MON 18 SEPTEMBER 2023, AT 7PM
INTERACTIVE PANEL, ONLINE, FREE

Lots of people are using anabolic steroids to help them try and achieve their goals in the gym. But even though steroids are widespread there are very few opportunities to talk openly about them. This secrecy means lots of people who aren’t using steroids - whether or not they are curious about using them - might have questions about them (the answers to which might also help them make better sense of their own body image and exercise goals).

This session is a gentle walk through the basics of anabolic steroids: how they work, how to decide whether you want to take them, what the risks are, and how to use them as safely as possible.

TUE 19 SEPTEMBER 2023, AT 7PM
INTERACTIVE PANEL, ONLINE, FREE

Whether playing alone on cam, filming porn for OnlyFans, or having sex with clients in-person, sex workers have to constantly navigate how to maintain professional boundaries and ensure consent. This isn't always straightforward when there is money on the line - especially in the absence of an HR department, support structures, or anything like an official guide to best practice to keep sex workers safe.

This panel brings together sex workers (past and present) to reflect on their own experiences and offer advice about how sex workers might navigate consent and boundaries at work - wherever their workplace is.

WED 20 SEPTEMBER 2023, AT 7PM
INTERACTIVE PANEL, ONLINE, FREE

Mpox is more than a virus; it's a story about queer sex and the health of the LGBTQIA+ community.

Join us to learn what the outbreak in gay, bi and queer men who have sex with men tells us about sexual health in our community today. With lessons from HIV, parallels with the 80s and a look at sexual health inequities.

In partnership with QueerAF.

THU 21 SEPTEMBER 2023, AT 7PM
INTERACTIVE WORKSHOP, ONLINE, FREE

Talking about death and dying is never easy. It’s also something we don’t talk about as much as we should.

This workshop will look at aspects of the queer experience in the context of our mortality. Do queer people die differently? Do we need different end of life care? What happens (to us and our loved ones) after we die?

Join Joe and the Love Tank crew in this candid and sensitive exploration of what it means to be queer and mortal.

FRI 22 SEPTEMBER 2023, AT 7.30PM
INTERACTIVE EVENT, RICH MIX (THE MIX), FREE

Adam Zmith returns to Fringe! with a unique event all about FEET. After his smash-hit 2019 talk about poppers, Adam now presents his queer history of the foot fetish.

Join Adam and a troupe of queer performers to celebrate, and explore everything queer below the ankle.

SAT 23 SEPTEMBER 2023, AT 11AM
WORKSHOP, RICH MIX (THE MIX), FREE

We know how you love your Saturday stretching. This space is for QTIPOC and friends to come together to connect through the practice of yoga.

This peer-led class will be an open-level introduction, so will cater for all levels of experience. Please bring a yoga mat, if you have one.

SAT 23 SEPTEMBER 2023, AT 1PM
INTERACTIVE PANEL, RICH MIX (THE MIX), FREE

Having sex, or interested in having sex, with someone who doesn't have a body like yours?

This interactive, respectful and humourous panel discussion will respond to crowd-sourced questions including: How do I find a clit? What the heck do I do with a foreskin? Do I need to think about using birth control? What respectful terminology might I use for a partners' genitals?

SAT 23 SEPTEMBER 2023, AT 1PM
INTERACTIVE WORKSHOP, COMMON PRESS, FREE

Got an interest in flogging, whipping or caning? This interactive workshop will help you find out how to select an appropriate instrument; to learn what parts of the body are safe to flog; and establish how to flog safely without injuring a partner.

This workshop is led by experienced kinksters and is suitable for all queer adults, regardless of experience.

SAT 23 SEPTEMBER 2023, AT 3PM
INTERACTIVE MASTERCLASS, RICH MIX (THE MIX), FREE

Join this interactive masterclass to learn a handful of rope-ties that provide you with the foundations to express your own creativity during bondage sessions. This guided workshop will provide the opportunity to practice, and to discover next steps in the art of rope-bondage play.

This event is suitable for all queer adults, regardless of experience.

SAT 23 SEPTEMBER 2023, AT 3PM
DANCE CLASS, COMMON PRESS, FREE

Tired of feeling like a Haute Mess on the dance floor? Wanna get some Femme Fraiche moves and werk your Love Muscle? Then Shapeshifterz wants you!

Shapeshifterz is the new queer dance class, not focused on hitting every move, but about moving your body and feeling hot AF.

Open to all dance levels, no experience necessary, all glorious intentions welcome!

SAT 23 SEPTEMBER 2023, AT 5PM
INTERACTIVE PANEL, COMMON PRESS, FREE

In the U.K., an estimated 40% of men experience negative feelings - sometimes debilitating - about their own body image. Queer men are especially likely to suffer from this - some of our relationships to our bodies have been shaped by our relationship to our sexuality or gender or by things we see idealised in our communities.

This panel brings together a group of queer men to discuss men’s body image and how we might rebuild it for the better.

SAT 23 SEPTEMBER 2023, AT 5PM
INTERACTIVE DISCUSSION, RICH MIX (THE MIX), FREE

From the bedrooms and back rooms of our hidden desires, to the runways of Paris and London, the worlds of Fetish and Fashion have developed a relationship like no other.

In this interactive discussion we chart the hows and whys of the bondage breakthrough.

SAT 23 SEPTEMBER 2023, AT 7PM
INTERACTIVE PANEL, RICH MIX (THE MIX), FREE

What's it like to cruise in a sauna? Who is welcome, and who isn't? Where else can we go if saunas don't provide the space we need?

This interactive multi-gender, multi-sexuality panel includes performance, discussion and go-to hints on cruising with respect, consent and dignity.

SUN 24 SEPTEMBER 2023, AT 11AM
INTERACTIVE WORKSHOP, RICH MIX (THE MIX), FREE

Discover the profound power of connection and self-exploration in our embodiment for intimacy workshop. This is an invitation to explore our body-ody-odies using the somatic practices of breathwork and movement combined with mindfulness to cultivate greater intimacy with ourselves and others.

Together we'll deepen our self-awareness, increase our body literacy, and play.

Please bring a sense of curiosity and your body.

SUN 24 SEPTEMBER 2023, AT 12.30PM
INTERACTIVE PANEL, COMMON PRESS, FREE

Join Phil Samba and Dale Taylor-Gentles and their guests – as they weave their way back through the history of Black hair, and unpick Black hair as a political statement and share self-care tips.

Book early for this one!

SUN 24 SEPTEMBER 2023, AT 1PM
INTERACTIVE WORKSHOP, RICH MIX (THE MIX), FREE

If you've attended previous Hubs, and been to Frou-Frouing the Fanny or Felting the Flaps, you’ll know what to expect: come and learn more about the genitals we have, and those we might experience, all through the art of embroidery. We'll provide all the materials you'll need to quilt your quim, needlepoint your nads, or ornate your orifices.

This workshop is suitable for all adults, regardless of genital type and flappage.

SUN 24 SEPTEMBER 2023, AT 2.30PM
INTERACTIVE WORKSHOP, COMMON PRESS, FREE

Ever wanted to know how to pamper the ‘daddy’ in your life? Come and join this interactive, intergenerational workshop and learn how to give lavender footbaths; tummy, shoulder and head rubs; and how to mix daddy the perfect mock-tail when they get home from a long day at the office.

SUN 24 SEPTEMBER 2023, AT 3PM
INTERACTIVE WORKSHOP, RICH MIX (THE MIX), FREE

Let a thousand queernesses bloom: Come and discuss how we can make queer spaces, services and activism more Traveller friendly whilst learning to make traditional artificial flowers with Traveller Pride.

All materials provided and no prior skills necessary.

In partnership with Traveller Pride.

SUN 24 SEPTEMBER 2023, AT 4.30PM
INTERACTIVE PANEL, COMMON PRESS, FREE

Queer folk face unique challenges as we age, but how many of us are prepared to age well, with dignity and safely?

Join us for a lively intergenerational conversation exploring the challenges and solutions to ageing well and what we can do to support our elders.

SUN 24 SEPTEMBER 2023, AT 5PM
INTERACTIVE WORKSHOP, RICH MIX (THE MIX), FREE

Where to spank? How to spank? What to do and why do it at all?

This session promises to be informative and fun, providing a playful insight into spanking – regardless of how deep your interests lie, you’ll leave with new skills and an ignited appreciation for the joy of spanking.

Come with a partner or meet a new friend.

SUN 24 SEPTEMBER 2023, AT 6.30PM
QUIZ NIGHT, RICH MIX (THE MIX), FREE

Think you know everything about queer film, music, sport, politics, health, and art? Well, think again! Asad Zafar returns with the quiz-hoster’s mic and fires quick-fire questions, picture puzzles, and team-tagging with a twist.

Come in pairs, groups, or on your own – and leave with new best queer friends and a box full of poofy prizes!