Soho Creative Socials brought to you by the Westminster LGBT+ Forum

Title:
Lavender Marriages: A Brief Introduction by Tony Porter

Description:
A Lavender Marriage (LM) is a male/female mixed-orientation marriage undertaken as a marriage of convenience to conceal the socially stigmatised sexual orientation of one or both partners. His brief talk will focus on Hollywood stars such as Rock Hudson, demonstrating how, despite their fame and prosperity, many lived under threats of exposure, blackmail, and other forms of humiliation.

Title:
Nathan Evans reads from One Last Song

Description:
Nathan Evans reads from his debut novella One Last Song, published by Inkandescent. This uproarious and uplifting romantic comedy about two older gentlemen who meet in a care home is one of the i newspaper’s ‘Best LGBTQ+ Books for Pride Month’.

‘An enchanting romance—funny, touching, and inspiring’—STEPHEN FRY

Bio:
Nathan Evans is a writer and performer. His poetry collection Threads was longlisted for the Polari First Book Prize 2017. www.nathanevans.co.uk

Inkandescent shines a light on writers underrepresented in mainstream publishing and was shortlisted for Small Press of the Year in the British Book Awards 2022. www.inkandescent.co.uk

Programme:

1. 6:15-6:35 PM: Tony Porter will give a 10-minute PowerPoint presentation on Lavender Marriages, followed by a 10-minute Q&A session.
2. 6:35-6:45 PM: Break
3. 6:45-7:15 PM: Nathan Evans reads from One Last Song, followed by a 10-minute Q&A session.
4. 7:20-7:45 PM: Networking

Please contribute to the cost if you can. We don’t want anyone facing financial difficulties to be excluded, so we offer free tickets. Organising this event costs about £275 (space hire £100, drinks, refreshments, and snacks £75, and speaker’s thank you contribution £50 each). Your help is very much appreciated.

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