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The Pride March went very well. LGBT+ history made in Stratford-upon-Avon! Seeing so many people smiling, waving, giving a thumbs up, and making positive comments as we walked through Stratford was fantastic.

We are big on championing local talent (did you know our line-up is always at least 75% local acts and 75% LGBT+ acts) and Katie-Grace is a local talent doing great things at gigs locally.

Young people from all four of our youth group locations across Warwickshire got together to enjoy pizza, karaoke, games and most importantly, had the opportunity to meet other members, mingle and make new friends.

While Warwickshire Pride has no political affiliation, it is important that the charity engages with politicians from all parties to push for their support of LGBT+ rights, freedoms and protections.

If you’ve been to Warwickshire Pride before, you will have experienced the iconic Asifa Lahore on our stage, hosting and performing.

Last Friday our trustees attended a Pride reception at the Danish Embassy in London. Although we’re a little Pride charity, we are pretty mighty in our reach and work, while also being part of the wider Pride movement in the UK and beyond.

Mikaela is a deaf, disfigured, trans woman who writes and performs her own songs. She has performed at Warwickshire Pride for the last couple of years and we’re happy to be welcoming her back.

We are currently seeking new volunteer research assistants who can help us to conduct research for both internal monitoring and evaluation purposes of our services and to assist in our work advocating for the needs of Warwickshire’s diverse LGBTQ+ community.

Join Jason from Sassify Zine to explore the theme of connectivity and friendship. Don’t miss out on this opportunity to unleash your creativity and connect with the community.

We’re pleased to be working with The Keys, who are sponsoring the event and putting on a great line-up of entertainment for Stratford Pride.

Part of the festival site will turn into the silent disco dancefloor so that you can dance like everyone is watching.

Our youth workers, Ali and Tyler, have been at Stratford College to talk to students about support that’s available to them and our Proud Youth groups.