London LGBTQ+ Community Centre
{{Short description|Community centre in London, England}}
{{Infobox venue
| address = 60-62 Hopton Street, Blackfriars, SE1 9JH
| city =
| location = Southwark, London, England
| type = Community centre
| opened = December 2021
| website = https://londonlgbtqcentre.org/
}}
The London LGBTQ+ Community Centre is a community centre and venue for LGBTQ+ people in London, England, which opened in 2021.{{cite web |title=London’s long-awaited LGBTQ+ Community Centre opens for a six-month trial period |url=https://www.standard.co.uk/news/london-lgbtq-plus-community-centre-opens-b971355.html |website=Evening Standard |publisher=Evening Standard |access-date=20 August 2023}} The centre hosts a range of events and activities in partnership with LGBTQ+ groups from across the city.
History
In 2017 a grassroots campaign was created to establish a permanent LGBTQ+ centre in London. The following year the campaign ran a crowdfunding campaign that raised over £100,000.{{cite web |title=About Us |url=https://londonlgbtqcentre.org/the-project/ |website=London LGBTQ Centre |access-date=20 August 2023}}{{cite web |title=Crowdfunder campaign raises £58,000 to build London LGBT community centre |url=https://metro.co.uk/2018/06/10/crowdfunder-campaign-raises-58000-to-build-london-lgbt-community-centre-7619494/ |website=Metro |access-date=20 August 2023}}
In December 2021, the project opened a centre in Southwark, London.{{cite web |title=London is getting a brand new LGBTQ+ Community Centre |url=https://www.gaytimes.co.uk/life/london-is-getting-its-first-ever-lgbtq-community-centre/ |website=Gay Times |access-date=20 August 2023}} Originally intended as a six-month pop-up space, the centre announced in 2022 that they had been given an extended lease which would allow them to operate the space until at least 2027.{{cite web |title=We’re staying open for FIVE YEARS |url=https://londonlgbtqcentre.org/updates/were-staying-open-for-five-years/ |website=London LGBTQ Centre |access-date=20 August 2023}}
See also
{{Portal|LGBTQ}}
- London Lesbian and Gay Centre
- List of LGBTQ-related organizations and conferences
- Bisila Noha, artist and Centre director
References
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External links
- {{Official|https://londonlgbtqcentre.org/}}
Category:Community centres in London
Category:Organisations based in the London Borough of Southwark
Category:2021 establishments in England
Category:LGBTQ organisations in London
Category:Organizations established in 2021
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