Join us for Pride Week 2025! UWinnipeg is excited to celebrate our 2SLGBTQ+ community with some excellent events – including Drag Storytime on June 3.
Drag artists read for Drag Storytime
“Pride Week is all about highlighting the joy of being queer, and having fun being yourself, which is a great message to be able to spread across campus and the wider community,” said James Webster, UWSA Rainbow Lounge Coordinator.
“It’s really exciting to be able to host events like Drag Storytime for our community, especially now that we’ve been doing it for a few years. It’s important for both the kids and our community to see that representation of queer identity and drag in a positive and fun way.”
We invite the UWinnipeg community to take part in the Pride Week celebrations with any or all of the great events happening on and around campus.
May 25
CKUW 95.9 FM is kicking things off with their 3rd Annual Pride Radio Marathon on May 25.
Students and community members are invited to become a DIY-DJ and host their own radio show to celebrate Pride. No experience is necessary and all technical support will be provided.
You can take a tour of CKUW’s studios, check out their record collection, record a radio spot for broadcast, and more! Learn more and register on CKUW’s website.
May 26
Join your fellow UWinnipeg community members as we hoist the Progress and Two-Spirit flags on campus in celebration of Pride week! The ceremony will take place on the lawn in front of Wesley Hall. Convocation Hall will act as an alternative location in the event of inclement weather.
May 27
UW alumni are invited to a special tour of the Canadian Museum for Human Rights exhibit Love in a Dangerous Time: Canada’s LGBT Purge from 10:00 to 11:00 a.m. This exhibit was curated by alumnus Dr. Scott de Groot (BAH 07), who will lead the tour and discuss the development process.
Pride Week is all about highlighting the joy of being queer, and having fun being yourself.
James Webster
Love in a Dangerous Time covers one of the longest‐running, largest‐scale violations of human rights in the workplace in Canadian history. It also highlights the stories of courageous activists and community members who resisted and ultimately dismantled Canada’s LGBT Purge. Learn more and register with Alumni Affairs.
May 28
Join Canadice Allard from the Manitoba Métis Federation for a Pride-themed Beading Workshop in the Indigenous Student Services Centre from 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. Create your own fashionable bead keychain to add to your style for this year’s Pride Month.
May 27 to 29
The Women’s and Gender Studies Department and the VP Academic office are hosting a Zine Workshop from 12:00 to 2:00 p.m. on May 27 and 29.
This is a free workshop, led by queer Chinese-Canadian artist Natalie Mark, whose work is somewhere between a reflection of life and a little bit curious. They will be present to guide you through the creation of your own zine.
No prior experience is required. This is a chance to express your voice, ideas, and story to create something beautiful. Learn more and register.
June 3
The UW library, the UWSA, and the Rainbow Lounge invite you to a special Drag Storytime to celebrate Pride! Come with family and friends for an enchanted break, and enjoy joyful, captivating stories read by three fabulous drag queens: Ruby Chopstix, Minokawa Song, and Artemyst.
The stories will be suitable for children ages 3 to 5. The event is open to everyone, but registration is required to attend. Register today.
Learn more
If you’d like to learn more about 2SLGBTQIA+ history for Pride Week, UWinnipeg’s Library and Archives are a great place to start.
You can browse the collections of the Two-Spirit Archives. Through magazines, reports, newspaper clippings, correspondence, poetry, photographs, posters, art, textiles, books, videocassettes, and other ephemera, the Two-Spirit Archives document the Indigenous Two-Spirit movement in Manitoba and throughout North America.
