Northampton Pride – due to take place on Saturday 12th July 2025 – has announced the line-up for the festival which includes a talented collection of singers, performers and entertainers

2025’s Pride Power List from The Guardian has been announced, and among the activist, celebrities, icons and individuals from the LGBTQ+ community in the top 100 are many names from across the Midlands region.

A memorial garden dedicated to those who are currently living with HIV, as well as those who have lost their lives or loved ones to the HIV and AIDS pandemic has been officially opened in Leicester.

Reform UK plan to ban Pride flags from being flown in from council building including several across the Midlands.

Megan Atkinson from Leicestershire, set up the group ‘Queer Adventure Collective’ as a safe space for LGBTQ+ people from smaller communities

RuPaul’s Drag Race UK star, Vicki Vivacious, will be headlining Coalville’s first pride event.

The National Lottery’s Big Night of Musicals returns in 2025, with numbers from some of the UK’s best West End and touring productions

Notts Pride, the East Midlands’ largest free Pride event, are hosting a Winter Ball

Nottinghamshire GP practice has announced that it will stop prescribing vital transgender healthcare to patients

Leicester Pride march will be led by Europe’s largest trans flag, measuring 82ft long