

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
The 39th edition of BFI Flare: London LGBTQIA+ Film Festival, one of the worlds most significant and long-standing queer film events in the LGBTQIA+ calendar, BFI Flare will take place at BFI Southbank which, alongside packed screenings, will be buzzing with special events and DJ nights during the festival. Now in its 11th year, in partnership with the British Council, Five Films For Freedom presents five shorts selected from the festival line-up to audiences globally for the duration of the festival. Five Films For Freedom is promoted across the British Councils global digital networks as well as on BFI Player for UK-wide audiences. BFI Flare is divided into three thematic programme strands: Hearts, Bodies and Minds and this year presents 34 World Premieres (across features and shorts) with 56 features, 1 series and 81 shorts from 41 countries. Tickets on sale on 25 February for BFI Members and on general sale from 27 February via BFI Flare.
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Address : Southbank Centre
Belvedere Road,
London
SE1 7PB
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- 01 July – Charles Laughton (1899–1962), English-American actor, screenwriter, producer & director
- 01 July – Louis Joseph, Duke of Vendôme (1654–1712), French military commander
- 01 July – Orlando Cruz (1981–), Puerto Rican professional boxer
- 02 July – Daniel Kowalski (1975–), Australian freestyle swimmer
- 02 July – Johnny Weir (1984–), American figure skater, 2008 World Bronze Medalist
- 02 July – Sylvia Rae Rivera (1951–2002), Civil Rights activist, advocate for Transgender rights
- 04 July – Stephen Boyd (1931–1977), British actor
- 04 July – Steven Cojocaru (1970–), Canadian fashion critic/TV personality
- 05 July – Jean Cocteau (1889–1963), French poet, artist & director
- 05 July – Hein Vos (1903–1972), Dutch politician/economist, 1st gay member of Cabinet of the Netherlands
- 06 July – Merv Griffin (1925–2007), American TV host, musician, actor & media mogul
- 07 July – George Cukor (1899–1983), American film director
- 09 July – David Hockney (1937–), English painter & photographer
- 10 July – Marcel Proust (1871–1922), French novelist
- 11 July – Giorgio Armani (1934–), Italian fashion designer
- 12 July – Van Cliburn (1934–2013), American pianist
- 14 July – Randy Boissonnault (1970–), Canadian politician
- 14 July – Ferdinando II de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany (1610–1670), Italian aristocrat
- 15 July – David Cicilline (1961–), American Democratic congressman (Rhode Island)
- 15 July – Olly Alexander (1990–), British singer (Years & Years)
- 16 July – Reinaldo Arenas (1943–1990), Cuban poet, novelist & playwright
- 16 July – Tony Kushner (1956–), American playwright & screenwriter
- 17 July – Charles Lapointe (1944–), Canadian business executive & politician
- 18 July – Elio Di Rupo (1951–), Prime Minister of Belgium
- 19 July – Joseph Hansen (1923–2004), American crime writer & poet
- 20 July – Rokas Žilinskas (1972–2017), Lithuanian journalist & politician
- 21 July – Rufus Wainwright (1973–), American/Canadian singer-songwriter
- 24 July – Gus Van Sant (1952–), American director
- 29 July – Dag Hammarskjöld (1905–1961), Swedish diplomat & 2nd Secretary-General of the U.N.
- 29 July – Paul Taylor (1930–), American choreographer
- 30 July – Sean Patrick Maloney (1966–), American Democratic congressman (New York)
- 30 July – Pascal Smet (1967–), Belgian politician