The University of Westminster is pleased to invite current students, alumni, and colleagues to a Pride celebration breakfast on Saturday 2 July at our Regent Street Campus from 10am to 12pm.
This will be an opportunity to reflect upon the University’s own commitment to advancing LGBTQ+ equality and to honour its rich (and often overlooked) LGBTQ+ heritage.
The University of Westminster’s Pride Breakfast will commemorate the past 50 years and the evolution of Pride as a social and political movement; acknowledging those who have come before us and their achievements.
There will be a silent disco, Queer lucky door prizes, plenty of Queer cake and tea, coffee, and light snacks will also be served.
Hosted by the University’s Q+Network and its members Dr Thomas Moore and Professor Dibyesh Anand as lead organisers, the event will be a chance to honour the contribution LGBTQ+ communities make to realise our mission to be the world’s most inclusive university. Our Q+ Network works collaboratively with a number of other colleague networks and student societies within the University to foster an intersectional culture for equality, diversity, and inclusion at the University.
50 years on and counting…
This year is a significant year for the Pride movement and the LGBTQ+ community, as it commemorates 50 Years since the first Pride took place in the United Kingdom. The parade itself will begin at Marble Arch and finish in Embankment. Full details of London Pride 2022 can be found here.
As we celebrate and look forward to the next 50 years, the University recognises the challenges still faced by diverse LGBTQ+ communities globally.
Register for the Pride celebration breakfast via Eventbrite now.
For more information on this event, please contact Grace Egbewole-Adereti at [email protected] and for details on how to join the LGBTI+ Society, please email [email protected].
Read more on our LGBTQ+ history in the below document.
