With Pride month approaching, we anticipate a glowing celebration of queer liberation and joy. In a city like Sheffield, one of the greatest ways we can show support, love and pride for all is by supporting various queer-owned businesses. Providing safe spaces for all, these LGBTQ+ friendly spaces are well worth a visit this June and year-round. 

Mr.Snipsnipp’s Barbershop 

Firefly Alley, 22 Commercial Street, S1 2AT

The city’s first actively queer-friendly gender-neutral barbershop, Mr Snipsnipp provides a safe space for people of all gender identities and sexualities to get their hair cut and styled exactly to their liking. Free from any judgement or prestige, the barbershop actively takes away pressures gender-queer people can so often feel when getting their hair cut. Assumptions are thrown out of the window to create a positive and welcoming environment. 

Juno Books

24 Chapel Walk, Sheffield City Centre, S1 SPD 

Your friendly local intersectional feminist and queer community bookshop, Juno Books in the city centre celebrates women, queer people, and all voices that need to be heard. They are driven by a passion for amplifying marginalised voices, showcasing new work and highlighting independent presses. 

Sheffield Rainbow Blades

Sheffield United’s official, double award-winning LGBTQ+ & allies supporters’ group, Sheffield Rainbow Blades is a friendly, welcoming and inclusive fan group. Between members and partners, the organisation is working to ensure Bramall Lane, and the footballing world, are safe spaces for all to be their authentic selves. 

GUT LEVEL 

32-34 Chapel Walk, City Centre, S1 2PD

A not-for-profit venue, bar and community space based on Chapel Walk,Gut Level was founded in response to the lack of club ready DIY spaces in Sheffield. Open to members 5 days a week, they host gigs, club nights, workshops, co-working and more! The venue is set across two floors which includes a roof terrace that houses their community garden project, Wet Patch. Profits from the bar, gigs and club nights fund community activity and organising, workshops, equipment access and Wet Patch. Gut Level is an inclusive members space that anyone can join for as little as £2 per year. 

Andro & Eve 

Andro and Eve is a queer arts organisation based in Sheffield. Their programme provides inclusive and accessible projects and events for the LGBTQ+ community and friends to enjoy queer culture, and connect with one another in Sheffield and across South Yorkshire. The organisation was originally created in 2016, in response to a lack of accessible offers to enjoy queer culture in Sheffield. They are the creators of one of the UK’s largest drag king cabarets and have been collaborating with Ghetto Fabulous, an arts organisation championing the work of QTIPOC creatives,since 2022.  Together, they produced Sheffield’s first Reyt Queer Extravaganza in July 2022. Since then, in collaboration with Ghetto Fabulous they have delivered queer dance workshops for LGBTQ+ people in Sheffield and they continue to create a platform for drag kings and Northern queer artists through The Kingdom Come, and queer cabaret, A Reyt Queer Do.

Photograph of A Reyt Queer Do at Andro & Eve courtesy of Em Obeng.