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Show Your Pride
This year's Pride activities will be held on campus and virtually, alongside the London Pride Festival scheduled from July 12-21, 2024.
Featured Events
Wortley Pride
June 8
10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Wortley Pride is a volunteer run, family focused celebration for 2SLGBTQIA+ communities & their allies in the heart of beautiful Wortley Village in London, Ontario.
Western Alumni Pride Month in Toronto
June 13
6 to 8 p.m.
Vantage Venues, Floor 27- Main Dining Room, 150 King St W, Toronto, Ontario, M5H 1J9 (view map)
Be moved, inspired, and empowered at Western Alumni's Pride celebration.
You are invited to an evening of learning and networking as we honour and celebrate the 2SLGBTQIA+ community, our alumni and allies. This is a fantastic opportunity to connect, build relationships and create a stronger sense of belonging for all as we celebrate the rich diversity of our alumni community. We are happy to have you join us.
The evening will feature a brief keynote from Cornel Grey, Assistant Professor in the Department of Gender, Sexuality, and Women's Studies, Faculty of Arts & Humanities speaking on: Gestures of Care: HIV, Memorialization, and Black Life during the 1980s/1990s.
SOGS RAINBOW COFFEE CLUB drop-in
Last Monday of the month
9 to 10 a.m.
The Grad Club
Want to join us for a queer coffee date? Meet up with the Pride Commission at the Grad Club for a hour-long coffee chat. Last Monday of the month, 9 to 10 a.m. FREE coffee or tea. Register to attend.
London Pride Fest
July 12-21
Pride London Festival celebrates inclusion and diversity with their annual 11-day festival including three days in Victoria Park alongside a number of events throughout the year.
London Pride Parade
July 12
11 a.m. to 4p.m.
Victoria Park
Join Western in honouring and celebrating the 2SLGBTQQIA+ community with the local London community.
Resources
Celebrate Western Pride this year by displaying a window sign! If you'd like to customize the colours on the flag, we've even made a special black and white version that you can colour yourself!
Get in the spirit!
Your active and visible support can make a difference.
Visit Wellness & Well-being for resources for LGBT2QIA+ and questioning students, connections to communities that support gender and sexual diversity, and how to be an ally on campus.
Western Pride Library
We take pride in the establishment of our library in 1997 as an official Western University research site, the first of its kind at a Canadian university. The Western University Research Facility for Gay and Lesbian Studies is the umbrella under which the Hudler Archives and the Pride Library first began. The Pride Library is a space where sexual diversity is celebrated and advocated in the spirit of the annual 2SLGBTQ+ Pride marches across Canada and throughout the world.
Located in Western University’s D.B. Weldon Library , The Pride Library welcomes all. The Pride library is currently closed, and we are working to reopen this space soon. Please note, resources and collect ions are still avail a ble through Western’s Library catalogue .
Staff & Faculty 2SLGBTQIA+ Resources
LifeWorks Employee Assistance Program offers counselling support and educational resources for our 2SLGBTQIA+ community and allies. Here you can find ways to learn about and celebrate Pride during the pandemic or explore Toolkits on Diversity, Equity & Inclusion by logging in to LifeWorks.
Additional Support Resources in London and surround areas
Beyond Western, there are a number of supports available for members of the 2SLGBTQIA+ community. A full list of resources can be found online.
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