

Come join us at our Circa-Club monthly events including Drinks Parties & Art Exhibitions. Social Events for 200+ gay professional men and their friends in central London. Complimentary Glass of Wine on arrival. Click for more details
Gain a Queer Perspective on our Collection with guest artist Tim Redfern and his special guest Matthew Todd as they discuss portraits which have a personal resonance. Queer Perspectives is a quarterly happening where guests identifying as LGBTQI respond to the Gallerys Collection. Matthew Todd is the out-going editor of the UKs best selling gay magazine, Attitude, for which he has been twice nominated as Mens Magazine Editor of the Year by the British Society of Magazine Editors. He is the author of the play Blowing Whistles, which has played 2 sell out 5 week runs in Sydney, Australia and in Melbourne, Adelaide, Manchester, Boston, Fire Island, and Fort Lauderdale. It has had 3 month long London runs including at the Leicester Square Theatre in 2008, where it was given 4 star reviews for the Evening Standard, The Spectator, The Stage, The Sunday Express and Time Out, which made it Critics Choice for two weeks running. His first book, Straight Jacket, is published by Bantam Press.
Tickets : £ Free Tickets
Address : National Portrait Gallery
St. Martin's Pl
London
WC2H 0HE
Telephone : 020 7306 0055
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- 01 Aug – Yves Saint Laurent (1936–2008), French fashion designer
- 01 Aug – Lionel Bart (1930–1999), British writer & composer of pop music/musicals including Oliver
- 02 Aug – James Baldwin (1924–1987), American novelist
- 04 Aug – Walter Pater (1839–1894), English essayist & art critic
- 04 Aug – Marcus Urban (1971–), German footballer & diversity adviser
- 04 Aug – Rudi van Dantzig (1933–2012), Dutch choreographer, ballet dancer & writer
- 05 Aug – Heward Grafftey (1928–2010), Canadian politician & business executive
- 06 Aug – Jim McGreevey (1957–), American seminarian & politician, former Gov of New Jersey
- 06 Aug – Andy Warhol (1928–1987), American painter, printmaker & filmmaker
- 08 Aug – Michael Urie (1980–), American actor, television producer & director
- 09 Aug – Michael Kors (1959–), American fashion designer
- 10 Aug – Andrew Sullivan (1963–), English author & political commentator
- 11 Aug – Angus Wilson (1913–1991), English novelist & short story writer
- 13 Aug – Herb Ritts (1952–2002), American fashion photographer
- 13 Aug – Domenico Dolce (1958–), Italian fashion designer (Dolce & Gabbana)
- 13 Aug – Sam Champion (1961–), American TV personality & weather anchor
- 14 Aug – Horst P. Horst (1906–1999), German-American fashion photographer
- 14 Aug – Nick Grimshaw (1984–), English radio/TV presenter
- 14 Aug – Mark Pocan (1964–), American Democratic congressman (Wisconsin)
- 18 Aug – Marcel Carné (1906–1996), French film director
- 19 Aug – Malcolm Forbes (1919–1990), American magazine publisher
- 21 Aug – Miguel Vale de Almeida (1960–), Portuguese anthropologist, LGBT activist, professor & politician
- 24 Aug – Stephen Fry (1957–), English actor, screenwriter, comedian & television presenter
- 24 Aug – Marsha P. Johnson (1945–1992), Gay Liberation Activist
- 25 Aug – Ludwig II of Bavaria (1845–1886), King of Bavaria
- 25 Aug – Leonard Bernstein (1918–1990), American conductor, composer, music lecturer & pianist
- 25 Aug – Rob Halford (1951–), English singer & songwriter, lead vocalist of Judas Priest
- 26 Aug – Christopher Isherwood (1904–1986), English novelist
- 27 Aug – Tom Ford (1961–), American fashion designer & film director
- 29 Aug – Jean Lorrain (1855–1906), French poet, novelist & dandy
- 30 Aug – Ben Bradshaw (1960–), British politician, former Secretary of State for Culture, Media & Sport (2009–2010), MP for Exeter since 1997