💗🧜‍♀️💙London Trans+ Pride 💗🧜‍♀️💙advocates for the rights of trans, intersex, gender nonconforming and non-binary people. 💗🧜‍♀️💙Join Proudly King's as we march through the centre of London for justice and liberation. www.proudlykings.com/event-detail...

🌈Pride Month Book Recommendation🌈 🌈Ahead of our Proudly King's Pride Party on Tuesday 1st July, get in the mood by flicking through this gorgeous photo collection! 🌈 Pride: Fifty Years of Parades and Protests 🌈 Available on the Libby app via @kings_libraries . Limited copies available for loan🌈

Thrilled to have hosted an event today for @proudlykings.bsky.social with the incredible @theyasminbenoit.bsky.social, discussing ace inclusion in healthcare, policy & beyond. Truly a highlight of my career to spotlight Yasmin's inspirational work. Huge thanks to Yasmin for joining us 💜

🌊Pride Month Book Recommendation🌊 🌊The Swimming-Pool Library🌊 🌊Find this book, and all our Pride Month Recommendations, FREE on the Libby App!🌊 libbyapp.com/library/kcl

What comes before Part B? Part-AAYYYYY 🎉 🏳️‍🌈 Last chance to book your place at our Annual Pride Party!🏳️‍⚧️ This is your chance to come together with fellow Proudly King’s members for an evening of celebration, reflection, and community. www.proudlykings.com

🖤Join us for an online Lunch & Learn with award-winning model, activist, and writer Yasmin Benoit, as she explores what it means to challenge misconceptions about asexuality in a world that often assumes sex is central to identity. 💜 🖤Mon 23 June 💜13:00 - 14:00 🖤Sign up at proudlykings.com/events

In celebration of Pride month, King's Sport & Wellness is offering 60-minute sessions with a coach where you'll work on Strength training, mobility stretching or Boxing technique. This event and access to the session is free of charge for Proudly King's members www.proudlykings.com/event-detail...

🌿Pride Month Book Recommendation🌿 🌿Under the Udala Trees🌿 🌿One day in 1968, Ijeoma’s father is killed and her world is transformed forever. 🌿She meets Amina, and the two become inseparable. 🌿Available, like all our Pride Month recommendations, FREE on the Libby App via @kings_libraries

❤️Pride Month Book Recommendation❤️ ❤️Taiwan Travelogue❤️ ❤️A bittersweet story of love between two women, nested in an artful exploration of language, history, and power. ❤️ Available FREE on the Libby App via King's Libraries! #lgbtqiabooks #lbgtbooks #bookrecommendation

💜Pride Month Book Recommendation💚 💜Sounds Fake But Okay💚 💜Ace + Aro perspectives on love, relationships, sex, and so much more💚 💜Available FREE on the Libby App via @kings_libraries 💚

Proudly King's are proud to be at #Pride this year - and there's plenty of opportunities to stand strong and celebrate. 💪 If you're part of the LGBTQIA+ community at King's or an ally, get involved with Pride Month!🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ Learn more: www.proudlykings.com

✨Pride Month Book Recommendations✨ ✨A Dark and Drowning Tide ✨A lush sapphic fantasy romance ✨Lorelei Kaskel, a folklorist with a quick temper and an even quicker wit, is on an expedition with six eccentric nobles in search of a fabled spring. Read it on the Libby App via @kings_libraries

Join us for an online Lunch 'n' Learn, part of our Proudly Podcast series, with Sarah Rabin (American expat, military researcher, and former VA employee)! Sarah's groundbreaking PhD explores the health and wellbeing of LGBTQ+ personnel in the UK Armed Forces. www.proudlykings.com/event-detail...

Come and meet us at the Staff Wellbeing Fair! We'll be at Bush House, 8th Floor, from 10:00 - 16:00, Thurs 19th June. Come and find out about Proudly and our great events coming up - and of course chat to us about Pride! Search: KCL staff wellbeing fair for more details!

Proudly King's Picnic - Guy's 17 Jun 2025, 13:00 – 14:00 The Quad, Guy's Campus ☀️Join us for a relaxed picnic lunch meetup. We'll have picnic blankets and treats, just bring your lunch and friendly conversation. It's a great way to unwind, meet new people, and soak up the summer weather. ☀️

🌺Pride Month Book Recommendations!🌺 🌺Choosing Family 🌺Royster interweaves her experiences and memories with queer and gender theory to argue that many Black families, certainly her own, have historically had a “queer” attitude toward family. Available via the Libby App.

🧾Pride Month Book Recommendations! 🧾 🍵A Cup of Water Under My Bed 🍵 🍵A lyrical, coming-of-age memoir by Daisy Hernández that explores her experiences as a Colombian-Cuban woman. All our Pride Month Recommendations are accessible through the Libby App / King's Libraries!

📚 Pride Month Book Recommendations! 📚 📚 All that Heaven Allows 📚 Find this book through King's Libraries at share.libbyapp.com/title/3877563

The deadline for Pride in London is fast approaching! ⏰ Do not miss your chance to march in the Pride parade as part of a display of celebration 🎉, resilience 💪 and community 🫶. Register your interest for Pride by 4 June [for King's Staff only!] www.proudlykings.com/events ❤️🧡💛💚💙💜🩷🤍🩵🖤🤎

🔥Join us for an online Lunch 'n' Learn 🔥Dr Martin Edwardes (Visiting Lecturer in the School of Education, Communication and Society), and their partner, Philip Rescorla 🔥First-hand veterans of the Gay Liberation Front 16 Jun 2025, 12:30 – 13:30 proudlykings.com/events

🧵13 Jun 2025, 15:30 – 18:00 🧵Turbine Hall, Tate Modern, Bankside, London SE1 9TG, UK 🧵About the event 🧵Join us this Pride month as we visit the UK AIDS Memorial Quilt, displayed for the first time in its entirety, at the Tate Modern. Join us: proudlykings.com/events

Have our recent comms got you excited for a summer of powerful Pride events? If so, you can start the activism early by attending the Queer@King's placard making workshop on 3rd June at Bush House: www.kcl.ac.uk/events/queer...

Join us for a relaxed picnic lunch meetup. We'll have picnic blankets and treats, just bring your lunch and friendly conversation. It's a great way to unwind, meet new people, and soak up the summer weather. ☀️ 4th June 1pm-2pm Grassy area behind St Mary's Le Strand! proudlykings.com/events

Virtual Breakfast Club! Start your Friday morning off with a friendly, informal chat with colleagues. No agenda, just chill vibes, let's end the week right! Friday 30th May, 9:30-10am proudlykings.com/events

Saturday May 24th marked Pansexual & Panromantic Awareness and Visibility Day! 🩷 💛 🩵 This day highlights the experiences and challenges faced by members of of the Pan community, with an emphasis on fluidity and inclusivity of their attractions! Swipe to learn more!

Last week was Agender Pride day, a day to honour and recognise the unique experience and identities of gender individuals, those who identify as having no gender, being gender-neutral or exist outside of the gender spectrum! Curious to learn more? Swipe our slides! #AgenderPride

Pride is still a protest and, in an ever-changing climate, it's a vital time for us to come together to celebrate and support each other. We're marching in Pride in London this year - and 50 spaces are available to join us! Only open to King's Staff; register by 4 June: www.proudlykings.com/events

Ready to unleash your competitive beast? 🎲 Join us for the Proudly King's Board Game Social. Come along to connect with fellow LGBTQ+ staff and allies, all while enjoying some classic and modern games. 27 May 2025, 17:30 – 20:30 Bush House (SE) 1.07

🥇An exclusive session for Proudly King's members, supported by King's Sport & Wellness, for our members to exercise in a safe & inclusive space! 🥇Wed 21st May 17:30 - 19:00 🥇Women's Community Studio, Bush House Sport & Wellness Centre (Strand Gym) 🥇proudlykings.com/events

Today is the International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia. This year we celebrate "The power of communities,” by sharing powerful messages of hope and support from our Proudly King's community members. ❤️🧡💛💚💙💜🩷🤍🩵🖤🤎 #IDAHOBIT2025

In recognition of International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia and Transphobia (IDAHOBIT), Proudly King's invites you to an open and empowering session focused on how the Report + Support system works at King’s. 🗓 Date: Tuesday, 21st May 🕛 Time: 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM proudlykings.com/events

Join us for a relaxed picnic lunch meetup. We'll have picnic blankets and treats, just bring your lunch and friendly conversation. It's a great way to unwind, meet new people, and soak up the summer weather. ☀️ Grassy area behind St Mary's Le Strand!

International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia, Intersexphobia and Biphobia 2025 Read our news article below: internal.kcl.ac.uk/news/News-Ar...

Curious about Proudly King’s and our aims and objectives? Want to meet our members and see how you can get involved? 🏳️‍🌈 🏳️‍⚧️ Come visit us at TOMORROW'S King's Staff Experience Festival Showcase Event! 🎉 (This is an internal event for King's staff)

🎤Lunch N Learn: Mental Health Awareness Week: In conversation with… Abbey Brunault🎤 13 May 2025, 12:00 – 13:00 🎧As part of Mental Health Awareness Week (12 - 18 May), Abbey reflects on the intersection of politics and mental health spaces. proudlykings.com/events

🎉 Retro Bar Social 🎉 07 May 2025, 17:30 – 21:30 🍸Retro Bar, 2 George Ct, London WC2N 6HH, UK 🍺Join us for a relaxed evening of casual drinks at Retro Bar! ✨Proudly King's network members and allies welcome.✨ proudlykings.com/events

☕Breakfast Club returns! 🍞Taking place online, bring your breakfast along with you and set yourself up to end the week on a high with great company and come along for a lovely chat with our community! 🥐Friday 25th April 🥐09:30 - 10:00 🥐Online proudlykings.com/events

Hey, book lovers! 📚 📚This month, we will be collaborating with the wonderful Access King's <3 📚Our chosen book we will be discussing is Strong Female Character by Fern Brady ⌨12 May 2025, 12:00 – 13:00 🍭MS Teams 🔎proudlykings.com/events #strongfemalecharacter #fernbrady #bookclubofinstagram

Non-Binary Parents Day is a time to honour & celebrate non-binary individuals who are parents 🎉 Today raises awareness of non-binary identities, fosters inclusivity, provides more diverse models for parenthood, & acknowledges the love & dedication non-binary parents bring to their families.💛🤍💜🖤

🖤Lunch n Learn! 💜Join us to hear Michael Sanders (he/him), Professor of Public Policy at King's discuss the recent research into perceptions of asexuality, Asexuality in the UK. 🖤24 Apr 2025, 12:00 – 13:00 💜MS Teams proudlykings.com/events

🧡Switchboard 🧡switchboard.lgbt/contact-us ❤️KCL's Employee Assistance Programme ❤️kcl.ac.uk/welcome-to-kings/staff-benefits/health-and-wellbeing 🌈Rainbow Migration 🌈www.rainbowmigration.org.uk 💙KCL Chaplaincy 💙www.kcl.ac.uk/chaplaincy 💜LGBT Foundation 💜lgbt.foundation/help/helpline-email-support

Come join us next week!! 🌈

Lunch ‘n’ Learn: "What’s the Use - the value of LGBT+ voluntary spaces in Higher Education” with Pippa Sterk Thu, 17 Apr| 12:00 - 13:00 |MS Teams Pippa Sterk joins us to discuss the critical and transformative vision of LGBT+ student and staff networks in HEIs. www.proudlykings.com/event-detail...

Proudly King's Virtual Book Club: Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit Mon, 14 Apr | 12:00 - 13:00 | MS Teams Hey, book lovers! 📚 This month our chosen book is: Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit by Jeanette Winterson 🌈 proudlykings.com/events

Proudly King's - Community Gym Session Wed, 09 Apr | Women's Community Studio, Bush House NWW 17:30 – 19:00 An exclusive session for Proudly King's members, supported by King's Sport & Wellness, for our members to exercise in a safe & inclusive space! Sign up at proudlykings.com/events

🏳️‍⚧️ At Proudly, there's no LGB without the T. 🏳️‍⚧️ Trans Day of Visibility marks a day to celebrate trans and non-binary people, and to raise awareness of, and challenge, the discrimination faced by the worldwide trans community.🌍 #TDOV

🎥Join us for a cozy evening at the REACH space! 🎥Everything Everywhere All at Once 🎥We will start the film at 5:45PM and will finish around 8:00PM. Snacks and drinks will be provided but feel free to bring your own! 🗓️ Date: 8th April 2025 ⏰Time: 5:30PM proudlykings.com/events

EVENT POSTPONED - WE NEED MORE BAKERS! Watch this space for new date!

Don't pop any bakes in the oven just yet - we're postponing this event! New date coming soon! ⏰

🍧It's time for our Annual Proudly King's Bake-Off. 🍧This year we will be fundraising for the LGBT+ Charity, Just Like Us. 🍧There will also be a raffle with some baking-related goods up for grabs! 2nd April, Bush House SE 2.05 12-2pm Let us know you're baking/tasting <3! proudlykings.com/events