Look, I won’t lie to you, I’m not a huge fan of camping. It may be the childhood memories of camping in a muddy field I’ve tried to store away, but I came across something that has the potential of changing my mind.
Queer Campfire is a space for bisexuals. lesbians, non-binary, trans, and basically all LGBTQ+ people to pitch up a tent and camp until their hearts are content.
We had a chat with owners Jazz and Elle, to learn more about their camping venture.
How did Queer Campfire start?
So we’re a lesbian couple, Jazz & Elle, and during 2021 Pride Month we realised we were missing a huge part of our life – a queer community.
We live in a pretty straight town in the Midlands and just felt like we couldn’t be the only lonely lesbians desperately seeking our people. Couple that with our love of camping and campervans (Elle converts campervans for a living), and it felt like there was only one obvious answer to solve our queer loneliness – set up our own queer camping events!?
So, The Queer Campfire was born. The Summer was coming to an end, but we were so adamant that we wanted to squeeze in a 2021 launch event – so within a few weeks of launching, we’d organised a very gay take-over of a local campsite… incredibly, over 50 lesbian, bisexual, non-binary, trans and queer folks descended on a random field in the middle of the UK.
For those who may just think camping is, camping. Why are these spaces so important?
How did your first campfire go?
