This year will see the eighth annual #DMUpride celebrations held on campus, across Leicester and online, with an exciting month of diverse events taking place throughout February to mark LGBT+ History Month.
Running from Tuesday 1 to Monday 28 February, the in-person and online events are designed to raise awareness and celebrate the achievements of the LGBTQ+ community.
Bethan Rogoyski, Chair of DMU's LGBTQ+ and Allies Staff Network, said: "DMU Pride 2022 promises to be a vibrant and varied festival, jam-packed with diverse events that are truly representative of our LGBTQ+ community here at the university, as well as engaging with LGBTQ+ themes and issues in a wider sense.
"With our events programme including an intersectional bi panel discussion, a film night and Q&A at Phoenix Leicester, an event collaboration with Curve Leicester, links with Leicester Comedy Festival, a social ramble around LGBTQ+ spots in the city centre, a focus on pronouns, a trans and non-binary academic research showcase and a Pride History quiz night with DSU – plus much more – we feel confident that there will be something for everyone to get involved with.
"We are greatly looking forward to celebrating and embracing identity, inclusion and diversity with our LGBTQ+ community and allies across DMU and Leicester, and we trust that DMU Pride 2022 will continue to provide stimulation and enrichment for our staff and students as a whole throughout the coming year."
This year's highlights also include an 'in conversation' event with Charlie Martin, a British racing car driver and transgender rights activist, who made LGBTQ+ history in 2020 as the first ever transgender driver to compete in the ADAC TOTAL 24hr Nürburgring-Rennen, where she finished 4th in class racing a BMW M240i.
Check out our dedicated #DMUpride microsite for event listings, information about what each LGBTQ+ flag means, themed films and TV shows, LGBTQ+ businesses you can support, themed books, and interesting interviews with DMU alumni.
View the full timetable of events below:
DSU Quiz
Monday 7 February, from 7pm
The Union, De Montfort University
LGBTQ+ Social Ramble
Wednesday 9 February, 4-5pm
Meet outside the Campus Centre, De Montfort University
LGBT+ Filmmakers Showcase: Tales of Inter- and Intra-actions
Thursday 10 February, 6:30-8:30pm (doors 6:15pm)
Phoenix Leicester - tickets £3
Leicester Comedy Festival: Gay Comedy Night
Friday 11 February, 7:30-9:30pm (doors 7:10pm)
The Y Theatre - tickets £12
Eva Echo: My transgender experience
Tuesday 15 February, 12-1pm, Online
LGBT+ Creative Voices: Poetry, Monologue, Music & Memoir
Wednesday 16 February, 6-7.30pm
Studio 1, PACE Building, De Montfort University
LGBTQ+ Voices in Research (DMU staff and students only)
Friday 18 February, 12-1.30pm, Online
Rainbow Families Gallery Takeover
Saturday 19 February, 1-3pm
Leicester Gallery, De Montfort University
In conversation with Charlie Martin
Thursday 24 February, 1-2pm, Online
Bisexuality: Representation, Validation, and the Lived Experience
Friday 25 February, 1-2pm, Online
Space for Ace (DMU staff and students only)
Monday 28 February, 1-2pm, Online
Posted on Tuesday 1 February 2022