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Ferocious Ffotos @ferocious-kitten.bsky.social · 22/05/2025

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

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Ingrid Birchell Hughes @1ngi.bsky.social · 23/05/2025

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'.

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Squishy Fauna 💫 @squishyfauna.bsky.social · 21/05/2025

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.

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The Queer Emporium @queeremporium.bsky.social · 19/05/2025

💌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! queeremporium.co.uk/products/you...

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.

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The Queer Emporium @queeremporium.bsky.social · 15/05/2025

PRIDE MONTH IS HERE, WE ARE 4 YEARS OLD AND HERE IS OUR PROGRAMME FOR JUNE! queeremporium.co.uk/pages/events

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

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The Queer Emporium @queeremporium.bsky.social · 12/05/2025

This Saturday, we have the incredible @misterjoeblack.bsky.social in Cardiff! Few tickets remaining - get them while you can: queeremporium.co.uk/products/joe...

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Rosie - Artist | Author @rosinarhapsody.eurosky.social · 02/05/2025

@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.

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Luna Davies @veradisluna.bsky.social · 07/05/2025

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.

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Dominie Leigh @melarune.bsky.social · 28/04/2025

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

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Rudy @rudylogic.bsky.social · 24/04/2025

Bliss @queeremporium.bsky.social 💕💕💕

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jennywrencreates.com @jennywrencreates.com · 16/04/2025

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

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The Queer Emporium @queeremporium.bsky.social · 10/04/2025

Bi+ babes assemble! (1/8) queeremporium.co.uk/products/bic...

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.

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The Queer Emporium @queeremporium.bsky.social · 29/03/2025

#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).

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Joe Black @misterjoeblack.bsky.social · 25/03/2025

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... 🖤🖤🖤

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The Queer Emporium @queeremporium.bsky.social · 21/03/2025

#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).

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jennywrencreates.com @jennywrencreates.com · 20/03/2025

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

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The Queer Emporium @queeremporium.bsky.social · 07/03/2025

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...

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Wickeder: A Sing-Along

Doors: 20:00 | Show: 20:30 | 8th March 2025 Starring: Caitlin McKee as Elphaba Sam Hickman as Galinda Aisha-May Hunte as Fieryo Join other queers in Cardiff as we collect together and hold space with ...

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Siân Chapman @pilipilipala.bsky.social · 03/03/2025

diolch @queeremporium.bsky.social am ddigwyddiad diddorol a difyr neithiwr i ddathlu Cymry Balch Ifanc

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Paned o Gê @panedoge.bsky.social · 02/03/2025

🏳️‍⚧️📚🎟📚🏳️‍⚧️ 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'.

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Jenny Blacker @jenblacker.bsky.social · 01/03/2025

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 )

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The Queer Emporium @queeremporium.bsky.social · 28/02/2025

❤️ 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!

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The Queer Emporium @queeremporium.bsky.social · 04/02/2025

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.

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Joe Black @misterjoeblack.bsky.social · 14/02/2025

Cardiff! Tickets are dwindling for May 🎟️

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Jenny Blacker @jenblacker.bsky.social · 20/02/2025

(I forget to mention it, but this is what I do for work. I mostly don't sell online now, but if you're ever in Cardiff do go into @queeremporium.bsky.social and see what's in stock!) *also if you're local, check their events and other stuff, they're good ppl doing good things

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ProMo Cymru @promocymru.bsky.social · 25/02/2025

Mis Hanes LHDTC + Hapus🌈 Wrth i ni ddathlu hanes LHDTC+, hoffem ddathlu rolau elusennau gwych fel @stonewalluk.bsky.social Cymru, @queeremporium.bsky.social, @transaid.cymru, a Umbrella Cymru sydd yn parhau i frwydro dros gydraddoldeb hyd heddiw.

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ProMo Cymru @promocymru.bsky.social · 25/02/2025

Happy LGBTQ+ History Month 🌈 As we celebrate LGBTQ+ history, we also want to celebrate the role of amazing charities like @stonewalluk.bsky.social Cymru, @queeremporium.bsky.social, @transaid.cymru, and Umbrella Cymru in continuing this fight for equality today.

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The Queer Emporium @queeremporium.bsky.social · 14/02/2025

Thank you so much to Mair, Alisha from Glitter Cymru, Richard from Leathermen Cymru and moderator, @racheldawsonwrites.bsky.social, for taking part in our first oral histories event, 'Tales of This City'! It was informative, heartwarming and lovely and thank you everyone who took part and attended!

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Rudy @rudylogic.bsky.social · 13/02/2025

What's gayer than brunch at @queeremporium.bsky.social? Soo good

A photograph of some french toast, matcha cream cheese and hot chocolate

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Squishy Fauna 💫 @squishyfauna.bsky.social · 12/02/2025

Thank you to everyone who came by at @queeremporium.bsky.social this evening! As always I had a great time and it was an amazing first market of the year! Excited for the next one ✨ here’s my stupid cat to show my gratitude

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CJ (he/him) @manmadezines.bsky.social · 12/02/2025

I had such a good time at the @queeremporium.bsky.social market tonight! Everyone was so lovely, I had some really wonderful conversations with people, and I got to explain zines to passerbys!

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The Queer Emporium @queeremporium.bsky.social · 11/02/2025

🧹🪄It’s good to see them, isn’t it?🪄🧹 The cast for our ‘Wicked(er): A Sing-Along’ - Caitlin McKee, Sam Hickman & Aisha-May Hunte! #Wicked

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Living Streets @livingstreets.bsky.social · 10/02/2025

February is #LGTBHistoryMonth 🏳️‍🌈 Last summer, we organised an LGBTQ+ history walk around Cardiff city centre with @queeremporium.bsky.social It wasn't just a walk, but a celebration of queer history and a call for more inclusive urban spaces. Read more: www.livingstreets.org.uk/about-us/our...

A group of people walk through a pedestrianised street. A woman in a pink Living Streets T shirt is waving a flag with a rainbow unicorn.

A group of people pose outside the Queer Emporium in Cardiff. A woman in a pink Living Streets T shirt is waving a flag with a rainbow unicorn. Another woman is wearing an orange Living Streets T shirt and stands next to man who is holding a walking stick.

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Squishy Fauna 💫 @squishyfauna.bsky.social · 11/02/2025

All prepped for @queeremporium.bsky.social market tomorrow evening! Opens at 7:30pm 💖 #cardiff #queeremporium #queerart #witchsky

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Squishy Fauna 💫 @squishyfauna.bsky.social · 04/02/2025

Excited to say my first in person event of 2025 will be at @queeremporium.bsky.social next Wednesday at 7:30pm! Always love selling at their markets and hope to see some of you there! #queerart #queerartist #herpetology #bugsky #SciArt

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Joe Black @misterjoeblack.bsky.social · 02/02/2025

Only 5 super early bird tickets left btw. If you love a bargain

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The Queer Emporium @queeremporium.bsky.social · 03/02/2025

IT'S LGBTQ+ HISTORY MONTH! PLEASE COME AND VISIT! January has just ended and is a notoriously difficult time for retail and hospitality, and coupled with the state of the overall economy, it has been a rough time as a small queer non-profit (as I'm sure it has been for most people).

Standing behind the counter at The Queer Emporium, the place’s staff are posing with their arms crossed (from left to right): Alia, Yan, Muz, Leo, Dan and Milo.

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Rudy @rudylogic.bsky.social · 24/01/2025

Sooo happy that @queeremporium.bsky.social is open again 🥹🥹 It was a long January without these hot chocolates!

A photo of a cup of hot chocolate and a small notebook and pen on a table at The Queer Emporium

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Am @ambobdim.bsky.social · 28/01/2025

📚Queerly Beloved: David Llewellyn📚 The Queer Emporium's light-hearted book club! @queeremporium.bsky.social Hosted by Wren, this month the group will be discussing A Simple Scale by David Llewellyn! 📅04/02/2025 ⏰18:30 🎟️ amam.cymru/the-queer-em...

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Luna Davies @veradisluna.bsky.social · 29/01/2025

I'm slowly building up a little shelf of books about gender, sexuality, and identity. 😊💜 (Always nice to pop into @queeremporium.bsky.social and pick up a new book!)

Ben Pechey's The Book of Non-Binary Joy.
Julia Shaw's Bi: The hidden culture, history and science of bisexuality.
Paul Baker's Outrageous!
Judith Butler's Gender Trouble.
Amelia Abraham's Queer Intentions.

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Joe Black @misterjoeblack.bsky.social · 02/02/2025

Cardiff! May 17th I’ll be at @queeremporium.bsky.social Super early bird tickets available. Limited amount on sale now! queeremporium.co.uk/products/joe...

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The Queer Emporium @queeremporium.bsky.social · 06/01/2025

WE’RE CLOSED - we’ll be open for some Community Events over the next few weeks, but other than that, we won’t be trading! We’ll be back open officially on the 24th January 2025!

Black background featuring the writing, ‘Joe Sutherland: Miss World | 2025 Tour’. The image is black and white, featuring a black and white photo of Joe Sutherland in a t-shirt and a paper crown.

Cymraeg: Delweddau amryliw o bêl disgo, gitâr, pen gyda het a meicroffon ar gefndir du, gydag enw'r sioe a gwybodaeth ganlynol arno: dyddiad (14/03/2025), disgrifiad (cabaret iaith Gymraeg yn serennu perfformwyr LHDTC+) a llun o'r headliner, Actavia. | English: Multicoloured drawings of a disco ball, guitar, face with a hat and microphone, with the following information overlaying it: name of the show, date (14/03/2025) and description (Welsh-language cabaret featuring LGBTQ+ performers).

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The Queer Emporium @queeremporium.bsky.social · 29/11/2024

☃️☃️☃️ IT’S DECEMBER!!! 🥶🥶🥶 Here are some of the events (pls come) and our opening times throughout the festive period! Book now: queeremporium.co.uk/pages/events

Blue background with images of snowflakes overlaying it. In the centre, there’s an image of a circle of snow and within that, the following text: ‘What’s On December’.

Blue background with images of snowflakes overlaying it. In a white box in the centre is the following text:

1 - LGBTQ+ Tour of Cardiff
1 - Sunday Wine Club
4 - Festive Market
5 - Queerly Beloved
8 - Sunday Wine Club
11 - Festive Market
12 - The Wintour Tag Team Practice Ball
13 - Sabrina Carpenter Cocktail Party
15 - The LGBTQ+ Tour of Cardiff
15 - Breakeven Whisky Club
25 - Christmas Day Celebrations
29 - The LGBTQ+ Tour of Cardiff

Blue background with images of snowflakes overlaying it. In a white box in the centre is the following text:

Festive period opening hours:

24/12/24 11am - 4pm
25/12/24 5pm - 8pm
26/12/24 closed
27/12/24 11AM - 6PM
28/12/24 10AM - 6PM
29/12/24 10AM - 6PM
30/12/24 12PM - 6PM
31/12/24 12PM - 6PM
01/01/24 Closed
02-05/01/24 Normal opening hours
06-17/01/24 Closed

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The Queer Emporium @queeremporium.bsky.social · 28/11/2024

We'll be holding space for the lyrics of #DefyingGravity in March 2025. Buy tickets for our parody show and sing-along, #Wickeder, featuring live performances of songs from #Wicked! Cast to be announced soon! queeremporium.co.uk/products/wic...

Dark green background covered in black smog. In black and pink writing is the following: ‘A queer parody of ‘Wicked’ | Wickeder: A Sing-Along’. Below this, there is an image of a black, pointed hat.

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The Queer Emporium @queeremporium.bsky.social · 21/11/2024

Fan of Charlie XCX? Lost your mind for Brat Summer? Join us tomorrow night for a very bratty evening queeremporium.co.uk/products/bra...

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