# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Queer as Folklore with Sacha Coward and Kate Young
- **Event Start and End Date**: Thu, 25 Jun, 2026 at 06:30 pm
- **Event Description**: About the event
We’re beyond excited to be hosting a very special in-store reading and conversation to celebrate local legend Sacha and his Sunday Times bestselling book, Queer as Folklore.


This will be a fantastic opportunity to hear from Sacha in our relaxed and welcoming bookshop. You won't want to miss it.


Tickets include a glass of wine or soft drink. Pre-order your paperback copy of Queer as Folklore (RRP £10.99) for a special discounted price with your ticket, then collect on the night for Sacha to sign!


About the book

A celebration of queer history like you've never seen it before.

 

Queer as folklore travels across centuries and continents to reveal the unsung heroes and villains of storytelling, magic and fantasy. Featuring images from archives, galleries and museums around the world, each chapter investigates the queer history of different mythic and folkloric characters, both old and new.

 

Leaving no headstone unturned, Sacha Coward takes you on a wild ride through the night from ancient Greece to the main stage of RuPaul's Drag Race, visiting cross-dressing pirates, radical fairies and the graves of the 'queerly departed' along the way. Queer communities have often sought refuge in the shadows and created safe spaces in underworlds. But these forgotten narratives tell stories of resilience that deserve to be heard.

 

Join any Pride march and you will see a glorious display of papier-mâché unicorn heads, drag queens in mermaid tails and more fairy wings than you can shake a trident at. These are not just accessories: they are queer symbols with historic roots. To truly understand who queer people are today, we must confront the twisted tales of the past.


About the author

Sacha Coward has worked in museums and heritage for over ten years. For the past three years, he has been freelancing as a historian, public speaker, tour guide and researcher. He has run LGBTQ+ focused tours for museums, cemeteries, archives and cities around the world. Sacha is passionate about queer history, mythology, folklore and storytelling in all their many forms. Queer As folklore is his first book.
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/stroud/queer-as-folklore-with-sacha-coward-and-kate-young/200030242436844
- **Event Categories**: sports, art, literary-art, storytelling, lgbt-pride
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 1

## Ticket Details


## Event venue details

- **city**: Stroud
- **state**: EN
- **country**: United Kingdom
- **location**: 4 London Road, GL5 2AG Stroud, United Kingdom
- **lat**: 51.74417
- **long**: -2.21658
- **full address**: 4 London Road, GL5 2AG Stroud, United Kingdom, 3 London Road, Stroud, GL5 2AH, United Kingdom

## Event gallery

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When and where is Queer as Folklore with Sacha Coward and Kate Young being held?
  - **A:** Queer as Folklore with Sacha Coward and Kate Young takes place on Thu, 25 Jun, 2026 at 06:30 pm to Thu, 25 Jun, 2026 at 06:30 pm at 4 London Road, GL5 2AG Stroud, United Kingdom, 3 London Road, Stroud, GL5 2AH, United Kingdom.
- **Q**: Who is organizing Queer as Folklore with Sacha Coward and Kate Young?
  - **A:** Queer as Folklore with Sacha Coward and Kate Young is organized by Borderless Books.
- **Q**: Who is this event for? Is it right for me?
  - **A:** Queer as Folklore with Sacha Coward and Kate Young is ideal for art lovers, collectors, creatives, and anyone inspired by visual arts, installations, and exhibitions. Whether you're a first-time attendee or a longtime enthusiast in Stroud, this event is thoughtfully curated to deliver a standout experience worth every moment. If Queer as Folklore with Sacha Coward and Kate Young sounds like your kind of event, don't wait - spots fill up fast.

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