Pride Month takes place in June - a month-long celebration and acknowledgement of LGBTQ+ communities and culture. It’s a chance to come together in joy and friendship, whilst acknowledging that there is still much work to do to achieve equity and inclusion here in the UK and across the world.
The first Pride march in the UK was held back in 1972, to commemorate the uprising at the Stonewall Inn in New York on 28 June 1969 (the so-called ’Stonewall riots’) when the New York Police Department targeted the LGBTQ+ clientele of the club. This was nothing new - raids on LGBTQ+ bars and venues were common, as part of a pattern of homophobic harassment on the part of the NYPD who were enforcing existing ’vice laws’. But on this night, the patrons of the bar fought back. Many resisted arrest, and the resulting demonstrations went on for several nights, attracting thousands of participants.
Although the Stonewall uprising was by no means the first protest calling for equal rights for LGBTQ+ people, the sheer scale of the demonstrations meant that they were, and are, seen as a pivotal moment in LGBTQ+ history, inspiring thousands across the world to this day to fight for visibility, equality and liberation.
Recommend your books for Pride month
UCL Library Services are compiling a list of book recommendations from across the UCL community to celebrate Pride month - please recommend your favourite books celebrating LGBTQ+ life, culture and creativity in all’its beauty and diversity!Recommend your favourite books here
You can also see last year’s book recommendation list on on the Library Services website.
Events
We’ll be updating this page with additional events as they are announced, so please check back from time to time to see the latest updates! If you are hosting a UCL event for Pride Month that you’d like included in our roundup below, please get in touch with the UCL Communications team.Throughout the month: Students’ Union UCL Pride Month
Various, open to studentsStudents’ Union UCL’s annual series of LGBTQ+ news, volunteering opportunities and events for Pride month.
3 June 2025, 5.30-8.30pm: Reel Queer presents: 1946 (Rocky Roggio, 2023) - film screening and Q&A with the director
In person, open to staff and studentsJoin us to watch and discuss the film "1946: The Mistranslation That Shifted Culture" (2023) with its director Rocky Roggio.
11 June 2025, 3-7pm: LGBTQ+ Science Research Showcase
In person, open to staff and students The LGBTQ+ Science Research Showcase is organised by the UCL Faculty of Brain Sciences LGBTQ+ Equity group, in collaboration with other queer networks at the university. We aim to create a platform for early-career LGBTQ+ scientists to talk about their research and meet other queer scientists, and to engage with research being carried out in the LGBTQ+ space. We also invite the wider scientific community at UCL to engage with the queer community and learn about the benefits of diversity in science.13 June 2025, 2.15-9pm: Pride in Progress: LGBTQ+ Insights in Science
In person, open to staff and students Hosted by UCL’s Cancer Institute, this event celebrates diversity and inclusion within the field of biology, with a focus on LGBTQ+ representation. Join us for an inspiring discussion and celebration of LGBTQ+ contributions to the biological sciences , followed by a networking event held at the CI.24 June 2025, 5.30-6.40pm: Sex & Gender: A Different Lens Event
Online via MS Teams, open to Out@UCL staff members An interactive session led by intersex advocate, writer and researcher Anick Soni. Anick will share reflections from his personal and professional journey as an intersex person, during a reflective hour designed to inform, expand, and invite curiosity. If you’re interested in attending this event please email Anick directly.26 June 2025, 12.30-1pm: UCL Division of Psychiatry LGBTQ+ Seminar
In person, open to staff and studentsJoin us for the UCL Division of Psychiatry LGBTQ+ Seminar: Historical and Current Perspectives on Treatments for Sexual Minorities. This seminar will be given by Irwin Nazareth, Professor of Primary Care & Population Sciences at UCL. Sign up for the seminar here.
2 July 2025, 10am -3pm: Final event - UCL Grand Challenges project - dementia in LGBTQ+ communities
In person, open to staff and students Join us at Friends’ House, London, for the final event of the UCL Grand Challenges project on dementia in LGBTQ+ communities. We will share our vision and research plans to create more inclusive support services for all.Resources and networks for students
- University College London, Gower Street, London, WC1E 6BT (0) 20 7679 2000
Students’ Union UCL’s LGBTQ+ Network aims to support lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans, and/or any other marginalised gender or sexual identities.
Students’ Union UCL’s Trans* Students Network provides an opportunity for students self-defining as Trans* to be part of a community of their peers, providing events, support and resources.
Students’ Union UCL’s Gender Expression Fund provides financial assistance for students to purchase items that will make them more comfortable with their gender presentation.
UCL Student Support and Wellbeing have listed information and support for LGBTQ+ students , including our policy and guidance for those transitioning gender.
UCL’s LGBTQ+ Equality Steering Group is open to all lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans and queer staff and those interested in promoting LGBTQ+ equality at UCL, and also steers the Out@UCL staff social network.
UCL’s Trans Network is for staff and mature and PhD students at UCL who identify as trans (including non-binary, genderqueer and all’other identities not identical with the gender assigned at birth).
The LGBTQ+ STEM network is for members of the LGBTQ+ community allies working in a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) discipline.
LGBTIQA+ BSL glossary (developed by UCL researchers in partnership with Deaf Rainbow UK - find out more about the project )
