Playwriting for Pride 2-5pm Saturday 15th June Tickets £30 Celebrate pride month in this vibrant playwriting workshop! In this workshop you’ll engage in fun, practical exercises focused on translating queer experience into on-stage performance. Connect with fellow participants in a supportive environment and leave with a short piece of writing ready to share. Whether you’re a […]
Franco Labia: Space Pride
Queer engineer and founder and president of Space Pride, Franco Labia is on a mission to diversify the space industry, which as it stands is an ‘elite old boys club’ with a serious lack of any visible LGBTQIA+ community. We got in touch with Franco to discuss Space Pride – an international charity dedicated to celebrating […]
New Support Programme For Older LGBT+ Veterans
Working in partnership with Fighting With Pride, Age UK is delivering the Operation Sterling programme to help older LGBT+ veterans, service personnel and their families.The Operation Sterling programme provides telephone-based support, advice and casework to older LGBT+ veterans through Age UK’s Advice Line. The existing expertise of Age UK’s Advice Line advisors and the knowledge […]
Fighting With Pride Update
Update from Craig Jones MBE (Executive Chair) and Caroline Paige (Chief Executive) As we approach the end of September, FWP is sharply focussed upon ensuring that the Government honours the commitments made to LGBT+ veterans and families in the House of Commons on 19th July. In the coming weeks we expect the Government to bring […]
Candy Kittens Collaboration With Artist Ashton Attzs
Candy Kittens has partnered with artist Ashton Attzs and national LGBTQ+ charity The Albert Kennedy Trust (AKT) to launch new multi-flavoured LOVES sweets. The gourmet sweet brand has also created a series of bonus episodes of the Private Parts podcast which will feature a range of LGBTQ+ voices. Candy Kittens believes that all love is […]
OX Pride Gin Donates To The Oxford Pride Charity
OX Pride Gin, distilled by the Chalgrove Artisan Distillery, the home of OX Gins wants customers to “raise a glass to diversity” and celebrate Pride in every season. The bottles are priced at £40 each and you can get them from www.oxhospitality.co.uk OX Pride Gin is a “gin on a mission” because £4 of every […]
WorkPride 2023
After a successful event last year, global LGBTQ+ professional networking platform myGwork returns with an action-packed WorkPride conference this summer. Themed #WorkingWithPride, this year’s five-day conference, boasting over 200 international speakers across more than 50 sessions (delivered in English and Spanish), is scheduled to take place between 19-23 June. Each year, WorkPride welcomes thousands of virtual attendees from […]
The Pride Guide
We’ve gathered our favourite 2023 Pride Events spanning across the whole of the country. Take your pick this Pride Season; there’s certainly plenty to choose from… Birmingham Pride 26-28 May 2023 Birmingham Pride held its first event back in 1997. Since then, it has become one of the most important LGBTQ+ festivals in the […]
The Hypocritical Homophobia of The Extreme Right
Do you ever wonder where the hatred in homophobia comes from, and what motivates people to spit such venom? Two university studies have shown that many homophobes tend to be bisexual, gay, or lesbian themselves, and therefore it may be the case that the extreme right’s homophobic supporters are repressing their true selves and channelling […]
Oxford Pride Celebrates 20 Years
This year marks the 20th anniversary of Oxford Pride: a significant milestone. There have been many ‘gay’ societies and events over the years in Oxford; from the Oxford branch of the Campaign for Homosexual Equality (OCHE) to the Oxford Gay Action Group (OGAG) in the 70s and 80s. We even had our own Oxford Lesbian […]