A personal piece introducing a round-up of producer, performer and punter memories of Duckie as the seminal queer club’s 27-year run at the RVT comes to a close.
Duckie is closing
March 2020 update
Info about my recent and upcoming activity including another Dr Duckie talk, articles about queer film and a contribution to an exhibition on reclaiming urban space.
Exhibition on urban activism at Conway Hall
Reporting my contribution to Urban Claims And The Right To The City, a collaboration between campaigners and researchers in London and Salvador da Bahia, Brazil.
Dr Duckie at the RVT
I’ll present my doctoral findings on the power of queer fun and homemade mutant hope machines in a free event on Saturday 11 May.
Talking drag on BBC Radio 3’s Free Thinking
Listen in as I join Lavinia Coop, Rhys’s Pieces and host Shahidha Bari at the Royal Vauxhall Tavern to discuss drag history, politics and performance.
More than half of London LGBTQ+ venues closed since 2006
A new UCL Urban Lab report, highlighting harm to the community and paths to change, wins Mayor Sadiq Khan’s support.
The police wore rubber gloves (part 3 of 3)
What a sensational 1987 raid on the RVT reveals about the limits of 1967 reform and the ongoing fight for queer equality. Part three of three.
The police wore rubber gloves (part 2 of 3)
What a sensational 1987 raid on the RVT reveals about the limits of 1967 reform and the ongoing fight for queer equality. Part two of three.
Amy Lamé is London’s first Night Czar
The Duckie co-founder and Royal Vauxhall Tavern campaigner will work with City Hall to shape London as a 24-hour city.
