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Done with the sofa? Done with the hall? Done with societally enforced
standards of sexuality which don’t conform with your reality? On 8th
April 1998 in a Miami public toilet, so was George Michael.
No longer with us but with presence stronger than ever - 19
years later gathered at the world famous cruising area on Hampstead
Heath, to ‘Go Outside’ in honour of George Michael. It was a
celebration of how he too back control after a very nasty public
outing and turned it into a celebration of sexuality and sexual
freedoms with the song Outside and his every statement and action
following this episode said screw the judgement of others. We danced
and sang and rolled around together and shouted out, in the immortal
words of George, “This Is My Culture!”
Let’s make this annual; let’s make sure we’re never forced back
inside any box we don’t belong to, whether that’s a bedroom or a
closet. Let’s celebrate how our challenges can be overcome through
creative strength, dignity and joy. Let’s celebrate George's
audaciousness in turning oppression into a number 1 classic song.
Let’s come together and dance to that number 1 classic song under the
sunset, and let’s keep dancing all the way to the grave!
2017 is the 50th anniversary of the partial decriminalisation of
homosexuality but while a momentous moment in our history we know far
too well that it wasn't the end of the struggle. It still goes on for
so many of us so we want to use this celebration of one of the
LGBTQIA+ community’s finest we can challenge what barriers still
remain. Rest In Power George Michael!
See you in the bushes and let's go outside - Every Year!
Press articles
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Huffington Post - George Michael’s Life Celebrated
In One Of His Cruising Spots
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Urban Pictures - Cheeky George
Michael Celebration in London for gay fans
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Ham and High -
PICTURES: ‘cheeky’ party for
George Michael on Hampstead Heath
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Photos from Nicolas
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Video from Helen
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I.D. Magazine celebrating george michael and the
history of cruising
- VICE - 'A True Queer Life': Photos from an LGBTQ Dance Party to Remember George Michael
To be part of the organising crew please email queertoursoflondon@gmail.com
www.queertoursoflondon.com / www.camdenlgbtforum.org.uk
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