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Join LGBT literary salon Polari as it launches into Festival of Love with amorous intent. Sophia Blackwells first poetry collection Into Temptation was published in 2009 and her novel After My Own Heart in 2012. Her poetry has been anthologised by Bloodaxe, Nine Arches and the Emma Press, and she has performed at major festivals such as Latitude and Glastonbury. In 2014 she was named one of the Top Ten Young British Poets You Should Know About. Tonight she performs poems from her new collection The Fire-Eater's Lover, published by Burning Eye. Bringing together scraps of prayers, rejection letters, marriage proposals ands medical questionnaires, The Fire-Eater's Lover is a three-ring circus of illicit passions, moments of joy and love both lost and found. Also featuring this evening are the celebrated words of Chris Neil, Tehmina Kazi, Richard Scott and Susannah Heffernan, with all authors reading from their latest works. For nine years, the London-based LGBT literary salon Polari has showcased the best in emerging and established testimony to queer hearts and lives. Described by the Huffington Post in 2014 as The most exciting literary movement in London... crackling with energy, ideas and excitement, Polari is curated and hosted by author and journalist Paul Burston. It won LGBT Cultural Event of the Year in The Co-operatives Respect Loved by You Awards 2013. Level 5 Function Room at Royal Festival Hall
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- 01 Dec – Takeda Shingen (1521–1573), Japanese daimyō & Buddhist monk
- 02 Dec – Gianni Versace (1946–1997), Italian fashion designer
- 02 Dec – Jason Collins (1978–), American basketball player
- 04 Dec – Cornell Woolrich (1903–1968), American crime writer
- 06 Dec – Tom Hulce (1953–), American actor & theater producer
- 06 Dec – William II of the Netherlands (1792–1849), Dutch monarch
- 07 Dec – Willa Cather (1873–1947), American writer
- 07 Dec – Hurd Hatfield (1917–1998), American actor
- 08 Dec – Brendan Burke (1988–2010), Canadian hockey player
- 08 Dec – Norman Douglas (1868–1952), British writer
- 10 Dec – Tommy Kirk (1941–), American actor & businessman
- 10 Dec – Mark Takano (1960–), American Democratic congressman (California)
- 11 Dec – Jean Marais (1913–1998), French actor
- 12 Dec – Brandon Teena (1972–1993), American trans man, subject of the Academy Award-winning Boys Don’t Cry (1999)
- 13 Dec – Anton Hysén (1990–), Swedish soccer player
- 14 Dec – Jobriath (1946–1983), American rock musician & actor
- 14 Dec – Amini Fonua (1989–), Tongan swimmer
- 15 Dec – Nero (37–68), Roman emperor, 54–68 AD
- 16 Dec – Noël Coward (1899–1973), English playwright, composer, actor & singer
- 17 Dec – Paul Cadmus (1904–1999), American painter
- 18 Dec – Brian Orser (1961–), Canadian figure skater & coach, 1987 World Champion
- 19 Dec – Jean Genet (1910–1986), French novelist, playwright & political activist
- 20 Dec – Prince George, Duke of Kent (1902–1942), British royalty
- 21 Dec – Michael Tilson Thomas (1944–), American conductor, pianist & composer
- 22 Dec – Marc Allégret (1900–1973), French screenwriter & film director
- 24 Dec – Galba (3 BC–69 AD), Roman emperor, first in the Year of Four Emperors
- 25 Dec – Albert Cashier (1843–1915), Irish-American trans Union Army soldier
- 25 Dec – Quentin Crisp (1908–1999), English writer, raconteur & gay icon
- 25 Dec – Ismail Merchant (1936–2005), Indian-born film producer & director
- 26 Dec – David Sedaris (1956–), American humorist, comedian, author & radio contributor
- 27 Dec – Guido Westerwelle (1961–2016), German politician & former Vice Chancellor of Germany
- 29 Dec – Billy Tipton (1914–1989), American jazz musician, bandleader & talent broker
- 30 Dec – Titus (31–81), Roman emperor, 79–81 AD
- 30 Dec – Paul Bowles (1910–1999), American expatriate composer, author & translator
- 31 Dec – Orry-Kelly (1897–1964), Australian costume designer
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