DMU Pride

BySarah Lewis

DMU Pride

This year will mark the 10th annual DMU Pride, an exciting month of events taking place to celebrate LGBTQ+ History Month. 

Running from Wednesday 31 January to Thursday 29 February, the in-person and online events are designed to raise awareness and celebrate the achievements of the LGBTQ+ community.

This year’s theme is ‘Medicine’ and celebrates LGBTQ+ peoples’ contribution to the field of Medicine and Healthcare both historically and today.

This year’s highlights include a pride day launch event featuring a drag performance and colourful stalls, a film screening of Under Your Nose followed by a Q&A with the film’s director Veronica McKenzie, a queer Bollywood dance class, and a play from LGBTQ+ asylum seekers sharing their lived experiences followed by a Q&A.

Check out the dedicated DMU Pride microsite which includes event listings, information about what LGBTQ+ symbols mean, lists of films and TV shows you can watch, a list of books to read, and interesting interviews with alumni.

DMU Pride timetable

DMU Pride Day Launch

Wednesday 31 January 2024, 12pm-1.30pm

Campus Centre Atrium

Kimberlin Library Pride Display 2024

Thursday 1February 2024 until Thursday 29 February 2024

DMU Library

Pride Fashion Exhibition

Thursday 1 February until Thursday 29 February

Exhibition space beneath the big screen of the Vijay Patel Building, Mill Lane

DMU Pride: LGBTQ+ Quotes Display

Thursday 1February 2024 until Thursday 29 February 2024

The glass cabinet located in the Campus Centre, De Montfort University

DMU Pride: This is Who I Am | Verbatim play reading followed by Q&A

Monday 5 February, 6.30pm – 7.15pm performance, 7.15pm – 8pm Q&A and discussion

PACE Studio 2

Extravagant Delights and Global Fantasies – A showcase of the Andrew Logan Collection – launch night

Tuesday 6February 2024, launch at 6pm-7.30pm

Leicester Gallery, Vijay Patel Building, De Montfort University Campus

Extravagant Delights and Global Fantasies – A showcase of the Andrew Logan Collection

Wednesday 7February 2024 to Thursday 29 February 2024

Vijay Patel Atrium, De Montfort University Campus

DMUsport Indoor Football Pride Tournament

Saturday10 February 2024, 1pm-8pm

Queen Elizabeth Diamond Jubilee Leisure Centre (QE2)

Queer Bollywood dance class

Tuesday 13 February, 12pm-1pm

PACE Building Studio 1

Film screening of Under Your Nose with Q&A

(LGBTQ+ and Allies Network, in conjunction with the Stephen Lawrence Research Centre, and the Race Equality Network)

Thursday 15 February, 6pm – 8.45pm

The Phoenix

Queering Creative Health

Wednesday 21 February, 12pm-1pm

Online

Rainbow Families Gallery Takeover (LGBTQ+ families, friends and allies)

Sunday 25 February 2024, 1pm-3pm

Leicester Gallery, De Montfort University Campus

Film screening of A Deal with the Universe with Q&A

Monday 26 February, 6pm – 7.30pm (film showing), 7.45pm – 8.45pm Q&A   

The Phoenix

DMU Pride: Salsa Dance Class

Tuesday 27 February, 12pm-1pm  

PACE Building Studio 1

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