Sheffield for Shantay You Sleigh Xmas Xtravaganza at City Hall (Fri 17 Dec), hosted by the dynamic drag duo The Vivienne and Baga Chipz, with performances from Latrice Royale, Vanity Milan, Scarlett Harlett, Scarlett Envy, Olivia Lux, Priyanka and Gia Metric. sheffieldcityhall.co.uk
Over at Showroom we have the Queer East Film Festival (3/7/8 Dec) showcasing rarely seen queer cinema from East and Southeast Asia. The season will show films that people might not otherwise get a chance to see and hopes to provide a platform for under-represented Asian and diasporic communities to share their history, stories and what it means to be Asian and queer today. Films include Hush!, a landmark Japanese LGBTQ+ film exploring debates around same-sex families and parenthood; Dear Tenant, a young man looking after his deceased partner’s mother and son becoming entangled in a legal battle; and Moonlit Winter, a story of mother and daughter who reconnect when seeking out the sender of a mysterious love letter. showroomworkstation.org.uk
In live music news, The Bowie Contingent return to West Street Live (Sat 11 Dec) for the first time since 2016 with their tribute to the music of David Bowie, and don your black tie as Grace Petrie is back for a fabulous Christmas show with her unique takes on life, love and politics at The Leadmill (Wed 22 Dec). facebook.com/TheBowieContingent // leadmill.co.uk
And last but by no means least, the friendliest rave in the land, Barang, is back and teaming up with DINA to bring the amazing Flora Yin Wong to queer-led DIY club Gut Level (Fri 3 Dec). gutlevel.co.uk
That’s your lot for this month – keep an eye on facebook.com/sheffieldlgbtevents for fresh event updates and announcements! events and news.
