DMU Pride is returning for an eleventh year, with an exciting month of vibrant events taking place to mark LGBTQ+ History Month. Running from Thursday 30 January to Thursday 6 March, the in-person and online events are designed to raise awareness and celebrate the achievements of the LGBTQ+ community.
This year’s theme is ‘Activism’ and focuses on the diversity within the LGBTQ+ community, and the continued fight for civil rights for all.
“This year we are showcasing events which focus on smaller minorities within the LGBTQ+ rainbow. Being a queer person means living in a world which hasn’t been designed with you in mind.” – Zara Hooley and Amelia Roberts, co-chairs of the LGBTQ+ Staff and Allies network
🌈 Check out the full list of exciting events on the DMU Pride Timetable
DMU Pride Events for the Week Commencing 17th February 2025
🌟Queer Meditation Online (DMU Staff)
- Date: 17 February 2025 (13:00-13:30)
- Location: Online – Register Here
- Description: Join Diana for a lunchtime body-scan meditation to re-energise and find balance.
🌟The Queen of My Dreams film screening & Q&A 12A
- Date: 18 February 2025 (18:00-20:15)
- Location: The Phoenix Cinema – Register Here
- Description: Queen of My Dreams is a poignant and thought-provoking film that explores themes of identity, family, and self-discovery.
DMU Pride Events for the Week Commencing 10th February 2025
🎊 Bollyqueer: Dance Class & Film Screening
- Date: 11 February 2025 (17:30-19:15)
- Location: De Montfort University, The Venue – Register Here
- Description: As part of DMU Pride we invite you to take part in an empowering dance class with a queer dose of Bollywood entertainment.
🎊 DMU Pride Bake-Off (DMU Staff only)
- Date: 13 February 2025 (12:00-13:30)
- Location: De Montfort University, Trinity House – Register Here
- Description: Have you always fancied yourself as a bit of a Mary Berry? Do you spend your weekends covered in flour and dreaming of Paul Hollywood?
🎊 Rainbow Families Gallery Takeover
- Date: 16 February 2025 (13:00-15:00)
- Location: De Montfort University, Leicester Gallery Vijay Patel Building – Register Here
- Description: To celebrate DMU Pride 2025, Rainbow Families will be taking over Leicester Gallery for an LGBTQ+ family workshop.
DMU Pride Events for the Week Commencing 3rd February 2025
✨ DMU Pride Launch 2025
- Date: 30 January 2025
- Location: Campus Centre Atrium, De Montfort University
- Description: Come and celebrate the launch of DMU Pride!
✨ Pride Fashion Exhibition
- Date: 03 – 28 February 2025 (09:00-17:00)
- Location: De Montfort University, Exhibition space beneath the big screen on the Vijay Patel Building
- Description: This exhibition explores and celebrates the work of DMU Fashion Design students and staff.
✨ Kimberlin Library Pride Display 2025
- Date: 03 – 28 February 2025 (09:00-17:00)
- Location: De Montfort University, Kimberlin Library
- Description: Visit the Kimberlin Library to see a display from our LGBTQ+ collection.
✨ In Their Own Words (DMU & University of Leicester Staff Only)
- Date: 05 February 2025
- Location: Hugh Aston 2.06, Online via Teams – Register Here
- Description: Queerness and Academia – A conversation with Amelia Roberts and Susan Orr.
✨ A Space for ACE/ARO
- Date: 06 February 2025
- Location: Online via Teams – Register Here
- Description: Join us for an online informal chat about life as an asexual (ACE) or aromantic (ARO) person.
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