Solar is the lead videographer, photographer and content creator at Trippin. She has worked across music, fashion and nightlife with the likes of Mulberry, Stefan Cooke, SOAK sauna, Uhaul Dyke Rescue, _J.L - A.L_ and Field Manoeuvres.

She has developed and launched Trippin's flagship video series, Trippin With. 

Solar Klinghofer Bar Dov

Sega Bodega has lived in a few places: born in Galway, moved to Glasgow, then London and now he's living in Paris. He rates the French capital over the English one - citing "financial ruin in London" as a core reason to flee across the channel.

Since landing in Paris, Sega has dropped KHAZNA, the debut of his Kiss Facility band that features Mayah Alkhateri. Sung entirely in Arabic, the textured indie effort has resonated not just with Paris' significant Arabic diaspora, but beyond. 

For our sixth episode of Trippin With, Sega joins us in the booth to talk about settling into his adopted home, why French stereotypes are accurate and putting a firm line between fashion and music. Watch below! 

Trippin With... Sega Bodega

United Kingdom

London

Trippin With: Episode Six with Sega Bodega

Corbin Shaw feels the bleakness of Englishness, but knows there is value within it too. His work confronts the restrictive elements of his homeland's culture, while acknowledging the beauty within it.

In the eighth episode of Trippin With, Corbin talks about the contradiction of being both proud and ashamed of Englishness. He speaks frankly about the whinging of northerners to the general British ability of dismissing something before even trying it (which our 

 counterparts would enthusiastically embrace). 

The key to getting through it all? Dancing. 

Trippin With... Corbin Shaw

Trippin With: Episode Eight with Corbin Shaw 

In recent years, Copenhagen has emerged as a sort of mythical hub of left-leaning indie pop fronted by Erika de Casier and fellow alumni of the Rhythmic Music Conservatory. Alba Akvama is among the cohort, but she warns against putting all the acts into a single box.

Alba Akvama's dreamy sounds and ethereal vocals feel as if they emerge from a foggy morning gazing across the Nordvest area - but she says there is no singular CPH sound, "maybe some of the references are the same, but what people are doing with the references are quite different". 

where she will play her first headline show

 later this year, rating it over metropolises of London and New York for both vibe and style. Check out fifth episode below. 

Trippin With... Alba Akvama

October 17 she headlines the DR Koncerthuset

Trippin With: Episode Five with Alba Akvama

We’re launching a new flagship series called ‘Trippin With’. Shot in a photo booth and hosted by Ethan Joseph, the series gets you closer to global talent through their opinions, stories and experiences, all explored through culture and place.

A multidisciplinary artist whose work ranges from text-based prints and poetic performance to dance and ambient music, Juliana Huxtable's wide-reaching work straddles both the club worlds and gallery spaces across the world. 

, past resident of London, Johannesburg, Beirut, she is no stranger to cultural discovery. Her collaborations with global creatives and spaces have informed her seemingly uncontainable creativity, which includes glam-rock project Tongue in Mind, NYC club night Shock Value, while bringing her DJ sets to spaces including Ballroom Blitz in Beirut - and she's among the titanic names playing at Berlin's CONTRA festival next week.

In the booth, Juliana contemplates the age-old question between London vs New York, while showing some love for the underrated electronic scene of Beirut - a city she has has fiercely advocated for across her career. Watch 'Trippin with: Juliana Huxtable' in the post below:

Trippin With... Juliana Huxtable 

Trippin With: Our New Series Launches with Juliana Huxtable 

Growing up, Kibo didn't know what he had to talk about. He wasn't from the 

 soaked streets of Bow. He couldn't tap into the punk heart of Camden, or the reggae heart of Brixton. Nah, Kibo's from Harrow - a place like many city suburbs, doesn't have all that much to offer. 

Thankfully, Kibo's mind is built differently: it races with seemingly infinite imaginative power. With restless creativity, he upended the common resignation about the mundanity of the grey London outskirts, turning his homeground into somewhere mythical, magical. His lyricism and style continually contemplates a desire to get somewhere better, but rather than escaping his surroundings, he transforms them in his mind. In the booth with Ethan, he talks about the beautiful of the sticks - and how his self-penned philosophy of kwengletarianism is able to bring happiness no matter where you're from. 

Vote Kibo for mayor, consecrate our cornershops and get some deli's into London, stat. Watch the full video below. 

Trippin With... Kibo

Trippin With: Episode Twelve with Kibo

This article was first published on March 5, 2025 and will be updated on a rolling basis. 

Any weekend in London, you’ll have a choice of FLINTA & dyke activities: whether it's a rave, an erotica movie night or a 

Last year, the term ‘lesbian renaissance’ dominated cultural discussion and pop culture trends, from p*ssy-licking pop songs to snog-filled reality TV. In London, the viral opening of dyke bar La Camionera on 

 fuelled this narrative on a local scale. But what’s happening now is not just a second coming of a past lesbian culture, but the emergence of a whole new scene. 


Today’s chapter has evolved from a build up of different queer parties for underrepresented groups, with London’s Black and POC communities laying the groundwork with club nights including PDA and P*ssy Palace, soundtracked by the likes Shygirl, Coucou Chloe, and LSDXOXO. DJs like Sherelle, who has queered the UK’s jungle circuit, have also helped position the city as a hub for dykes and FLINTA individuals.

While not all groups use the term, FLINTA’s emergence in London is relatively recent. Imported from Berlin, the German term stands for Female, Lesbian, Intersex, Trans and Non-Binary, to describe people excluded by patriarchal structures, including queer scenes dominated by cis gay men.

“There are so many parties representing different intersectional identities within London’s FLINTA scene,” says Ali Wagner (she/her), who co-runs Uhaul Dyke Rescue, a mobile party and artist collective with a DIY ethos, together with her collaborator, Lucy .  

"There's no competition - we're all selling out packed events. There's such a want and need for these spaces." While the need for physical queer places in London continues to be pressing and limited, Uhaul Dyke Rescue has devised a way around the expensive reliance on brick and mortar venues, building their own mobile worlds to house community.

As an artistic collective, Uhaul Dyke Rescue sets themselves apart through their handmade installations and set pieces for events and festival takeovers: each purposefully designed as an ode to queer history. While their name playfully nods to the lesbian 'uhaul' dating tropes, much of their artwork and set design is a tongue-in-cheek response to hyper-masculine removal van and car culture, and in equal measure, a bold declaration of room for lesbians in a landscape where that space is still rare.

In south London, Rabz Lansiquot and Mo Probs (both use they/them) run WET, a club night for lesbians with a focus on Black and POC individuals. Rabz, born and raised in Brixton, has noticed the growth of London's lesbian scene first-hand.


“There’s much more on offer. It's interesting to see how each night has its own vibe, crowd, and flavour. They obviously cross over, but there’s a bit of specificity within it, which is cool and new,” they say, adding that they personally prefer not to use the term FLINTA.  “I think that we, as a community, are quite scared of words like lesbian and dyke. For me, those are things to be proud of, not to cower away from.”


Part of the golden age of sapphic glory has seen collectives and hobby groups proliferate across board gamers, movie clubs, wrestling groups, strip clubs, hikes, football teams spread out across the city (see below for a directory). 

Sex and Rage, which does events across London, was founded by Black Venus in 2020. With a background in sex work, martial arts and performance, Venus’s platform is diverse not only in audience but in activity—from bondage workshops and erotic poetry to pop-up lesbian strip clubs and wrestling events.

This commitment to community also extends to grassroots football clubs, which have become instrumental to fostering belonging outside of the nightlife sector. The presence of these teams, which rocketed after the Lionesses’ Euro 2023 championship victory, highlight the importance of outdoor and sober spaces.

"FLINTA sports groups are essential because they centre the needs and experiences of people who've historically been marginalised in sporting spaces," says Lydia Birgani-Nia (she/her), who plays for 

, a football team for women, trans & nb people of Asian heritage.

"For those seeking community connection without alcohol-centred socialising, groups like ours offer a meaningful alternative to traditional nightlife, where people can build relationships through a shared passion and physical movement.”

Other communities outside of the nightlife scene include Vinyl Bitch, founded to “demystify vinyl culture, from playing to purchasing”. Founder Madison True (she/they) moved to London from Indiana in the United States—a Bible Belt state that elected Mike Pence as governor before he became Trump’s VP in 2017.


In London’s FLINTA scene, True has found a refuge—“it welcomes you with open arms,” she says, seeing it as a haven for those seeking to escape more hostile realities, such as those in Trump's America. Acting on his long-held vendetta against trans people, Trump has removed rights to ID cards that match their gender identity.

“I had a call with a friend who is scared because they need to renew their passport—and are thinking about getting a hysterectomy,” says True. “The level of fear that one has to live in every day—it’s wild.”

London’s dyke & FLINTA scene operates against a backdrop of global political turmoil, with anti-LGBTQ+ movements threatening to undo rights across the world. Even in the UK, the groups are a point of resistance as the government introduces bans on puberty blockers for under 18s, and the prime minister's stance on trans rights remains unconvincing, having openly aired transphobic views.

While groups like Uhaul recognise the scene's political significance, they highlight the need for joy and relief. “The spirit of Uhaul is that, yeah, the outside world is quite bad,” says Lucy Nurnberg, Uhaul’s founder. “What can we do in this space that feels fun? Political, but through a lens of having a silly time.”

In just a few years, London’s FLINTA scene has grown from a scattering of parties to a thriving, diverse network of communities committed to creating safe, inclusive and fun spaces. But the scene still has room to grow—in February, P*ssy Palace hosted its last dance, driving concerns how to increase diversity, as a large chunk of existing events and spaces are concentrated among a white, Hackney-based crowd.

“This is a big issue that means that a lot of us don't necessarily feel comfortable in our own spaces. It was really important to create somewhere that we felt like reflected ourselves, and also in south London,” says Rabz. “London is not an overwhelmingly white city. If you're having spaces within London that are overwhelmingly white, then you have a problem, because it's not representing the city that you're in.”

London's Dyke and FLINTA communities are carving out spaces of their own,  queering the city at unprecedented rate. This era of sapphic glory must be celebrated and protected, which is why Trippin has put together a definitive directory that spotlights London’s that reflects the diversity of our home city. If you’re in London, whether a local or a visitor, looking to experience and support a thriving and growing scene, check out the list below.

Trippin's Definitive Guide to Dyke & FLINTA London

 Sleek FLINTA Hackney wine bar with a viral following. Reserve before you go.

 Queer owned bakery, cafe and bar on Broadway Market that regularly hosts sapphic events.

Queer venue born from the upstairs Portuguese Love Affair deli, with regular sapphic, trans-inclusive events. 

A south London BPOC Run & Prioritised Dyk3 Night, with focus on music.


: Mobile party that transforms existing spaces into inclusive worlds of their own.

A London lezza party that happens in different venues across the city, with a big focus on DJ talent. 

Inclusive rave for dykes with discounted rates for trans, POC and disabled people.

QTIPOC-centered bass rave collective that spotlights the best of the underground.

Latinx queer booty-shaking party soundtracked by reggaeton and perreo styles.


 LGBTQ+ Strip Club inclusive of all bodies and genders. 

 Bringing hot lezza energy, with speed dating events, to Stockwell pub The Cavendish Arms. 


 Chic queer club night with a focus on trans femme identities, soundtracked by Latin club beats. 

 A community dedicated to demystifying turntable culture, from learning how to DJ to browsing record stores.

A group based in South London that host board game socials and specialise in non-alcoholic get togethers.

Hosts special screenings at Signature Brew in Haggerstone, with a focus on queer cult classics.

Intersectional queer book shop at the top of Brick Lane, featuring panel events, book signing, and more.

Hosts inclusive events that show women’s football in different venues across London.  

Charis McGowan

Why London’s Dyke & FLINTA Scene Is in Its Golden Age

Phoebe Collings-James was born to a British-Jamaican family in Forest Gate, a rapidly changing area of East London. Her work and interest in artists such as painter and sculptor Beverly Buchanan has taken her on trips to Louisiana and Georgia, finding inspiration in the US that connects to her own Caribbean heritage.

For our seventh episode of Trippin With, Phoebe joins us in a Tesco carpark, coincidentally where she used to work as a teenager. She discusses 

 rapidly changing landscapes, her connection to the US, and the unexpected joy she finds in the strange scenarios of heavy metal gigs.

Trippin With... Phoebe Collings-James

Trippin With: Episode Seven with Phoebe Collings-James

Turner prize winning, Wirral-born artist Mark Leckey broke out in 1999 with his found footage  work 'Fiorucci made me hardcore', which compiles tapes of the suburban dance scenes, from 1970s disco, 1980s northern soul, to 1990s rave. While must of his work hinges on looking back, he contends his not one for nostalgia, and prefers living in the now.

In the eleventh episode of Trippin With, Mark reveals his admiration for contemporary culture, a time where Scouse rap is one of the reigning subcultures, and London venues like MOT, Ormside and Spanners are taking a more immersive approach to the the textures of sound, rather than the pure danceable beats of yesteryear. 

Live for the now, and watch the full video below. 

Trippin With... Mark Leckey

Trippin With: Episode Eleven with Mark Leckey

Dorian Electra isn't afraid to hold back on their love of the UK. A self-confessed "Angloboo" whose claims their love of Albion was genetically passed down from their mother, Dorian is just so happy to be back in London and wouldn't want to be anywhere else than in the Sainsbury's photo booth with us.

Non-binary hyper-popper Dorian talks to Ethan in the booth about a perfect day out in London, why chicken tikka is their go-to Wetherspoons meal and where to split the G in Soho.

They tell us about how their fashion fits into their political views (is wearing the Union Jack still acceptable these days!?) and why they read up on the socialist history of a place before they tour it. Find the full ep below!

Trippin With... Dorian Electra

Trippin With: Episode Four with Dorian Electra

As part of our Selfridges event on the future of community clubs, panellist Ronan McKenzie joins us in the booth for the third episode ‘Trippin With’. Shot in a photo booth and hosted by Ethan Joseph, the series gets you closer to global talent through their opinions, stories and experiences, all explored through culture and place.

What does Ronan Mckenzie like to do at the weekends? It certainly isn't going to art fairs. "There are other things I like to do in my free time," she shares with Ethan in the booth. 

Ronan does many things, but she started out in fashion - working in retail, before heading to CSM to get into fashion communication. She moved into styling, and then into photography. Now a major name in London's creative scene, she's passionate about making creative spaces in the city that are fairer, and more affordable, launching the HOME in 2020 to create an accessible space people could hang out and discover new things. Alongside her numerous projects today, she is the creative director of fashion label Selasi, curator at CAART studio, and continues to work as a photographer represented by Cadence Image.  

Does London still drive her creative passions, or is she fed up of it like the rest of us? Find out her thoughts in the booth, below. 

Trippin With... Ronan McKenzie

Trippin With: Episode Two with Ronan McKenzie

When we asked Princess Julia to step into the booth, she assumed it was to talk about Pet Shop Boys — she'd come fresh from DJing for them at Camden's Electric Ballroom. No, Julia, we want to talk about you! 

Princess Julia is a regal nightlife icon, fashion inspiration and queer figurehead inextricably linked to 

, whose presence makes our city just that bit better. Julia has been a household name on the London queer scene for decades, and was a core part of the storied Blitz Kids club scene in the 1980s with the likes of Leigh Bowery and Boy George. She's a model, writer, and DJ who can often be found at the Divine in Dalston, a place she calls her second home. 

She steps into the booth to teach us how to strike a pose, and reveals where she gets designer bargains and why she think photography in clubs should be brought back. 

Trippin With... Princess Julia

Trippin With: Episode Three with Princess Julia

Namesenda really rates her home city, Stockholm. The nightlife could be better, and there's no good Ugandan food spots, but the food, the style, the vibes? It's all in the Swedish capital.

The electro-pop star's debut high-energy debut 

sees radiant synths cloak jittery beats, all enveloped by the singer's assured delivery and coy lyricism. It paints a story, and takes you somewhere: and that somewhere, she tells us, is Miami.  "I was dreaming of it a lot when I was writing this album," she tells us on the ninth episode of Trippin With. 

While she may dream of Miami, a place she's never been - but inspired by some Bad Boys movie viewing - the city she most firmly loves is closer to home in Stockholm. Formerly signed to the ultra-hype hyperpop label PC Music, Namasenda's current home is at the cult indy Stockholm label YEAR0001. She's realised you don't need to go to LA to follow your dreams - and that there's plenty to be found when you stick closer to home. 