Pride Month

June is officially Pride month and is dedicated to celebrating LGBTQ+ communities around the world. DMU is proud of and supports its LGBTQ+ staff and students.

DMU is a signatory to the ‘Trans Rights are Human Rights’ campaign led by Stonewall, Britain’s leading charity for lesbian, gay, bisexual and trans equality.

DMU is also one of the most inclusive employers in Britain and features in the Stonewall Top 100 Employers list . This is compiled from the Workplace Equality Index, which recognises those organisations with the most inclusive and welcoming workplaces for employees. 

 Each year DMU marks LGBTQ+ history month, which takes place in February. Working in collaboration with LGBTQ+ staff and students across the university to hold an exciting range of events for DMU Pride.

This year, events included:

• Jenkin van Zyl: Artist talk
• Slow down and relax: A Mindfulness
• #LGBTQ+ and Allies Staff Network breakfast (DMU STAFF ONLY)
• DSU Quiz Night: Pride History!
• Microaggressions and LGBTQ+
• Andrew Logan in conversation Art, Alternative Miss World and Me
• Trans athletes' participation in sport
• We're isolated – but are we alone?
• @DMUPPHub presents: LGBTQ+, Culture and the Criminal Justice System
• Rainbow Families Online Gallery Takeover
• #LGBTQ+ and Allies Staff Network breakfast (DMU STAFF ONLY)
• Race, Gender and Sexuality – in conversation with Phyll Opoku-Gyimah​

If you missed any of these events, you can watch them back here.

Join the LGBTQ+ society

Students can join the LGBTQ+ society and can find further details on how to join here.