Harry Nicholas: A Trans Man Walks Into A Gay Bar

Raw, intimate and unflinchingly honest, Harry Nicholas' memoir shines new light on the complex intersections of gender identity, sexuality, sex and queerness.

Harry is a writer, campaigner and gay trans man who has written for The Huffington Post, Forbes, BBC Newsbeat and Pink News.

He joins us in the bookshop to talk on his debut book A Trans Man Walks Into A Gay Bar.

"On the bookshelves, there was plenty of stuff on being gay, and much needed, joyous accounts of what it is to be trans, but nothing really that encapsulates what is it to be both - to exist in the hazy terrain between."

After his relationship with his girlfriend of 5 years ended, Harry realised he was a single adult for the first time - not only that, but a single, transmasculine and newly out gay man.

Despite knowing it was the right decision, the reality of his new situation was terrifying. How could he be a gay man, when he was still learning what it was to be a man? Would the gay community embrace him or reject him? What would gay sex be like? And most importantly, would finding love again be possible?

Follow Harry as he navigates the sometimes fraught and contradictory worlds of contemporary gay culture as a trans gay man, from Grindr, dating and gay bars, to saunas, sex and ultimately, falling in love. Come and listen to a talk celebrating the joy there is in finding who you are.