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The Queer Emporium
@queeremporium.bsky.social
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The Queer Emporium is a Social Enterprise in Cardiff at the entrance to the Royal Arcade. Supporting the LGBTQ+ Community, proudly independent and quite frankly great gay coffee.
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ferocious-kitten.bsky.social
Got my #gay card today at the @queeremporium.bsky.social 🏳️‍🌈 I'm so happy 😁 Guess it's official 😅 Now all I need is a girlfriend 😽 #lgbtq #pridefam #bipride #queerlife
May 22, 2025 at 7:16 PM
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1ngi.bsky.social
My cappuccino from @queeremporium.bsky.social 😍
A pinc and white mug on a blue table, containing a cappuccino decorated with a Coco stencil that depicts 2 sets of lips and the word 'Slay'.
May 23, 2025 at 1:13 PM
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squishyfauna.bsky.social
Tomorrow I’ll be trading at @queeremporium.bsky.social from 7pm! I’ve got a bunch of new stuff since last trading there and there’s some other amazing stalls too ✨ if you’re Cardiff or South Wales based def come check it all out 🥰
A photo of an artist stall at Swansea Pride. The tablecloth is lilac and there’s a gradient pink/purple/blue table runner with “squishy fauna” a stag beetle in the bisexual flag colours and underneath it says “illustrator or weird creatures” On the stall itself is small shelves of stickers, a display stand of sticker sheets and colouring books, a tray of badges, a rack of prints, some stacked notepads and crates of mystery boxes. The grid panels also have a display of acrylic and wooden keychains, and another display of enamel, acrylic and wooden pins.
May 21, 2025 at 9:43 PM
queeremporium.bsky.social
💌YOU’RE INVITED: A SHOWCASE OF GLOBAL MAJORITY CULTURES💌

Aunty Ji & Alia invite you to… You’re Invited! This time, they’re joined by a special guest: Vinay from BollyQueer, who will be leading a workshop before joining the hosts for the performances!

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Green writing featuring name of the show, start time (19:30), date (30/05/2025) and price overlaying an image of a tube from London Underground in motion (white, red and blue) with Vinay holding a pose in front of it, dressed in a multicoloured garment. In a circle next to them is an image of the hosts, Aunty Ji & Alia. Alia and Muz posing in a dimly lit arcade.
May 19, 2025 at 2:47 PM
queeremporium.bsky.social
PRIDE MONTH IS HERE, WE ARE 4 YEARS OLD AND HERE IS OUR PROGRAMME FOR JUNE!

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Light blue sky with clouds covering it and in white writing, ‘What’s On June’. Below this, there are a series of protest signs, with writing such as ‘Queer Visibility is Vital’ and ‘Queer Magic’. Light blue sky with clouds covering it and in white box in the centre, with the dates in June for the following events: 1 - The LGBTQ+ History Tour of Cardiff 4 - Poly Speed Dating 5 - Cardiff Queer Comedy WIP Season: Priya Hall & Pravanya Pillay 7 - Ffilifest 8 - The LGBTQ+ History Tour of Cardiff 10 - Alia’s Makeup Night 11 - Queer Neurodivergent Craft Club 12 - Cardiff Queer Comedy WIP Season: Lorna Rose Treen & June Tuesday 13 - RWCMD Pride Society Showcase 14 - Barry Pride 15 - The LGBTQ+ History Tour of Cardiff 15 - Milo’s Craft Club 17 - Tales of This City 18 - Lez Write x Pride & Pen Open Mic Light blue sky with clouds covering it and in white box in the centre, with the dates in June for the following events: 19 - Cardiff Queer Comedy WIP Season: Amy Mason & Sam Nicoresti 20 - Dathliad 2.0 21 - Queer Parents Morning 21 - The A Show 22 - The LGBTQ+ History Tour of Cardiff 24 - Queer Questing with Lone Worlds 25 - Gay+ Speed Dating 26 - Cardiff queer comedy WIP Season: Leila Navabi & Sam Williams 27 - Pitch Perfect: A Sing-Along 28 - Dislaybled 29 - The LGBTQ+ History Tour of Cardiff 30 - Paned â Dean Atta
May 15, 2025 at 1:32 PM
queeremporium.bsky.social
This Saturday, we have the incredible @misterjoeblack.bsky.social in Cardiff! Few tickets remaining - get them while you can: queeremporium.co.uk/products/joe...
misterjoeblack.bsky.social Joe Black @misterjoeblack.bsky.social · Mar 25
A few select upcoming appearances I would like to spread the news about!
Brighton Komedia next week! London has about 50% of tickets left! And Cardiff @queeremporium.bsky.social has limited tickets!

www.misterjoeblack.com/upcoming-app...

🖤🖤🖤
May 12, 2025 at 11:46 AM
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rosinarhapsody.bsky.social
@queeremporium.bsky.social

I want to give a shout-out to these wonderful people, who put the cherry on top of a perfect day.

We were the couple who are getting married, who visited your store recently. Thank you all so much. We really appreciate you. Much love. ♥️

PS We made it to Gibraltar.
May 1, 2025 at 11:53 PM
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veradisluna.bsky.social
Please enjoy this picture of me in an awful wig and silly sparkly boots playtesting the one-shot at @queeremporium.bsky.social last week!
Luna wears a wig, a pink feather boa and red sequined high heel boots, and is sat behind a DM screen, looking over sheets of paper. On the other side of the screen, two players are visible.
May 7, 2025 at 1:48 PM
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melarune.bsky.social
And if you're near Cardiff, consider checking out @queeremporium.bsky.social. They have all manner of pins, jewellery, clothing and books. They also do a *banging* vegan hot chocolate
April 28, 2025 at 7:48 AM
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rudylogic.bsky.social
Bliss @queeremporium.bsky.social 💕💕💕
April 24, 2025 at 12:41 PM
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jennywrencreates.com
Finally, baby dragons!!

After 3 months I've finally dropped off baby dragons at @queeremporium.bsky.social They feature (vegan) leather spikes, tiny impractical wings, and smushy bean bag tails and bottoms!

#QueerSharks #QueerBats #QueerDragons #HandmadeUK #WelshHandmade #CardiffPride
Plush dragons, a bat and a shark, all with pride flag highlights
April 16, 2025 at 4:38 PM
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torreypeters.bsky.social
This Thursday, in Cardiff: My most WELSH event…EVER!

@queeremporium.bsky.social

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Paned â Torrey Peters
Following the release of her incredible debut novel, Detransition, Baby, Torrey Peters is touring to promote her second book, Stag Dance! Fortunate for us, she's agreed to stop by Cardiff as part of t...
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April 21, 2025 at 2:12 PM
queeremporium.bsky.social
Bi+ babes assemble! (1/8)

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Purple background featuring images of acts Geraint Rhys Edwards, Sam Williams, Becca Hayes, Star La Palooza and Lilly Snatchdragon, above the title ‘Biconic’. Underneath, inside a blue star shape, it says ‘A night celebrating the bi+ community & famous bicons!’ At the bottom of the page, it includes the prices of tickets (£8.00-12.00), time (19:30) and date (25/04/2025) of the event.
April 10, 2025 at 4:48 PM
queeremporium.bsky.social
#CardiffQueerComedy is back for #LesbianVisibilityDay with a stellar line-up of Sapphic comics, including host @leilanavabi.bsky.social, June Tuesday, Sharon Wanjohi and headliner, @priyahall.bsky.social!

Tickets available here: queeremporium.co.uk/products/que...
Background is the a scribbled version of the Sunset Lesbian flag, featuring images of the line-up (Leila Navabi, June Tuesday, Sharon Wanjohi and Priya Hall). It also includes logos of content the acts have featured on (Comedy Central Live and BBC Radio 4) and notes that they have been tour support for Nish Kumar, Jessica Fosterkew and Sarah Keyworth).
March 29, 2025 at 2:52 PM
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misterjoeblack.bsky.social
A few select upcoming appearances I would like to spread the news about!
Brighton Komedia next week! London has about 50% of tickets left! And Cardiff @queeremporium.bsky.social has limited tickets!

www.misterjoeblack.com/upcoming-app...

🖤🖤🖤
March 25, 2025 at 5:19 PM
queeremporium.bsky.social
#Dathliad: A Black, Welsh & Queer Extravaganza is a week today! Early Bird tickets have sold out, but there's still some General Admission tickets remaining!

queeremporium.co.uk/products/dat...
A spotted black background featuring a square with images of J Hard, Aurora Dynasty, Asha Jane, Anansi Boy & Kabambi. Also included is important information such as title ('Dathliad'), tagline ('A Black, Welsh & Queer Extravaganza'), location (The Queer Emporium), date (28/03/2025) and time (19:30).
March 21, 2025 at 3:38 PM
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tobias-weatherburn.co.uk
New shirt from the wonderful @queeremporium.bsky.social ❤️
March 19, 2025 at 9:12 AM
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jennywrencreates.com
You know how I said I'd finally found the right red fabric, I had not... I have now though! New product is finally in production, after 3 very long months of development. Any guesses??

Also a handful of frogs were dropped at @queeremporium.bsky.social yesterday!
Red fabric with pattern shapes drawn on it, ready to cut and sew Lower panes show bean bag frogs, their bellies are pride flags
March 20, 2025 at 3:46 PM
queeremporium.bsky.social
We'll be #DefyingGravity tomorrow at our first Arcade event of 2025, 'Wicked(er): A Sing Along'! If you're coming but haven't got tickets yet, we'd recommend getting them now - we can't guarantee there'll be anymore on the door!

Tickets: queeremporium.co.uk/products/wic...
March 7, 2025 at 1:10 PM
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pilipilipala.bsky.social
diolch @queeremporium.bsky.social am ddigwyddiad diddorol a difyr neithiwr i ddathlu Cymry Balch Ifanc
clawr llyfr Cymry Balch Ifanc
March 3, 2025 at 7:06 PM
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panedoge.bsky.social
🏳️‍⚧️📚🎟📚🏳️‍⚧️ ANNOUNCEMENT🏳️‍⚧️📚🎟️📚🏳️‍⚧️

Author of ‘Detransition, Baby’, Torrey Peters, will be coming to Cardiff in April to promote the release of her new book, ‘Stag Dance’! Tickets are available now on The Queer Emporium’s website: queeremporium.co.uk/products/pan...
Purple background with black and white photo of Torrey Peters on it, and information about the event (price, time (19:30) and date (24/04/2025) alongside the cover of the book and her previous book, 'Detransition, Baby'.
March 2, 2025 at 1:50 PM
queeremporium.bsky.social
👀 #DyddGwylDewi #StDavidsDay 👀
queeremporium.bsky.social The Queer Emporium @queeremporium.bsky.social · Feb 28
❤️ Mae ‘Chwarae’r Chwedlau: Cabaret ‘yn sioe iaith Gymraeg sydd yn serennu perfformwyr LHDTC+!
❤️ ‘Chwarae'r Chwedlau: Cabaret’ is The Queer Emporium's Welsh language night featuring LGBTQ+ performers!
Cymraeg: Llun o Actavia yn ffroc glas a gwallth coch, gyda silindrau gwydr tu ôl iddi. Mae teitl y digwyddiad ar ben y poster, gyda disgrifiad a’r lein-yp islaw (‘sioe iaith gymraeg yn serennu perfformwyr LHDTC+, gan gynnwys Daniel Huw Bowen, Laurie Watts, Cai Fawkes, Ayoub Boukhalfa and Danny Sioned), y dyddiad (14/03/2025) a tagline (dewch os ydych chi eisiau i gadw’r iaith yn fyw a rhoi arian i bobl LHDTC+’). Mae hefyd yn cynnwys logos The Queer Emporium a ‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’. | English: In a red wig and blue dress with spikes, Actavia stands in the centre of the room, with cylinders behind her lit in various colours of blue. In white writing, there is the title of the event (Chwarae’r Chwedlau: Cabaret gydag Octavia), the description (Welsh language show starring LGBTQ+ performers), the line up (Daniel Huw Bowen, Laurie Watts, Cai Fawkes, Ayoub Boukhalfa and Danny Sioned), the date (14/04/2025) and a tagline (‘come if you want the language to survive and give queer people money’). It also features The Queer Emporium’s logo and that of ‘RuPaul’s Drag Race UK’, on which Actavia starred.
March 2, 2025 at 1:46 PM
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jenblacker.bsky.social
The 1st one of these I went to, I'd only been doing lessons for about 1 term

I understood very little of the actual words, but utterly loved the vibes!

(I understand much more now, sometimes even jokes, in Welsh! :D )
queeremporium.bsky.social The Queer Emporium @queeremporium.bsky.social · Feb 28
❤️ Mae ‘Chwarae’r Chwedlau: Cabaret ‘yn sioe iaith Gymraeg sydd yn serennu perfformwyr LHDTC+!
❤️ ‘Chwarae'r Chwedlau: Cabaret’ is The Queer Emporium's Welsh language night featuring LGBTQ+ performers!
Cymraeg: Llun o Actavia yn ffroc glas a gwallth coch, gyda silindrau gwydr tu ôl iddi. Mae teitl y digwyddiad ar ben y poster, gyda disgrifiad a’r lein-yp islaw (‘sioe iaith gymraeg yn serennu perfformwyr LHDTC+, gan gynnwys Daniel Huw Bowen, Laurie Watts, Cai Fawkes, Ayoub Boukhalfa and Danny Sioned), y dyddiad (14/03/2025) a tagline (dewch os ydych chi eisiau i gadw’r iaith yn fyw a rhoi arian i bobl LHDTC+’). Mae hefyd yn cynnwys logos The Queer Emporium a ‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’. | English: In a red wig and blue dress with spikes, Actavia stands in the centre of the room, with cylinders behind her lit in various colours of blue. In white writing, there is the title of the event (Chwarae’r Chwedlau: Cabaret gydag Octavia), the description (Welsh language show starring LGBTQ+ performers), the line up (Daniel Huw Bowen, Laurie Watts, Cai Fawkes, Ayoub Boukhalfa and Danny Sioned), the date (14/04/2025) and a tagline (‘come if you want the language to survive and give queer people money’). It also features The Queer Emporium’s logo and that of ‘RuPaul’s Drag Race UK’, on which Actavia starred.
March 1, 2025 at 4:50 PM
queeremporium.bsky.social
❤️ Mae ‘Chwarae’r Chwedlau: Cabaret ‘yn sioe iaith Gymraeg sydd yn serennu perfformwyr LHDTC+!
❤️ ‘Chwarae'r Chwedlau: Cabaret’ is The Queer Emporium's Welsh language night featuring LGBTQ+ performers!
Cymraeg: Llun o Actavia yn ffroc glas a gwallth coch, gyda silindrau gwydr tu ôl iddi. Mae teitl y digwyddiad ar ben y poster, gyda disgrifiad a’r lein-yp islaw (‘sioe iaith gymraeg yn serennu perfformwyr LHDTC+, gan gynnwys Daniel Huw Bowen, Laurie Watts, Cai Fawkes, Ayoub Boukhalfa and Danny Sioned), y dyddiad (14/03/2025) a tagline (dewch os ydych chi eisiau i gadw’r iaith yn fyw a rhoi arian i bobl LHDTC+’). Mae hefyd yn cynnwys logos The Queer Emporium a ‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’. | English: In a red wig and blue dress with spikes, Actavia stands in the centre of the room, with cylinders behind her lit in various colours of blue. In white writing, there is the title of the event (Chwarae’r Chwedlau: Cabaret gydag Octavia), the description (Welsh language show starring LGBTQ+ performers), the line up (Daniel Huw Bowen, Laurie Watts, Cai Fawkes, Ayoub Boukhalfa and Danny Sioned), the date (14/04/2025) and a tagline (‘come if you want the language to survive and give queer people money’). It also features The Queer Emporium’s logo and that of ‘RuPaul’s Drag Race UK’, on which Actavia starred.
February 28, 2025 at 4:35 PM
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queeremporium.bsky.social
We're so fortunate to have amazing events coming in April! Book tickets now for:
- Draglings - a night for new queer talent (sign-up via event desc.)
- Marm's Spotlight - Marmalade will handpick local acts to share the spotlight with
- Biconic - a night for and starring the bi+ community
Starry background with spotlights highlighting Felicty Saunders, with red hair in maroon dress. Information about 'Draglings', The Queer Emporium's night for new queer talent, which will take place on 04/04/2025 at 19:30. Entry is £3.50 for Early Bird tickets and £5.00 for General Admission. Photo of Marmalade in a silver, gold and black bodysuit and blonde hair, in a studio in front of a spotlight. The image includes the title and details about the event: time (19:30) and date (19th April 2025). Purple background with stripes running through it and the title of the event in pink and blue. Underneath this is the event's tagline ('A night celebrating the Bi+ community & famous bicons!') and photos of the hosts, Geraint Rhys Edwards and Miriam Issac. Below this is more information, such as the price (£8.00-10.00), time (19:30) and date (25/04/2025) of the event.
February 4, 2025 at 4:29 PM