HIVstory is a project created by the National HIV Story Trust - an organisation that’s focused on filming, recording and preserving the history of people impacted by the AIDS epidemic.

This event aims to raise awareness of the impact AIDS and HIV had on communities in the UK, and features some of the interviews preserved in collaboration with the London Archives.

This Pride Month, the Barbican will be honouring the glorious work of Barbara Hammer, a feminist film-making icon and pioneer of queer cinema.

With work spanning across numerous decades, this event will celebrate the impactful role she played through her representation and storytelling of queer women in the 1970s. The event will be presenting four key short films: Dyketactics, Super Dyke, Women I love and Double Strength. The event will also include tributes from Deborah Stratman, Joelle Taylor and Lisa Gornick.

This event is part of the Barbican’s Queer 70s programme - films and bodies of work that reflect the social and political change for the queer community during this period.

This film will be screening at Cinema 1

Led by Emily Garside, author of Gay Aliens and Queer Folk, this workshop will be exploring the works of Russel T Davies and the impact his shows had on Queer representation in mainstream British life.

From his iconic drama, Queer as Folk to his more poignant work, It’s A Sin, this 2 hour workshop will discuss the role Russell T Davies had in broadening the portrayal of the LGBTQ+ community in the British media.

In honour of Pride month, the Barbican will be screening Bye Bye Love - a Japanese indie feature film, depicting an anarchist genderqueer relationship.

The film was unprecedented and unheard of for its time, but contributed to the growing representation of queer culture in Japanese cinema. The film was rescued in 2018 by Suzuki Akihiro who unearthed the negative through re-premiering the film and providing a new print.

This event is part of the Barbican’s Queer 70s programme - films and bodies of work that reflect the social and political change for the queer community during this period.

The film will be screening in Barbican cinemas 2 and 3.

Philip Scott, specialising in political and diverse histories, will be leading this workshop about the hidden history within the LGBTQ+ community.

The event will discuss significant parts of the LGBTQ+ community that have been overlooked or suppressed.

This workshop, led by writer and academic Emily Garside, will analyse LGBTQIA+ literature throughout the years. The course will chronologically examine queer literature, starting from ‘hidden histories’, before swiftly moving onto the AIDS devastation, and finishing off with contemporary LGBTQIA+ work.

This course event will take place on Zoom.

This fun day will be filled with lots of craft activities and story time sessions with the aim to celebrate Pride month and LGBTQ+ artists. The craft activities include exploring colour mixing and the use of rainbows as a symbol of hope and peace.

The event is for children aged 3 to 11 and their families. The

This Australian drama film follows the life of a man named Paul with aspirations of becoming a designer, who develops a serious relationship with a male student, named Tony.

This independent film showcases quite a radical depiction of gay men in Australia in the 70s, during a time where gay sex was illegal in all Australian states.

This event is part of the Barbican’s Queer 70s programme - films and bodies of work that reflect the social and political change for the queer community during this period.

The film will be screening in Cinema 1.

This film follows a nameless woman, drunkenly wandering through the streets of Berlin, Germany. Along her way, she strikes up a partnership with another homeless woman who accompanies her on her aimless journey.

This event is part of the Barbican’s Queer 70s programme - films and bodies of work that reflect the social and political change for the queer community during this period.

The film will be screening in Cinema 2 and 3.

As part of the InterLaw Diversity Forum’s 2025 Legal Pride Series, they will be hosting a talk with James Longman and discussing all things related to; intersection of mental health, LGBTQIA+ identities, and many more.

A light-hearted comedy, showcasing the every-day-life of workers at a car wash in Los Angeles. The film follows the team through their work life and chronicles all of the zany and eclectic customers they interact with.

Part of the crew is Lindy, a fiercely outspoken queer man who stands up for any hint of bigotry.

This event is part of the Barbican’s Queer 70s programme - films and bodies of work that reflect the social and political change for the queer community during this period.

Badnam Basti, arguably named as India’s first queer film, follows the lives of three main protagonists, all caught in a growing love triangle.

In this film we follow Sarnam, a truck driver who develops a relationship with Bansuri, a woman who he had previously rescued from an attack. Sarnam also begins to develop romantic feelings for Shivraj, a man who works in a temple.

The film was a key part of India’s New Wave cinema, which oversaw a number of queer and modernised stories portrayed. This event is part of the Barbican’s Queer 70s programme - films and bodies of work that reflect the social and political change for the queer community during this period.

The film will be screening in Cinema 1

This French-Belgian film depicts the intimate relationship between two women and a man in 1970s Belgium.

The Je represents a girl being voluntarily locked up in her room, the Tu represents the script, the Il represents the lorry driver and the Elle represents the girlfriend.

This event is part of the Barbican’s Queer 70s programme - films and bodies of work that reflect the social and political change for the queer community during this period.

The film will be screening in Cinema 2.

This film follows the life of Adela, a spinster who lives alone, who undergoes a major change in her life after believing she was assigned the wrong sex at birth. The film was created during a time where positive depictions of intersex and trans people were very few and far between.

This event is part of the Barbican’s Queer 70s programme - films and bodies of work that reflect the social and political change for the queer community during this period.

This film will be screened in Cinema 2

Classical Pride, now in its third year at the Barbican, will be bringing together texts by queer poets and LGBTQ composers in a grand show recital at the Barbican Hall. The event aims to celebrate the LGBTQ+ figures that helped to pioneer the the classical music genre , as well as uplifting the future generations of LGBTQ+ performers in this music community.

Pianist Edward Picton-Turbervill, will perform alongside soprano Harriet Burns and baritone Jonathan Eyers, a collection of work from a number of past and present composers, such as Tchaikovsky, Bernstein, Judith Weir and Jonathan Dove.

Classical Pride is a non-profit organisation, with proceeds being donated to three important queer charities: Rainbow Railroad, Terrence Higgins Trust and GAY TIMES’ Amplifund.

Classical Pride, now in its third year the Barbican, is an event aims to celebrate the LGBTQ+ figures that helped to pioneer the classical music genre , as well as uplifting the future generations of LGBTQ+ performers in this music community.

American mezzo-soprano, Jamie Barton will join the London Symphony Orchestra and Zeffman for a wonderful performance during Classical Pride, as well as many other moving and heart-wrenching performances.

Classical Pride is a non-profit organisation, with proceeds being donated to three important queer charities: Rainbow Railroad, Terrence Higgins Trust and GAY TIMES’ Amplifund

A mother struggles to navigate the challenges surrounding her personal life after leaving her husband for another woman. The film impressively encapsulates the changing times for women during the feminist movement in the 1970s.

This event is part of the Barbican’s Queer 70s programme - films and bodies of work that reflect the social and political change for the queer community during this period.

This film will be screening at Cinema 2