2023
Rewind to
LAST YEAR’S HIGHLIGHTS
Addiction & Sobriety
With Attitude Magazine
Featuring Cliff Joannou, Kenny Ethan Jones, Dani St James, Julian Dineen.
LGBTQ+ Asylum & Immigration Detention
Featuring Lady Phyll Opoku-Gyimah, Ben Hunte, Moud Goba, Leila Zadeh, Manono and Arthur Britney Joestar.
The Joys of the Gender Journey
Featuring Juno Dawson, Dakota Schiffer, Bel Priestley and Dr Ronx Ikharia.
MORE FROM OUR 2023 FESTIVAL
Lip Sync Battle: Danny vs Tayce
The wonderful Danny Beard and Tayce joined us for a one off magical lip sync extravaganza judged by The Traitors stand-out stars, Amanda, Maddy and Aaron!
Meet & Greet with TikTok Stars and our favourite Therapy Puppies!
Including appearances from @Polyphiliablog, @SpencerrFreitas, @ElleErasmuss, @Benjy_LookBook, @Christian.Suen and many, many more!
Music Stage
Featuring performances from Arthur Britney Joestar, Kyle Finn, Sotaris Kourtellaris, Garonique Chaderton, Conleth Kane, Bradley Jackson, Destiny Adeyemi and Aly Pitre.
2022
The return of NSP to our home at the University of Westminster! Featuring Emeli Sandé in her first exclusvie interview post coming out!
2022 Highlights
Media War on Trans People
The panel got into the heart of pressing and vital topics, where the media war has come from and how to best support the trans community.
Hosted by Natasha Devon, with Abigail Thorn, Kenny Ethan Jones, Jamie Raines and Shaaba.
Emeli Sandé: The Freedom of being out publicly
Emile Sandé made her first appearance at National Student Pride 2022 event, after she publicly about her same-sex relationship. The singer, 35, said she is in love with a woman and feels ‘happier than ever’.
Cheers Queers! Hosted by Juno Dawson
An absolutely outrageous quiz show celebrating all things pop culture hosted by the amazing Juno Dawson. Featuring Son of a Tutu, Danny Beard, Pixie Polite, Sophie Duker, Courtney Snell and Charlie Craggs.
2021
The year of Covid-19 where NSP went totally digital for the first time ever! Ambitious with stunning results filmed on G-A-Y Heaven’s stage with appearances from Joanna Lumley, Stephen Fry, Alan Cumming, Nick Grimshaw, Lorraine Kelly, Lawrence Chaney, Tia Kofi and many, many more…
Check out one of our most popular panels: The LBTQ+ Women’s Panel
2021 Highlights
In Conversation with Stephen Fry and Alan Cumming.
Alan & Stephen cover a range of topics including the comparisons between the AID's & Covid-19 crisis', how lockdown has affected our physical relationships, the psychology between being right-wing & LGBTQ+ & all about Stephen's role in the ground-breaking Channel 4 show, 'It's A Sin'.
Black Lives Matter Panel
National Student Pride & UK Black Pride bring you our Black Lives Matter panel as part of our week-long 2021 event.
Panel hosted by Lady Phyll & featuring Kayza Rose, Chloe Filani & Azekel Axelle.
Cheers Queers! Hosted by Lorraine Kelly.
An absolutely outrageous quiz show celebrating all things pop culture hosted by the one & only Lorraine Kelly & starring the the winner of RuPaul's Drag Race UK Season 2 Lawrence Chaney alongside fellow queen Tia Kofi.
2020
Turn back time to before Covid-19 and our sold-out 2020 event was our brightest and boldest festival yet, from Pussycat Dolls to Dustin Lance-Black and Lady Phyll, Panels from Queer Sex to Carving Out Space for Women…
2020 Highlights
Carving Out A Space For LGBTQ+ Womxn
Discrimination, hate crimes, homophobia - queer womxn face unique challenges which too often go unnoticed.
Featuring Lady Phyll, Chloe Davies, Munroe Bergdorf, Tanya Compas and GIRLI, hosted by Juno Dawson.
How Do You Have Good Queer Sex? Liberating sexuality and mental wellbeing with Attitude Magazine
In a world of hook-ups, ghosting and open relationships, how can we preserve our physical, social and mental wellbeing as we liberate our queer sexuality?
Featuring Dr Ranj Singh, Charlie Craggs, James Barr and Flo Schechter hosted by Cliff Joannou
Dustin Lance Black and Lady Phyll in Conversation with Evan Davis
The Oscar-winning director and the co-founder of UK Black Pride chat to BBC broadcaster Evan Davis to headline our daytime festival (Sat 22 Feb).
2019
Our 2019 festival saw us celebrate 50 years of Stonewall, and included fantastic guest speakers such as Sir Ian McKellen and Paris Lees.
2019 Highlights
IAN MCKELLEN IN CONVERSATION WITH EVAN DAVIS
Our annual live episode of the #QueerAF podcast was an interview with this LGBT+ legend.
50 YEARS SINCE STONEWALL
How has activism changed in the last 50 years?
Elly Barnes interviews Peter Tatchell, Jonathon Blake, Paula Akpan, and Paris Lees
“PRIDE NOT PREJUDICE” WITH ATTITUDE MAGAZINE
Why does racism persist in the LGBT+ community and how can we tackle it?
2018
Our 2018 festival saw us welcome Courtney Act, speak with the Albert Kennedy Trust about LGBT+ youth homelessness, explore gender beyond the binary with Fox and Owl, and more!
The Highlights
#QUEERAF PODCAST WITH EVAN DAVIS AND COURTNEY ACT
Drag queen legend and Celebrity Big Brother contestant Courtney Act talks to Evan Davis about coming out as genderqueer.
LGBT YOUTH HOMELESSNESS CRISIS WITH THE ALBERT KENNEDY TRUST AND ATTITUDE
Our panel with The Albert Kennedy Trust discusses the Youth Homelessness Crisis within the LGBT+ community.
BEYOND THE BINARY
We welcomed Fox and Owl to talk about living #BeyondTheBinary.
2017
In 2017 we spoke to Olly Alexander about LGBT Sex Education, Adele Roberts hosted our panel on “Being Me”, and we hosted the phenomenal Student Pride’s Got Talent…
The Highlights
OLLY ALEXANDER ON SEX EDUCATION
Chaired by Cliff Jannou, featuring Olly Alexander, Paris Lees, Deborah Gold, Stella Creasy MP, Gemma Curtis.
PANEL: BEING ME
Discussion hosted by Adele Roberts, featuring Jodie Marsh, Lewis Hancox, Matthew Todd, Phyll Opoku Gymiah and Sarah Nimmo.
STUDENT PRIDE’S GOT TALENT
Hosted by James Barr, and judged by Charlie Hinds, Danny Beard & Olivia Jones.
