Ellen Jones is delighted to invite you to the London launch of her debut book Outrage: Why The Fight for LGBTQ+ Equality Is Not Yet Won And What We Can Do About It at Goldie Saloon.
The Details:
📅 January 30th 2025
📍 Goldie Saloon, 10 Andre Street, Hackney, London, E8 2AA
🕡 Doors Open: 6:30 pm | Launch : 7:00 pm till late
Join Ellen Jones and special guests as they bring the book’s most powerful passages to life, sharing stories, insights, and a fierce call to action for LGBTQ+ rights. This is a chance to hear Ellen’s words directly from her, surrounded by friends, allies, and the power of queer joy. The event will start with introductions to Ellen’s work, speeches with content from the book, a chance for questions, book signing and discussion of the power of queer stories followed a party late into the evening.
Books will be being sold by queer & feminist bookshop The Common Press.
Accessibility
- Goldie Saloon is a wheelchair-accessible venue with accessible toilet facilities.
- Full Sober Menu & alcohol options available
- Seating options can be adjusted if you need more space or have a mobility aid.
- Service dogs are welcome.
- Stim toys & earplugs will be available.
- You can find Goldie Saloon's Accessibility Statement here.
- The nearest stations are Hackney Downs and Hackney Central.
Tickets for this event are free however if you require a carer or PA ticket, please get an additional free ticket so we can keep track of numbers.
About Outrage
Despite being more visible in mainstream culture than ever before, LGBTQ+ people are facing unacceptable levels of prejudice and danger - from a marked increase in homophobic and transphobic violence, to the rollback of rights around the world.
In this groundbreaking, compelling and essential book, author and activist Ellen Jones sets out exactly how LGBTQ+ people continue to face discrimination, looking at education, sports, religion, marriage, mental health and much more.
In searing prose, punctuated with personal accounts from LGBTQ+ people from across the globe, Jones sets out not only the issues but also practical actions, both big and small, that all of us can take to help create a more equal society. What's more, she shines a spotlight on the amazing individuals already working hard to change things.
Whether you are a member of the LGBTQ+ community, an ally, or simply care about human rights and equality, Outrage is essential, and illuminating, reading.
'Personal, poignant & pertinent. An urgent reminder & a hopeful treatise on queer life that everyone should read.' - Deborah Frances White, host of The Guilty Feminist
About Goldie Saloon
“This Hackney Downs bar is thought to be the next local hangout for East London’s queers and beyond. Think of a similar atmosphere to London’s most ‘exclusive’ (or not) private members club but sexier and a whole lot gayer, with cocktails that aren’t just served out of a tap. We’re talking a line-up of carefully crafted quaffs and non-alcs that actually gets you excited to decipher the menu.
Co-founded by Ell Pennick, founder of Guts Gallery, and Mai Harris, Goldie Saloon promises a queer-friendly haven where every visitor feels seen, heard and celebrated. Though being totally seen might be somewhat difficult, given the sleek interior and mood lighting. We hope as much too, in a world where safe spaces for the LGBTQIA+ community are becoming increasingly few and far between, Goldie Saloon invites you to visit during the day, where the transformative space unfolds from a working venue into the night, where the power of its community truly comes to life.”
-Katie Meston BBC Good Food